Categories: LCBO Releases, Site NewsPublished On: September 29, 2010

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Cass Enright

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As part of the LCBO’s Autumn Ales beer release, we are thrilled to say that Garrison Imperial I.P.A. from Halifax, Nova Scotia is rolling out to the shelves for purchase.  The Bar Towel, through our partner Cecktor Limited, is the agent for Garrison in Ontario and has been documenting the experience of importing through the Free Our Beer project.  You can find which LCBO stores currently have stock here.

It has been nearly a year in the works to get this beer to LCBO store shelves and we are very happy it is here.  It is truly a fantastic beer, a two-time Canadian Beer of the Year at the Canadian Brewing Awards and one of the most regarded IPAs in Canada.  Recently a few web sites have reviewed Garrison IIPA from the LCBO media tasting a couple of weeks ago, and here’s what they had to say:

From Toronto Beer Blog:

OH HELL YES.  Garrison and Propeller are the two “big” microbreweries in Nova Scotia, and are admired and well-respected for good reason.  They make great beers.  Garrison’s IIPA is incredible, golden brown with huge hops in the aroma, grapefruit mostly, and hints of florals.  The flavour is pretty much all hops, though there is a nice malt background, which keeps the hops in balance.  As it warms, there are hints of straw that come through the hops.  In my notes, I used an obscenity to describe how good this beer is.  Just buy it, okay?

And from Taste TO:

Local hopheads have been hoping for some time to see this bitter beauty from Nova Scotia on LCBO shelves. Now that it’s here, they won’t be disappointed, as it’s chock full of the aromas and flavours that hop lovers crave – spruce, pine, grapefruit & herbs – but just enough malt sweetness to keep things from getting too out of hand. It’ll be tempting to stock up on this one, but it’s best enjoyed fresh, while the hops are still really popping.

Garrison Imperial I.P.A. has started hitting the store shelves this week and will sell for $4.25 per 500 mL bottle.  It is joined in this seasonal release by Orval Trappist Ale,  Trafalgar Smoked Oatmeal Stout,  Hofbräu Oktoberfestbier, Dieu du Ciel! Peche Mortel, Southern Tier Choklat, Belhaven Scottish Stout, Dark Star Espresso Stout, Cannery Brewing Blackberry Porter, Wychwood Wychcraft, Innis & Gunn Limited Edition Highland Cask, Lakes of Muskoka Harvest Ale and Samuel Smith’s Organic Cider.  All of the beers should be hitting the store shelves now.

P.S. as mentioned above, and for full disclosure, The Bar Towel is behind the importing of this beer.  And we can tell you from our dealings with the LCBO that if you want to see more Garrison in Ontario, please buy some.  You can find after the break the complete list of LCBO stores that will be receiving Garrison IIPA (plus the other Autumn Ales releases).

Address City Postal Code Area code Phone
40 KINGSTON ROAD – EAST DURHAM CENTRE, UNIT 104 AJAX L1Z1G1 905 683-5306
737 GOLF LINKS ROAD MEADOWLANDS CENTRE ANCASTER L9K1L5 905 304-9608
15830 BAYVIEW AVE. AURORA L4G7Y3 905 727-7288
534 BAYFIELD STREET BARRIE L4M5A2 705 722-1046
37 CAPLAN AVENUE UNIT #4 BARRIE L4N6K3 705 726-6220
190A BELL BOULEVARD BELLEVILLE K8P5L2 613 962-2132
80 PEEL CENTRE DRIVE BRAMALEA CITY CENTRE BRAMALEA L6T4G8 905 793-8027
170 SANDALWOOD PARKWAY E. HEART LAKE TOWN CENTRE BRAMPTON 905 846-4373
545 STEELES AVE. E. BRAMPTON L6W4S2 905 454-7980
84 LYNDEN ROAD LYNDEN PARK MALL BRANTFORD N3R6B8 519 752-1779
1235 FAIRVIEW STREET MAPLE MEWS PLAZA BURLINGTON L7S2H9 905 333-3111
2000 APPLEBY LINE UNIT F1 BURLINGTON L7L6M6 905 336-6200
200 FRANKLIN BLVD., UNIT FS 3 CAMBRIDGE N1R8N8 519 621-6330
1 FIRST STREET COLLINGWOOD L9Y1A1 705 445-3341
119 OSLER DRIVE UNIT 13A DUNDAS L9H6X4 905 628-2042
236 GUELPH STREET, UNIT B DELREX MARKET CENTRE GEORGETOWN 905 877-2721
3040 HWY 17 NORTH GOULAIS RIVER P0S1E0 705 649-2254
25 ELM STREET GRIMSBY L3M1H4 905 945-4845
378 SPEEDVALE AVENUE EAST UNIT 1A GUELPH N1E1N5 519 824-7900
615 SCOTTSDALE DRIVE GUELPH N1G3P4 519 823-5080
233 DUNDURN STREET SOUTH HAMILTON L8P4K8 905 529-8761
34 BARRACK STREET KINGSTON K7K7A9 613 549-5092
1280 BATH ROAD BAYOU PLAZA KINGSTON K7M4X3 613 548-8552
324 HIGHLAND ROAD WEST UNIT 6 HIGHLAND ROAD PLAZA KITCHENER N2M5G2 519 745-8781
109 FANSHAWE PARK ROAD LONDON N5X3W1 519 660-1366
3050 WONDERLAND ROAD SOUTH UNIT B LONDON N6L1A6 519 471-4930
1073 WELLINGTON ROAD SOUTH LONDON N6E1W4 519 681-4242
3075 HIGHWAY 7 EAST MARKHAM L3R5Y5 905 940-2768
14 MAIN STREET EAST MILTON L9T1N3 905 878-2631
1077 NORTH SERVICE ROAD APPLEWOOD VILLAGE PLAZA MISSISSAUGA L4Y1A6 905 897-1092
6975 MEADOWVALE TOWN CENTRE MEADOWVALE TOWN CENTRE MISSISSAUGA L5N2W7 905 286-0188
930 SOUTHDOWN ROAD MISSISSAUGA L5J2Y4 905 822-2281
5925 RODEO DRIVE MISSISSAUGA L5R4C1 905 568-4064
1125 BLOOR STREET EAST APPLEWOOD HILLS PLAZA MISSISSAUGA L4Y2N6 905 279-2041
2458 DUNDAS STREET WEST WOODCHESTER MALL MISSISSAUGA L5K1R8 905 822-1776
9 – 5035 HURONTARIO ST. MISSISSAUGA L4Z3X7 905 501-9784
3020 ELMCREEK RD. MISSISSAUGA L5B4M3 905 949-6100
5100 ERIN MILLS PARKWAY SUITE 5035 MISSISSAUGA L5M4Z5 905 607-7900
17555 YONGE STREET NEWMARKET L3Y5H6 905 895-6341
5389 FERRY STREET FERRY STREET PLAZA NIAGARA FALLS L2G1R9 905 357-4360
270 NORTH SERVICE ROAD WEST OAKVILLE TOWN CENTRE W., BLK.C, #16 OAKVILLE L6M2R8 905 338-1039
1011 UPPER MIDDLE ROAD EAST UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE OAKVILLE L6H1M1 905 849-9934
251 OAK WALK DR. OAKVILLE L6H6M3 905 257-6300
321 CORNWALL DRIVE UNIT C120 OAKVILLE L6J7Z5 905 845-8100
COLDWATER ROAD & WESTMOUNT DRIVE P.O. BOX 999, COUNTRY FAIR PLAZA ORILLIA L3V6K8 705 325-9413
457 HAZELDEAN RD. UNIT 10 OTTAWA K2L1V1 613 592-5416
275 RIDEAU STREET CORNER OF KING EDWARD AND RIDEAU ST OTTAWA K1N5Y3 613 789-5226
222 RICHMOND ROAD OTTAWA K1Z6W6 613 729-1735
1980 BANK STREET OTTAWA K1V0E8 613 523-7763
543 WEST HUNT CLUB RD. OTTAWA K2G5W5 613 224-4333
3-2016 OGILVIE ROAD SHOPPERS’ CITY EAST OTTAWA K1J7N9 613 745-9906
120 RIOCAN AVENUE BARRHAVEN MARKET SQUARE OTTAWA K2J5G4 613 825-1160
24 – 300 EARL GREY DRIVE OTTAWA K2T1B8 613 592-1849
4220 INNES RD UNIT #1 BUILDING F OTTAWA K4A5E6 613 837-5527
1156 – 2ND AVENUE EAST OWEN SOUND N4K2H9 519 376-0761
879 LANSDOWNE STREET WEST PETERBOROUGH K9J1Z5 705 743-9955
1899 BROCK RD UNIT K3 PICKERING L1V4H7 905 427-9830
8783 YONGE STREET RICHMOND HILL L4C6Z1 905 886-3511
343 GLENDALE AVE. ST. CATHARINES L2T0A1 905 641-1169
2273 RYMAL ROAD EAST STONEY CREEK L8J2V8 905 561-2295
91 WELLINGTON STREET STRATFORD N5A2L3 519 271-1343
1010 DAWSON ROAD THE LANDMARK INN THUNDER BAY P7B5J4 807 767-8882
620 ARTHUR STREET WEST THUNDER BAY P7E5R8 807 475-4833
2625D WESTON ROAD TORONTO M9N3W2 416 243-3320
213 DANFORTH AVENUE TORONTO M4K1N2 416 469-4724
1654 QUEEN STREET EAST TORONTO M4L1G3 416 691-9758
11 BROCK AVENUE TORONTO M6K2K6 416 532-7283
10 SCRIVENER SQUARE SUMMERHILL SUBWAY TORONTO M4W3Y9 416 922-0403
337 SPADINA AVENUE TORONTO M5T2E9 416 597-0145
232 DUPONT STREET TORONTO M5R1V7 416 922-7066
85 HANNA AVENUE, UNIT 103 TORONTO M6K3S3 416 538-9200
2151 ST. CLAIR AVE. W. TORONTO M5N1K5 416 653-8202
2946 BLOOR STREET WEST TORONTO M8X1B7 416 239-3065
147 LAIRD AVENUE TORONTO M4G3B7 416 425-6282
4525 KINGSTON ROAD TORONTO M1E2P1 416 282-2034
250 THE EAST MALL CLOVERDALE MALL TORONTO M9B3Y8 416 233-6081
2 COOPER STREET QUEEN’S QUAY TORONTO M5E1A4 416 864-6777
195 THE DONWAY WEST TORONTO M3C0H6 416 447-0491
3520 DUNDAS STREET WEST TORONTO M6S2S1 416 762-8215
2901 BAYVIEW AVENUE BAYVIEW VILLAGE MALL TORONTO M2K1E6 416 222-7658
675 WILSON AVENUE TORONTO M3K1E3 416 636-5349
1838-1844 AVENUE ROAD TORONTO M5M3Z5 416 785-6389
2300 YONGE STREET YONGE EGLINTON CENTRE TORONTO M4P1E4 416 487-4858
UNION STATION LOWER CONCOURSE TORONTO M5J1E5 416 368-9644
415 KING STREET WEST TORONTO M5V1K1 416 598-1482
1941 YONGE STREET MILLWOOD TORONTO M4S1Z8 416 483-8622
55 BLOOR STREET WEST MANULIFE CENTRE TORONTO M4W1A5 416 925-5266
87 FRONT STREET EAST ST. LAWRENCE MARKET TORONTO M5E1B8 416 368-0521
1800 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST UNIT 2080, FAIRVIEW MALL TORONTO M2J5A7 416 491-0470
595 BAY STREET LOWER CONCOURSE TORONTO M5G2C2 416 979-9978
115 KING STREET SOUTH WATERLOO N2J1P2 519 886-4970
571 KING STREET NORTH WATERLOO N2L5Z7 519 884-8511
170 TAUNTON ROAD WEST WHITBY L1R3H8 905 655-6090
3165 HOWARD AVENUE THE ROUNDHOUSE CENTRE WINDSOR N8X3Y9 519 972-1772