After a rough day of exploring Montreal in the cold and pouring rain, dodging tourist traps and finding every restaurant in the area closed or closing, we came across this gem. "The name means Beer Store in German." I told my girlfriend. "Well it looks like people are eating upstairs" she said. "Let's check it out!" we said in unison.
The place was really busy but we found a seat at the bar. The Canadiens game was on all the TVs and the crowd was really into it. As hockey fans, we really enjoyed the atmosphere. The bartender was very attentive and helpful, as was the menu, which quite literally doubled my beer knowledge as I read through the pages. It was a very helpful way to present the 150 beer options that they had and I found myself trying beers I've never had before.
The food was great, the highlight being the pastrami poutine which may have set the bar too high in comparison to other poutine we had in the city. The beer can flammekueche was also great. If you don't know what this is, (we didn't) it's a flat bread pizza or tarte flambee from the border of Germany and France.
I highly recommend this place to anybody and everybody who likes beer and great food.