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| - Whether you're a denizen of charming Chambly or merely passing through it would behoove you to set aside a nice chunk of time to get pleasantly soused in this microbrewery/de facto beer museum. At any given time they have about 10-15 of their exceptional homebrews on tap, and with plush couches, friendly staff/regulars, and gazillions of bottles, brewing paraphernalia and bits of kitsch hanging about, you will find it all too easy to while away hours here.
We arrived after a late brunch at Fourquet Fourchette (very close in proximity), and were immediately enchanted by the puckish eclecticism among the brews here, what with ingredients such as spruce and coriander popping out from various written descriptions. For such potentially disastrous combinations though, there was a refined cleanliness to the complexity of every beer sampled, and not a one didn't go down as smoooooth as silk. This is a quality operation. I especially enjoyed my flirtation with the spicy minx known as the Ensorceleuse, and have only the highest praise for the oak barrel aged Tonique. Their oatmeal stout, the name of which at that point I didn't have the presence of mind to scrawl down, was voluptuously chewy and malty.
Other pluses: cute/affable/knowledgeable barkeeps, excellent music selections, free wifi, modest but tasty menu, beer events, free parking lot across the street. Go with some French handy in your back pocket.
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