EPTOn July 18 2011 14:48 Torte de Lini wrote:
Wrong part of Canada. All the cool kids are on the East Coast.
Wrong part of Canada. All the cool kids are on the East Coast.
Canada Trip 2 - Garrick's Head - Page 2
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On July 19 2011 12:21 Whole wrote: Damn, this is the first blog in 4 days. I thought you died or something. X_X Going to Canada isn't dying! Though with all of the yummy food and beer I had, maybe I was in heaven... | ||
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BloodyC0bbler
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 On July 19 2011 01:38 Flaccid wrote: As a western Canadian myself, I can agree with this. imo the best cities in Canada are Montreal, Halifax, and Charlottetown, in no particular order. /unrelated. And this part I'd have to disagree with. My favorite beer probably comes out of Quebec (Unibroue ftw) but as far as micro-breweries go, there is some amazing beer in western Canada. Wildrose IPA will make your dick hard for an hour. As someone who has been to every one of those cities except montreal, I would say Victoria should be in that mix purely for having the best weather and perhaps the most friendly people in the country. As for the best brew, I am a personal fan of lighthouse products which I have been unable to find anywhere outside of BC. | ||
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blah_blah
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The East Coast Canadian beer snobbery in this thread is pretty funny too, I guess that Unibroue is pretty great if you like Belgians (or faux-Belgians), but the West Coast (Canadian) microbrew scene is much, much better than anything else Canada has going beer-wise. My feeling is that it's because of the influence of the West Coast (American) microbrews, which produce some of the best beer in the world. Anyways, even though there's some decent stuff in BC, overall the best US microbrews are better than anything Canada has to offer. I'd rather have a Dogfish Head IPA than any beer brewed in Canada, for example. | ||
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StarStruck
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On July 19 2011 18:14 blah_blah wrote: The East Coast Canadian beer snobbery in this thread is pretty funny too, I guess that Unibroue is pretty great if you like Belgians (or faux-Belgians), but the West Coast (Canadian) microbrew scene is much, much better than anything else Canada has going beer-wise. My feeling is that it's because of the influence of the West Coast (American) microbrews, which produce some of the best beer in the world. Anyways, even though there's some decent stuff in BC, overall the best US microbrews are better than anything Canada has to offer. I'd rather have a Dogfish Head IPA than any beer brewed in Canada, for example. It all comes down to personal taste. Quebec has over three times the amount of microbreweries compared to B.C. The Maritimes is a hotbed for them as well. Last time I was in British Columbia and got my drink on was for the Olympics. There were a few that tickled my fancy. The east just has more. As another guy pointed out, there are several really good ones along Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts too. Once again, personal taste. The best way to find your favorite Canadian brew is to attend one of the following events: - Great Canadian Beer Festival (Victoria, B.C.): weekend after Labour Day - Oktoberfest (Kitchener/Waterloo, ON): starts the Friday before Canadian Thanksgiving. 9-day event. - Toronto's Festival of Beer (Fort York/Exhibition Place): first weekend of August - The Mondial de la Bière (Montreal, QC): first quarter of June | ||
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On July 19 2011 18:14 blah_blah wrote: Hop Circle is a pretty decent IPA, but any sort of best beer in the world claims are crazy. It's not even the best IPA that comes out of BC. The East Coast Canadian beer snobbery in this thread is pretty funny too, I guess that Unibroue is pretty great if you like Belgians (or faux-Belgians), but the West Coast (Canadian) microbrew scene is much, much better than anything else Canada has going beer-wise. My feeling is that it's because of the influence of the West Coast (American) microbrews, which produce some of the best beer in the world. Anyways, even though there's some decent stuff in BC, overall the best US microbrews are better than anything Canada has to offer. I'd rather have a Dogfish Head IPA than any beer brewed in Canada, for example. Haha, it was what the bartender said, not me! He does have to sell his products! I probably prefer West Coast brews because I really enjoy more hoppy beers, like IPAs. Also, I just had a 6 pack of Dogfish Head two week ago. Mmm. | ||
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Dogfish Head 90 minute is quite good if fresh, although it's only available in 4-packs in my area. 60 Minute is kinda meh; Torpedo and Hop Devil are both much better "standard" (i.e., not double/imperial)IPAs, and, when it's in season, Celebration Ale is pretty much the last word in "standard" IPAs. | ||
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On July 19 2011 21:30 StarStruck wrote:It all comes down to personal taste. Agreed, for sure. If you want to drink tripels you're better off in Quebec and if you want to drink IPAs you're better off in British Columbia. But some of what you say doesn't quite add up. For example, according to Beeradvocate, the brewery count is 89 versus 57 for Quebec versus British Columbia. But the British Columbia microbrews have much better ratings overall (9 places with a beer average of A- or better versus only 1 in Quebec). To name a few, Central City, Driftwood, Howe Sound, Lighthouse, and Phillips, all have very solid ratings over a fairly large sample size. Driftwood in particular is really good. On July 20 2011 03:36 Riku wrote:Haha, it was what the bartender said, not me! He does have to sell his products! That wasn't criticizing you, just his claim. On July 20 2011 10:11 Obscura.304 wrote: The only canadian beer I've ever had was La Fin Du Monde, which was incredibly overrated. Sure, it's good, but it replaces the over-sweetness that most non-Belgian attempts at Belgian-styles have with an overall blandness and ridiculous over-carbonation; the citrus flavors are a pretty big fault for the style. It's better than, say, Golden Monkey or possibly even New Belgium's Trippel, but that's not much to reccomend it. Lots of the 'real' Belgian tripels have moderate to strong citrus flavors; Westmalle's tripel and Tripel Karmeliet, for example. And those are two of the best tripels I can think of. | ||
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Wildrose IPA is over-hoppy, coming from a pilsner lover. Their Velvet Fog is pretty good though. | ||
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On July 20 2011 13:19 blah_blah wrote: Agreed, for sure. If you want to drink tripels you're better off in Quebec and if you want to drink IPAs you're better off in British Columbia. But some of what you say doesn't quite add up. For example, according to Beeradvocate, the brewery count is 89 versus 57 for Quebec versus British Columbia. But the British Columbia microbrews have much better ratings overall (9 places with a beer average of A- or better versus only 1 in Quebec). To name a few, Central City, Driftwood, Howe Sound, Lighthouse, and Phillips, all have very solid ratings over a fairly large sample size. Driftwood in particular is really good. That's odd because according to Bières et Plaisirs 402 different beers are produced in that region alone in '08. Note: this doesn't count for the number of microbreweries. There are just over 60 of them now. | ||
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