Originally Posted by Oakvillian

Hahaha... see, there are some redeeming features of the suburban dystopia. Cameron's Auburn is a great session beer imho - not as bland as the industrial producers, but neither so over-complex as a lot of microbrewery stuff. I've not seen it anywhere on draft, but it's available in the Beer Store as well as LCBO.

Originally Posted by skyturner

In search of a mans pub in Kamloops BC on our last reccie I found a "redneck" kind of place....excellent, that was until I asked for a real ale or a dark beer, the barmaid gave me a dark beer that was OK, but when she asked me how I found it I truthfully told her it was nice but it should be room temp not ice cold like the lagers........phew, you would have though I had refused to pay or something, the guys at the bar jumped to the barmaids defence telling her to take no notice of me and that she sold the finest dark beer around and If I didnt like it to go elsewhere etc. No amount of explaining helped and disappointed at the locals extreme reaction to my innocent/truthful and advisory comment I left with my tail between my legs.

I am not there yet (actually going to Penticton instead now....not because of this incident), however, I will miss my British pint! maybe there is a niche for expats micro breweries to spring up eh?

Originally Posted by Snort

We have been in Nova Scotia for 16 Months now, in general everything is begining to settle down and life is moving forward. There are a few things we miss from the old country, but now we can cross one off the list.

Just found a pub in DT Halifax called the Henry House, it sells locally brewed beer from the granite brewery that is brewed to a British recipie. I had 3 pints the other weekend and was in 7th heaven.

Peculiar is 5.6% and based on the old peculiar recipe, it doesnt taste as sweet as the original, but is all the same a great pint.

The Best Bitter is as good as any ive tasted in the UK and at 4.3% is a good tasting full bodied pint.

They do several other brews but my capacity seems to have gone down a little through lack of practice,

The food is very good as well, my lad was allowed in the pub till 9pm or the dining room all night.

Oh and the price per pint, from $5.50 to $6 per pint (yes real pint glasses) for this quality worth the price

Originally Posted by Snort

you commited the cardinal sin, you critisised North American Beer, and their methods of serving it.

Originally Posted by Snave

I've said it before - the difference between UK and Canada is that in the UK beer is warm and it's the women that are cold.