Posts Tagged: Quebec
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 …
Montreal Beer Festival
Posted by on Thursday, June 1, 2006 in - 4 comments
No, I'm not there. I don't think Blork is even there, our man in Montreal as he is just back from an Italian excursion. But the 13th Montreal Beer Festival or Mondial de la bière is on now though the 4th of June. • Here is a list of the brews which are available and it is pretty impressive … read more »
IPAs from Sleeman and L'Alchimiste
Posted by on Sunday, December 11, 2005 in - 9 comments
IPAs (India pale ales) have been a source of perturbation for me ever since I started learning about beer. In my youth – which is to say, up until I was about 40 – I was quite happy to simply drink the stuff (beer) without making any inquiries. Sure, I was one of the first to embrace the …
Three from Saint-Paulin, Quebec
Posted by on Sunday, June 19, 2005 in - 4 comments
I am constantly amazed at the number of small craft beer operations that keep popping up in Quebec, many of them far from the urban centres of Montreal and Quebec City. This is encouraging, as one often associates a taste for craft beer with a more urban sensibility; assuming that country folk are …
Three Whites from Quebec
Posted by on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 in - 4 comments
It's hard to beat a cold white beer on a warm and sunny late afternoon -- the clean, somewhat yeasty flavor and the snow-white lacy head of a good white makes the long day at the office worth the wait. • Here in Quebec, Blanche de Chambly is perhaps the best known of the local white beers, and …
L'Institut de la biére: A Quebec-based website and forum on great beer.
Posted by on Saturday, February 12, 2005 in - leave a comment
National Six-Pack VIII: Raftman, Unibroue, Quebec
Posted by on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 in - 7 comments
You think it is February. Nothing will surprise you in February when you are as many weeks from Yule as you are to spring. Month o' the rut. Then, you try a brew that you have never gotten around to trying and the world is all sunshine and love...or at least has one more good brew to tell folks …
