Eatdrink #42 July/August 2013
The LOCAL food and drink magazine serving London, Stratford and Southwestern Ontario since 2007
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№ 42 | <strong>July</strong>/<strong>August</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
Beer beer matters<br />
Sundry Summer Beer Sojourns<br />
Mondial de la Bière, in Montreal, and on ...<br />
By The Malt Monk<br />
The first major beer expo of the<br />
summer season, Mondial de la Bière,<br />
has wound down in Montreal and<br />
been rolled away for another year.<br />
The twentieth anniversary of what is arguably<br />
Canada’s premier craft beer celebration did<br />
not disappoint. One hundred and twenty<br />
exhibitors presented over four hundred crafted<br />
beers from around the world, including the<br />
big gun micros from the U.S. and Canada.<br />
It was great sampling fine artisanal ales in<br />
the boisterous camaraderie of beer loving<br />
brethren — and some of the best samples<br />
came from Canada. Also very impressive were<br />
the artisanal beers from Italy and Brazil, where<br />
craft brewing has taken off in a big way. Having<br />
a VIP pass helps in beating the line-ups in the<br />
crowded main areas of the Palais des congrès,<br />
so you can sample all the gold medal brews<br />
and local terroir. Here are the results of artisan<br />
brewing exhibitor competition:<br />
Platinum Medal<br />
• Gigantic Brewing Co. — End of Reason Belgian<br />
— strong ale, U.S.A.<br />
Gold Medals<br />
• Cervejaria Bodebrown — Bodebrown Wee<br />
Heavy — scotch ale, Brazil<br />
• Le Saint-Bock — Malédiction — sweet stout,<br />
Quebec, Canada<br />
• Schneider Weisse — Aventinus — Dunkel<br />
Weizenbock, Germany<br />
• Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co. — Burnt Rock<br />
Vanilla Porter, Canada<br />
• Cervejaria Colorado — Colorado Guanabara —<br />
Imperial stout, Brazil<br />
• Dieu du Ciel! — Solstice d’Été — fruit infused<br />
Berliner Weisse, Canada<br />
• Brasserie de l’Abbaye de Brogne — Brogne 6.5<br />
— Abby Blonde Ale, Belgium<br />
• Muskoka Brewery — Twice as Mad Tom —<br />
Double IPA, Canada<br />
• Le Cheval Blanc — Red Ale américaine —<br />
American Red Ale, Canada<br />
• Hopfenstark — Berliner Alexander Platz —<br />
Berliner Weisse, Canada<br />
• Boquébière — Hopkins Porter Fumé — Smoked<br />
Porter, Canada<br />
World-class artisanal beer and local Quebecois<br />
cuisine is well worth the jaunt to<br />
Montreal. I’d recommend a trip to the 2014<br />
Mondial to any dedicated craft beer enthusiast.<br />
Here’s hoping some of these medalwinning<br />
beers will make appearances in<br />
local craft beer establishments this year.<br />
Photo © Olivier Bourget
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