LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2025

GIFT SHOP

OPTIONS FOR ANY BUDGET

Chimay Blue Cap LCBO 357236, 330 mL, $5.45 A dark, creamy Belgian brew with gin gerbread and spice notes is a perennial favourite winter sip and a worthy pairing with fine cheese.

Bellwoods Jelly King Raspberry & Mango

LCBO 47459, 500 mL, $7.50

SNACK ATTACK The day after a party, when the house has been tidied, the dishwasher loaded, and the recycling taken to the curb, your host deserves an after noon beer snack kit! The latest in a popular series of dry-hopped sour beers, this fruity and tart brew complements the pre serves and dried fruits on a cheese board.

ARTISAN CRACKERS All-natural ingredients and Italian olive oil make Pasquale’s Glorious Crackers (try the sesame and poppy seed flavour) an irresistible snack. Available at Metro stores and local cheese shops .

BLOOD BROTHERS SLOW WAVE BARREL-AGED RASPBERRY ROSE SOUR LCBO 46266, 500 mL, $12.95 Juicy berry notes are layered on a barrel-aged sour-beer base for a brew that’s ideal to share over a snacking plate.

ONTARIO CHEESE Cranberry Havarti from Great Lakes Goat Dairy, Nosey Goat from Upper Canada Cheese or any of Ontario’s fine soft cheeses make a great pair ing for a fruity sour beer. greatlakesgoatdairy.com, uppercanadacheese.com

ONTARIO JAM OR PRESERVES Bring the flavours of sunny days back with berry, fruit and hot pepper jelly or Morning Glory Jam, made by Spade & Spoon with Ontario carrots, pears and spices to taste just like carrot cake! spadeandspoon.ca

BACKDROP PATTERN: ISTOCK/GEIGORIN

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