Posts Tagged: Quebec
Quebec: Retirements And Consolidation At McAuslan
Posted by on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in - 6 comments
If I have a favorite beer at a favorite pub, it's a pint of McAuslan Oatmeal Stout at the Kingston Brewing Company. It does not hurt that the place is a block from my work. But news has thrown a pebble at my world just now, placing that pleasure at perhaps some risk: • After a quarter century in …
Quebec: Jean Dit Laforge, Microb' L'Ile D'Orleans
Posted by on Monday, April 15, 2013 in - leave a comment
I've reviewed a few beers by Microbrasserie De L'Ile D'Orleans before, a DIPA and a strong stout, but at 10% this seasonal winter beer tops them both. But, as this is mid-century week, well worthy. Who was Jean Dit Laforge? • Deep dark brown ale with a rich rim and foam of melted chocolate. Dry …
Quebec: Rang Dix, MB Du Lac Saint-Jean, St-Gedeon
Posted by on Thursday, March 14, 2013 in - 1 comment
Happy was I - on the last stop in Quebec on return trip except maybe for the half tank of gas because it was 1.41 a liter - to realize that not only did I already have bags full of good stuff from Marché Atwater but, after getting the squeak causing curds, to also realize that La Fromagerie … read more »
Quebec: Dinner, Ice Cider And A Protest In Montreal
Posted by on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in - 2 comments
You forget what you have sometimes. At a new bistro slash pub we decided to hit tonight, they had Fin Du Monde on tap and seeing as they had it, well, I had it. NYK-S was the place, just a few blocks from our hotel on Sherbrooke. We called ahead to see if they were able to take a family with kids …
Do We Want "Easy Drinking And Balanced" Beer?
Posted by on Monday, March 11, 2013 in - 7 comments
So far, a day and a half of wandering around Canada's coolest downtown. Walking up and over and around an iced hill. Shopping with family. Forced marches in search of tea and Converse. I am struck how there is such availability of what I want to call table beer. A perfectly good jug of decent ale …
Quebec: Mons Abbey Dubbel, Belgh Brasse, Amos
Posted by on Friday, November 9, 2012 in - leave a comment
Ah, Canada. Nothing like having to travel the 25 miles south from the Thousand Island Bridge border crossing to get your hands on a bottle of beer from the next province to my east. But the bit of the province to the east that is about 400 km due north of here. You see this all the time. Canada …
Quebec: Brasserie Le Reservoir, Rue Duluth, Montreal
Posted by on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in - 5 comments
Had a great lunch with friends at this spot at the western fringe of the plateau near the corner of Duluth and Saint-Laurent. Le Reservoir is one of the smaller brew pubs I have ever been in, seating maybe 25 or 30 in a space of maybe 20 by 50 feet between the heavy wood bar and floor to ceiling …
Quebec: La Rousse (Revisited), Belle Gueule, Brasseurs R.J.
Posted by on Monday, March 12, 2012 in - leave a comment
Repeating an experiment, I realized last summer's beer was actually just off. This Belle Gueule Rousse was pretty fine with a wood oven pizza, the malty richness cut by the char of the crust. I didn't try it with all 75 varieties offered by Pizza Il Focolaio but I expect it would find it goes …
Travel Advice Needed For Mid-March In Montreal
Posted by on Sunday, February 12, 2012 in - 5 comments
Where could I go? Where should I shop? Any new breweries to check out? I got some good advice last August when we were there but late winter has got to be fundamentally different from the dog days of summer. Veux-tu une bière looks good. But it's not just the beer, either. I want a freezer full of …
Quebec: Dum Duminator, Brasseurs Du Temps, Gatineau
Posted by on Friday, January 13, 2012 in - 6 comments
So, this is finally winter. Last night I had to buy more flashlights than ever before. Tonight, three massive jugs of alt snow and ice melty stuff. Think there was a polar bear on the label. A growley one. I need a beer to match. • Brasseurs du Temp is right across the river from Canada's … read more »
