Posts Tagged: Quebec
Road Stories: A Tale Of Two Liquor Commissions
Posted by on Monday, October 20, 2008 in - 4 comments
So it was not quite the same trip I had imagined. Not only did I not get across the bridge at Sarnia last weekend but, as if this weekend, I officially encourage you to think very carefully next time you get that feeling that it would good to travel from Levis, Quebec to PEI. There are nicely …
On The Road...If You Didn't Notice
Posted by on Friday, October 17, 2008 in - 1 comment
I am in PEI at a conference and typing this on a borrowed iPod. Saison Dupont 5.75 for 750 ml in Quebec. Nice. • Err...iPhone...
Beer Hunting in Michigan and Quebec
Posted by on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 in - 5 comments
I have a couple of big trips coming up in October. Circumstances place me to the west in London, Ontario relieved of duties before noon on a Friday which means I have an hour to head further west still to the border at Sarnia and the afternoon to shop in Michigan. Having been there before, I have … read more »
Josh Freed On His Favorite Dep
Posted by on Saturday, July 26, 2008 in - 1 comment
Dep? Make that dépanneur. One of the great elements of eastern Canadian beerness is the Quebec dépanneur, the corner store that sells beer like the ever excellent Marche Jovi in Gatineau. To someone in many of the United States this may seem like nothing much but to an eastern Ontarian or Maritime …
Quebec: Coup De Grisou, Brasseurs RJ
Posted by on Saturday, October 20, 2007 in - 1 comment
This was a real surprise. A bottle quietly sitting in the stash as those around it slipped away, often left unnoted from banality. Clouded light amber ale under a fine white swirled head. A simple beer with a focus on malt...ok, and the yeast, too...but it's buckwheat malt. The malt has a strong …
Session 3: The Unlikely Quest For Mild
Posted by on Thursday, May 3, 2007 in - 7 comments
What's wrong with our mild!?! • As discussed, Jay has determined that this months edition of "The Session" will be all about mild and there is a panic throughout the globe. Why? Because it is a style that no one makes much anymore. It is a bit of historical dead end, as a lighter maltier beer …
Belgium: The Week of Nine Whites
Posted by on Friday, October 13, 2006 in - 3 comments
I've hardly let the Week of Schoune pass into history and I am already asking you to accept that we are in a new era. But if you look at this selection, you will agree these need a bit of time and reflection. These are not all new. Blork has reviewed three and Donavan another one of them. I've … read more »
Belgium: The Week of Achouffe
Posted by on Monday, September 25, 2006 in - 8 comments
The stash needs an airing out. And a bit of an emptying. I organized it last night into themes - brewers, styles, that sort of thing - and see that I have some stuff to get through or I will be looking at the some of these beers in 2007. That is all fine and dandy for the big corked Belgians and …
Beer Shop: Marché Jovi, Gatineau, Quebec
Posted by on Sunday, September 24, 2006 in - 4 comments
Directions to Marché Jovi. • A run to Ottawa to see the Billy Bragg show on Saturday meant the opportunity to do a Sunday morning run to one of the better shops in Western Quebec for craft beer, Marché Jovi in Gatineau, Quebec. The shop is handy for anyone near Ottawa's Island Park Drive and the …
Quick Note: Éphemère, Unibroue, Quebec, Canada
Posted by on Sunday, July 23, 2006 in - leave a comment
A pal brought me this Unibroue seasonal after a jaunt to Quebec - you know, Quebec...that part of the country over 200 km away from here that would unleash sure destruction of the very fabric of Ontario's cultural identity were its seasonal fruit ales, among other things, released upon hapless …
