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| - Brutopia, how I love it: let me count the ways.
First, it did away with pretention and instead embraced quality in food, drinks, service and music.
Second, it serves the most impeccably brewed craft beers in town. Aside from its staple fare of IPA, raspberry, honey brown, nut brown and extra blonde Brutopia offers its patrons an array of 5 or 6 seasonal beers that are a pleasure to drink.
Third, Brutopia's music choice shuns the commercial rubbish that pop charts have been feeding us for the past decade. When it isn't live music at the exactly right volume, it is a mellow mix of classic rock with some interspersed awesomeness from other genres. At last, welcome to a bar that isn't just for teenagers on a slosh mission or gossip addicts.
Fourth, the ambience and decor are a world unto themselves. The darker hues (matched by the paintings) entice you into a dimension where chill is cool and in-your-face is so out, you wouldn't see it fleeing with a binocular. Brutopia makes me feel I don't need to impress anyone, and this seems to rub off on the patrons too.
Fifth, Brutopia's patrons seem to have been sifted through a very fine sieve before being allowed through the door. Somehow, the crowd seems smarter and more mature than in your average Crescent watering hole. I may be mistaken, but you should see for yourself.
What else can I say about the finest brewpub in Montreal? Come and check it out. They have plenty of space and the terrace is a really nice spot to have a relaxed drink. The servers are always fun to chat to, have a smile at the ready and a ton of recommendations for you if you can't make your mind up.
If I didn't live quite far from it, I'd be in Brutopia every day.
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