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friends, abject apologies for my absence of late i am in the midst of having a website made (check out the progress ) and there have been some issues with integration with the blog which locked me out of the blog for a time (and there were the holidaze and all that jazz in there mucking stuff up too, i can't blame the website for my whole absence...) hopefully it's all back to normal from here on out oh, except for the fact that i'll be going away for a couple of weeks in a couple of weeks but more about that later in the meantime, here are some lovely beers that have been arriving at legacy liquor store in vancouver over the past few weeks: Phillips Brewing Black Jackal Imperial Coffee Stout - $6.95 This sweet little collaboration between Phillips Brewing Co. and 2% Jazz Coffee Co. is as dark as the underworld Anubis himself guards. Rich and roasty on the nose with intense aromas of espresso bean and dark malt, on the palate even more roasty espresso and of cou...

new beers at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Southern Tier Brewing - IPA - $17.55 (6 Pack) In Lakewood, New York, on the shores of Lake Ontario, resides the brew house of Southern Tier Brewing. This beer, simply named ‘IPA,’ pours a beautiful amber colour with a nose of citrus, pine and a touch of caramel from the intense yet balanced hop presence found both in its bouquet and on the palate. An outstanding beer. Joel Wilson | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store Shmaltz Brewing - Coney Island Albino Python - $7.45 Another brew from our friends on the far side of the continent, New York to be precise, this White Lager is brewed with ginger, fennel and orange peel (think Belgian Wit, but not at all). Cloudy and straw-coloured, with a one-two punch of ginger and zest, this crisp, light NY brew is a must. Conor Marshall | Beer Team | Legacy Liquor Store Gaffel Kölsch - $4.25 This classic German beer style is making a serious splash this summer. Clear and golden in colour with earthy yeas...

more for the 'beers to drink' list: crooked line - tilted smile imperial pilsner pyramid - juggernaut fall seasonal red ale long trail brewing - imperial porter amnesia brewing - copacetic ipa amnesia brewing - desolation ipa amnesia brewing - dusty trail pale ale shmaltz brewing - rye double ipa 21st amendment - back in black full sail - spotless ipa lagunitas brewing - lucky 13 red ale rj rockers brewing - rockhopper ipa sweetwater brewing - dank tank magnum ip

and the list grows ever longer (and will continue to do so until i make a concerted effort to start checking beers off the darned list!) brooklyn detonation ale:  "copper-coloured pale ale with british malt character, american hop ebullience, brooklyn attitude and disturbing drinkability.  its mighty tasty.  it probably even gives you fresher breath and whiter teeth, but we can't prove that part." cigar city jai alai ipa:  ""i was shooting for something in between a west coast style and an east coast style" ... hopped with six different varieties, with each hop addition having a different blend.  the result is floral and bitter, but it also lets a slight caramel edge cut through." shmaltz 's r.i.p.a. on rye:  "year round barrel aged versions of our award winning bittersweet lenny's rye double ipa