Skeleton Key Variants

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  1. BeerGlassesCollector

    BeerGlassesCollector Maven (1,404) Nov 11, 2002 Cyprus
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    Anyone planning a visit?
     
  2. rejtable

    rejtable Devotee (314) Apr 20, 2011 Canada (ON)

    How crazy is it likely to be at hafis? I can get there but my time is super tight need to be out by 1230.
     
  3. bdemarco

    bdemarco Aspirant (289) Aug 6, 2015 Canada (ON)

    People always seem to line up for this, so I'd say go early. But if you could go at 2pm, you could probably walk in and out in 5 minutes.
     
  4. Coronaeus

    Coronaeus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,744) Apr 21, 2014 Canada (ON)
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    Ya. The worst time to arrive at Hafis is just before opening when the line is at its longest. If you are among the first 20 or 30 in line you get in and out quick. And, like said above, if you show up s couple hours after opening you get in and out in 5 minutes.

    If Hafis has half the bottles it should last the day.
     
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  5. David_kent

    David_kent Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2014 Canada (ON)

    I had the coffee and coconut couple weeks ago. Coffee was strong and amazing in flavor. Ill probably stop by to pick up a coffee variant at Oz location. But depending on the weather, hate driving into the city when weather is crap.
     
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  6. Quotashun

    Quotashun Initiate (0) Mar 23, 2004 Canada (ON)

    I'll stop by Ossington at 1-2PM, and hopefully as usual for these special releases, I'll be in and out in five minutes.
     
  7. Bond92

    Bond92 Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2014 Canada (ON)

    Looks like with the limits in place and bottle quantities allocated to each location that it should not be an issue showing up later in the day to pick them up.
    The original skeleton key was available for so long that they took it down.
     
  8. BeerGlassesCollector

    BeerGlassesCollector Maven (1,404) Nov 11, 2002 Cyprus
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    Excuse my ignorance (I'm located 9,000 km away after all) but if there are around 2,000 bottles and every person can take 4... this makes 500 human beings to extinct all the beers available. 500 people for the area of Toronto is nothing. Why is everyone so sure that even in the evening they would still be able to get this?
     
  9. David_kent

    David_kent Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2014 Canada (ON)

    It's a little about price point for me. $17. Not saying that's a negative thing. $17 is better than $30-35 for Cycle in Florida. So I'm fine with buying just 1 bottle. Plus, I had it on draft already. I'm not dying to buy 4 of each.
     
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  10. BeerGlassesCollector

    BeerGlassesCollector Maven (1,404) Nov 11, 2002 Cyprus
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    Can't you age these beers? 4 x 750ml bottles for a special brew of this kind, especially if you share with a friend is a pint each in a sitting. Oh well, maybe you get too much special brews over there and you have a choice. These brews are kind of a dream for me. We get none where I'm from so it looks like kind of a big deal for me
     
  11. sweetbabybladefoot

    sweetbabybladefoot Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2017 Canada (ON)

    These are 500ml bottles. Typically, Bellwoods' special releases have been $12 or $13, so $17 is a fairly big increase for these Skeleton Key variants. I've waited in line for countless Bellwoods releases now and not everyone buys the maximum bottles. Sometimes I buy the max, sometimes I don't... it depends on the style of beer, the price and how much room I have to cellar beers at home. I plan on buying 1 of each tomorrow since I've already bought 4 of the regular SK last month.
     
  12. yasky

    yasky Pundit (939) Dec 21, 2008 Canada (ON)

    Roads are going to be the shits. Might try my luck later afternoon if the highways arent a total shit show.
     
  13. Coronaeus

    Coronaeus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,744) Apr 21, 2014 Canada (ON)
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    If the weather is like it is now tomorrow I would wager it lasts most of the day at Hafis.
     
  14. Coronaeus

    Coronaeus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,744) Apr 21, 2014 Canada (ON)
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    Hafis is Dead. I arrived at what I thought would be the worst time 12:15, and was in and out in 10 minutes.

    Don’t quote me but I assume this will last to Sunday.
     
  15. sweetbabybladefoot

    sweetbabybladefoot Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2017 Canada (ON)

    I went to Ossington at 1pm. There was no line up and there looked to be plenty of stock. Regular SK took 4 or 5 days to sell out at Ossington last month. This may last just as long.
     
  16. Coronaeus

    Coronaeus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,744) Apr 21, 2014 Canada (ON)
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    For what it is worth I thought the coffee to be excellent and the coconut to be... a little subtle. I had tasters of each from the taps.
     
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  17. Bond92

    Bond92 Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2014 Canada (ON)

    Just finished the coffee flavour and it is amazing! Tons of coffee forward flavour
     
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  18. BeerGlassesCollector

    BeerGlassesCollector Maven (1,404) Nov 11, 2002 Cyprus
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    Nice!! What about the coconut?? :wink:
     
  19. Coronaeus

    Coronaeus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,744) Apr 21, 2014 Canada (ON)
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    Agree. The coffee is excellent.

    The coconut is very muted. I find it hard to tell the difference between the regular and the coconut to be honest.

    Let me know if you want to switch it up :wink:
     
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  20. BeerGlassesCollector

    BeerGlassesCollector Maven (1,404) Nov 11, 2002 Cyprus
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    Lets switch it up then... I have Coconut and Mash by the Bruery in my cellar so I’ll take the Coffee one if you don’t mind ;-)

    I’ve just PM’ed you
     
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