I have a lot of lost time to make up for and do want to quickly cover the last half of my trip to one of Canada’s most impressive beer destinations, Quebec.  So I figure bullets points and pictures are the way to go.

• Best Pub in Quebec City: L’Oncle Antoine.  This pub is  found in one of Quebec City’s older buildings, dating back to 1754 – new by European standards,  old for Canadian standards.  This pub boasts a number of great craft beers from Quebec and Belgium.  Our last night in Quebec was spent in the L’Oncle Antoine pub enjoying a few pints before heading to a 24 hour poutine joint.

• Best Quebec Beer: Microbrasserie Ile d’Orleans Extra Strong Stout.  This fantastic beer is brewed on Ile d’Orleans, an island in the St. Laurence River about 20 minutes out of Quebec City.  This stout had a rich mouth feel with loads of roasted coffee and chocolate flavours – delicious.

• Best Poutine: Chez Ashton.  This fast food joint is unique to Quebec and was a welcome change from McDonalds and Wendy’s.  Poutine is right up there with pancakes when it comes to post pub eats

I don't know how they do it, but in Quebec the gravy doesn't cause the fries to go soggy.

Cheers,

Erik

The Wild Chef Martin Picard

If you were wondering why Erik hasn’t been posting much, and you probably were, it’s because he is on vacation in Quebec.  What’s he doing there you ask?  I hope he’s collecting beer to bring back for me, but he’s more likely enjoying smoked meat and poutine, as well as putting the emPHAsis on the wrong syLLAbles like a French Canadian.  He mentioned a trip to Martin Picard’s (The Wild Chef) restaurant Au Pied de Cochon as well as many other culinary adventures.  He also planned to visit a few of Montreal and Quebec’s wonderful craft breweries, specifically Dieu du Ciel.  I imagine he’ll have a few posts to share with us of his adventure when he gets back.  It is with insane jealousy and anticipation that I await his return, which I’m hoping will include a few treats to share with me.

Cheers,

Chris