Posts Tagged: Quebec
Quebec: La Courlieu, Naufrageur, Carelton-sur-mer
Posted by on Saturday, March 20, 2010 in - leave a comment
This Belgian pale ale from Quebec's Atlantic coast pours a burnished gold... or is it deep amber? I was at the Museum of Civilization in Ottawa yesterday just before I bought it and had a good look at a lot of good looking gold. It's actually much more orange than gold is. Anyway, the froth and … read more »
Quebec: A Name Change At Marche Omni in Gatineau
Posted by on Friday, March 19, 2010 in - 1 comment
Had a mad dash up to the nation's capital the last few days during which I forced 6 members of my family to sit in a parking lot while I hit Marche Jovi in Gatinueau for a quick buy. I was disconcerted to see the new awnings and name - Marche Omni - and feared beer was not going to be the focus it …
A Good Goat Cheese Likes A Belgian Pale Ale
Posted by on Saturday, February 20, 2010 in - 5 comments
Years ago, when I was thinking about extra part time jobs I might take on, I had this idea that I could set up an ice cream van that dispensed soft serve goats milk cheese. The brand was going to be "I Can't Believe This Came Out Of A Goat!" It never happened. • This evening I was reminded of … read more »
Quebec: Weizenbock, Trois Mousquetaires, Brossard
Posted by on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 in - leave a comment
Eleven percent. Year old Quebec weizenbock picked up last April for $7.99 for 750 ml at Marche Jovi. A lot for a little. • Fortunately, it's extremely yum. A bit of a cross between a quad and the classic wheat double bock or weizenbock, Aventinus. The aromas are of pumpernickel and dark cherry …
Quebec: Noire D'Atwater, Au Maître Brasseur, Laval
Posted by on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 in - 1 comment
750 ml for $4.79 Canadian. How would that rate on a Beer Price Index (BPI)? Stan gave me the nod about the BPI. I think it needs to have a BAI factored into it - Beer Advocate Index - as this brew got a "D" from the one Advoctonian who rated it. I don't know if I have had a "D" rated beer before …
France: Vivat Triple, L’Abbaye Du Cateau, C-Cambrésis
Posted by on Friday, June 19, 2009 in - leave a comment
A French triple. Bought on the zip into Quebec a few months ago, this one has me rubbing my left temple with a serious knuckle. • Nice website. Is it really a triple or is it a saison? It lacks the earthy thang that its fellow country brew biere de garde is known for. It has no triple bubblegum …
Quebec: Dominus Vobiscum Double, Charlevoix
Posted by on Monday, June 15, 2009 in - 2 comments
While at Marche Jovi a couple of months ago, I was directed by a gentleman who was clearly my better in the ways of beer to a number of selections once he noticed my tell tale beer hounding, the shopping cart filled with single bottles. I am pretty sure this one one of them. The brewery …
Quebec: MacKroken Flower, Le Bilboquet, St.-Hyacinthe
Posted by on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in - 3 comments
Scotch ale au miel. Hmmm. 10.8%. Hmmm. Picked up at Marche Jovi for around $5.99 for 500 ml. • A nicely sweet rich complex aroma with plum, rum, licorice and maybe black cherry. Gorgeous deep chestnut under mocha cream froth and foam. Smooth and rich in the mouth and not as big as it might be …
Two Hours In Quebec And A Chat At Marche Jovi
Posted by on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 in - 4 comments
So, instead of my usual zip down Interstate 81, I headed up the 401 and the 416 and took in an hour of beer shopping at Marche Jovi and the SAQ. All my puritanical Ontarian prejudices about Canadian beer shops melt away at the sight of a store that has both beer and fresh meat, one that is both …
Quebec: One Nation Founded Upon... A Beer Brand?
Posted by on Monday, December 29, 2008 in - 3 comments
I am not against Quebec separatism. Heck, I am not against separatism anywhere as long as the people actually want to separate. I have tartan clothes, you know. Just saying these things can happen. But this news today in the National Post (but noted by Rick Lyke weeks ago) seems to hint strongly …
