Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice [ 205.188.116.136 ] on August 09, 2004 at 11:07:28:

In Reply to: Chimay posted by elektratig on August 08, 2004 at 05:32:44:

I go once a year just for the food and the beer. Blanche de Chambly is my favorite brew ala Quebec, it stands up against the best of Europe. If you're brave of heart try a Fin du Monde, at 9% one healthy kick. The name (End of the World) ostensibly comes from the remote location of the brewery, but I find it more closely relates to how you'll feel the next day should you be foolish enough to drink more than two at one sitting.

As to the food, I can take you to restaurants that will serve you a meal for $20 that you won't be able to touch in NY, N'Orleans or San Francisco for $100. There's only one place in North America that can touch Montreal for the quality of the food, let alone value, and that's up the road apiece in Quebec City. There you might as well be in France, but you don't have to put up with the French. That's a win-win.

Replies: