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Riku
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States1064 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-16 16:46:39
June 11 2011 17:36 GMT
#1
Unfortunately, I will not be posting blogs the next two days because I am going to be visiting Canada!

Some might question: Why Canada?

The answer? Beer.

No, seriously, beer. I am going to Victoria, B.C., which has more microbreweries than you can shake a stick at. One of the local pubs, Bard and Banker ( http://www.bardandbanker.com/ ) has a sampler called the ten mile trial or something like that, which features five different beers all brewed within ten miles of the pub.

Also, the Canucks are playing on Monday and I hope to see how crazy it's going to get at the pubs for a serious hockey night in Canada, especially because winning this game would win them the Stanley Cup! Canucks fans are also nuts. Hence why I'm visiting Victoria and not Vancouver. I don't really want to be in the middle of riots.

When I get back, I hope to write some reviews of the beers, food and pubs I encounter while I'm there! So stay tuned!


Edit:

Part 1 of my trip: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=234085

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Creative Director, CEO at Stumbling Cat, Writer for Broken Joysticks - Twitter: @RikuKat
Glaven
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada554 Posts
June 11 2011 17:38 GMT
#2
Make sure you don't stick around for the inevitable riots if they don't win ^.^
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Riku
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States1064 Posts
June 11 2011 17:41 GMT
#3
On June 12 2011 02:38 Glaven wrote:
Make sure you don't stick around for the inevitable riots if they don't win ^.^


Luckily, if they lose, they still have one more gave left, they have three wins and their opponents have two.


Creative Director, CEO at Stumbling Cat, Writer for Broken Joysticks - Twitter: @RikuKat
Hikari
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
1914 Posts
June 11 2011 17:41 GMT
#4
Victoria itself is a very beautiful place. Make sure you enjoy yourself while you are sober!
tarpman
Profile Joined February 2009
Canada719 Posts
June 11 2011 17:45 GMT
#5
Hey! By now you probably aren't going to see this, but PM if you'd like to meet up. I think we could show you a couple of cool places to sample food and beer
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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
June 11 2011 17:56 GMT
#6
I forgot they still have prohibition in the USA. So backward.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24751 Posts
June 11 2011 17:58 GMT
#7
Now that I think about it I took a ferry from Seattle to Victoria ~20 years ago. I recall having a good time on that trip (no beer though). I recall Victoria is pretty small yet somehow was less boring than Vancouver :p
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tarpman
Profile Joined February 2009
Canada719 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-11 18:18:24
June 11 2011 18:17 GMT
#8
Well, for the benefit of other people who might think about visiting Victoria, here are some of the places I was going to suggest.

Food:
  • The Local Kitchen is my favourite place to go sit in the sunshine and eat lunch. Right on the Inner Harbour.
  • Fernwood Inn is a great place for appys and beer.
  • The Office has a beer and pizza (flatbread) special on Tuesdays, and pretty good food all the time. Also I'm playing there on Thursday this week >_>
Beer:
  • Bard and Banker, as mentioned by OP.
  • Irish Times, owned by the same folks.
  • The Sticky Wicket
  • Swans Brewpub serves their own beer. I really like it
A small selection of what downtown Victoria has to offer. Enjoy your stay!

[edited for whitespace]
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Chrispy
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada5878 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-11 18:40:16
June 11 2011 18:38 GMT
#9
Cooool have fun in Victoria. Yeah it will be absolutely crazy if the Canucks win, you should check out Vancouver though. The streets will be wild.

Edit: Don't be afraidddd. Embrace the madness.
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krazymunky
Profile Joined June 2008
United States727 Posts
June 11 2011 18:56 GMT
#10
go to downtown Vancouver, Granville or any of the main streets. going to be around 100,000+ people there watching the game or celebrating if they win the cup.
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Kamais_Ookin
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada4218 Posts
June 11 2011 19:55 GMT
#11
I live in Victoria and I love it because it's a small city where I can get around to anywhere I need to be with ease which is very useful for now as a college student. Unfortunately, I can't recommend you any places because I don't drink alcohol, but if the Canucks win I can guarantee you all hell is going to break loose in the streets.

Have fun man!
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Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
June 11 2011 20:32 GMT
#12
You are planning your trip to avoid the riots? If the finals make it to game 7 I am actually planning on taking a trip to Vancouver just so I can participate in the riots. It should be fun.
Gprime
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada198 Posts
June 11 2011 20:37 GMT
#13
ive got fam in victoria. BC is a reeeeeallly beautiful place. so yeah...enjoy the drunken hockey craziness, but also enjoy the island...and the beer :3. nice place. im jealous of you. have a good trip :D
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OmniEulogy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada6593 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-11 22:36:07
June 11 2011 22:35 GMT
#14
Don't forget to buy some maple syrup and some back bacon.
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IskatuMesk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada969 Posts
June 11 2011 23:19 GMT
#15
I live an hour away from Vancouver, and frankly I find the screaming and air raid sirens rather irritating, on top of them agitating that little white dog that lives right outside my window. I can't imagine it getting much worse than it already is.
Riku
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States1064 Posts
June 16 2011 16:46 GMT
#16
On June 12 2011 02:45 tarpman wrote:
Hey! By now you probably aren't going to see this, but PM if you'd like to meet up. I think we could show you a couple of cool places to sample food and beer


Doh! Too late! :'(

On June 12 2011 05:32 Mastermind wrote:
You are planning your trip to avoid the riots? If the finals make it to game 7 I am actually planning on taking a trip to Vancouver just so I can participate in the riots. It should be fun.


Did you go? Must have been one sad Vancouver...



Everyone else: Thanks for the support and recommendations. I'll keep them in mind when I make the trip again!
Creative Director, CEO at Stumbling Cat, Writer for Broken Joysticks - Twitter: @RikuKat
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