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| - My wife and I were on a 5 day trip to Montreal and on our last day there we took a tour of the Lachine Canal Locks. The tour guide Phillip said he lived by Dieu du Ciel and loved the place, he did not even know I was a big craft beer fan.
My wife said it was my turn to pick dinner, so it was an easy choice. Done and Done!
We stopped by the hotel to change and take a shower and I could feel my salivary glands beginning to get happy. "Oh boy! The best brewpub in Montreal!? How could it be?"
We took the metro and walked about a half mile to an unassuming pub with a small deck in front. It was packed when we walked in. Along the wall was a large chalk board with 20 beers that I was told rotate regularly listed with alcohol content.
The place seated about 50 people and every table was packed, (They are only open from 3 PM -3 AM, so that is why I missed it the three times we walked by it earlier in the week.) It was weird, by 7, when we left the place was almost empty. I think Montreal citizens have their 2 beers to warm up, and then go to dinner.
I ordered the Belgium IPA, not too assertive, just the right amount of "Belgiumy" (Clovey, spicy, lots going on) I then ordered an English IPA. came out in a 2 oz English Pint. Yummy, understated, but flavorful at the same time. Kind of like a strong ESB. good stuff.
My last beer was the black IPA, it tasted like a strong Guinness. I could tell the brewer knew their beer. I could taste the love in every sip. The coffee, roasted flavor came through in full force without the nitrogen fizziness. A solid 10 beer.
Big glasses (10 Oz) were $6, not bad for Montreal (Which really sucked for beer prices), and for AMAZING beer.
I also ordered the tuna panini. I was expecting a gloppy tuna Americanized salad, but it was just tuna from a can, some anchovies (YUM), some spices and warmed. The only drawback for the place was it wasn't toasted well enough, but I really wasn't here for the food. Not bad, not great.
My wife got the pretzel, which was small, but she really enjoyed it. Dipped in some spicy mustard, I was happy with my bite.
Our waitress was nice and served us just fine, but my wife ordered a second pretzel and she forgot to put the order in. No big deal. She apologized profusely, but we again said, "No problem"
It would have been great to have an English menu too, we had to ask the next table over to translate for us. Small problems for the perfect bar.
Overall though, best beer bar I have been to in awhile, if not ever. Soooo good.
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