145) Home: Hop Head Double IPA by Tree Brewing of British Columbia: **1/2; Prominent but not overwhelming hop aromas and flavours; 8.3% - very nice;
Today is the feast day of Canada's first and, to the best of my knowledge, only saint, Marguerite d'Youville. It should be pointed out that Brother Ambroise is, to date, not a saint, McAuslan Brewery's puffery aside. Brother Ambroise may or may not have been the first individual to brew beer in Canada which makes for a strong case.
In Brew North, Ian Coutts credits Louis Hebert, who I believe was also Canada's first apothecary, and his wife as the first to brew beer in Canada, though it was not a commercial enterprise - it seems to have been for their own use.
No comments:
Post a Comment