To all the other quebeckers and french-canadians. Don't you drink too much beer! :GRN>
Just a regular day in the U, S of A.
Now what kind of beer would they be drinking ...Canadian? :wacko:
Who said anything about beer?
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Bonne fete, Gemnoc et tous les autres forum-ites du Quebec!
(I hope I got that right....)
are there any alchohol free holidays somewhere out there?
anyone care to join me in a green tea celebration day?...anyone?... hows about acid rain free bottled water day?
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Poutine on me ^_^
LOL roknroll. But policemen used to go to Dunkin Donuts a few years ago.
Now robv, the Canadian beer is NOT the beer to be seen drinking on St.John Baptist Day! ^_^
At first, St.John Baptist Day was a religious celebration (St.John Baptist is the patron saint of french-canadians), then it became a celebration for Quebec sovereignists, now it's just an excuse to have a day off. :GRN>
And Tycho, almost perfect but for the missing accents. :GRN>
As an ex-quebecer, I'm hoisting a cold one right now. More to follow on Canada Day.
Quote from: Gemnoc on June 25, 2006, 02:17:17 PM
LOL roknroll. But policemen used to go to Dunkin Donuts a few years ago.
Now robv, the Canadian beer is NOT the beer to be seen drinking on St.John Baptist Day! ^_^
At first, St.John Baptist Day was a religious celebration (St.John Baptist is the patron saint of french-canadians), then it became a celebration for Quebec sovereignists, now it's just an excuse to have a day off. :GRN>
And Tycho, almost perfect but for the missing accents. :GRN>
Right Gemnoc, the cops go to Tim Hortons now.....mmmmm, Tim Hortons...
For a long Molson "Canadian" wasn't even available in Quebec. It's not all that good as beers go in any case.
Yes, Gemnoc, it's an excuse for a day off but also most people consider it an excuse to get drunk as well. Canada Day, exactly a week after St Jean Baptiste, is also an excuse to consume alcoholic treats.
Since we're on the subjects of Canadian mounties(or not?)...I actually had the pleasure of being pulled over by one last time I drove through canada(kind of a short cut to northern NY)...Anyways, it was about 4AM, and I was tired, kind of swurving all over the road...the cop asked me if I had been drinking...I told him no, but that I was really tired...he ordered me to stop at the next rest stop and sleep...like most men drivers, I needed to make good time, so no time to sleep!
QuoteFor a long Molson "Canadian" wasn't even available in Quebec. It's not all that good as beers go in any case.
That reminds me of my teenage years, when a two-four of Brador was highly prized by anyone living within 100 miles of the Quebec border.
Ah, but there are much better beers now, in both Quebec and Ontario.
I think it was more the 6% content than the taste that made tht brand popular. :WNK>
Indeed. In keeping with the spirit of the times....
Quote from: ronmac on June 26, 2006, 10:24:50 AM
I think it was more the 6% content than the taste that made tht brand popular. :WNK>
I'm not even sure it was 6%...wasn't it 5.5%? It's been 25 years since I've even seen a Brador.
Quote from: Tycho on June 26, 2006, 10:20:43 AM
That reminds me of my teenage years, when a two-four of Brador was highly prized by anyone living within 100 miles of the Quebec border.
Ah, but there are much better beers now, in both Quebec and Ontario.
Tell me about it!!! Lots of great beers in Canada for that matter and I'm not talking about any Molson or Labatt products either. If you are looking for alcohol content, then buy some Fin du Monde (End of the world). It's
9% and for a beer with such a high alcohol content, it's pretty smooth.
I don't drink beer very often. When I do, I go for quality rather than quantity. Sleeman or Boréale usually, with the occasional european beer.
Quote from: Gemnoc on June 26, 2006, 08:05:47 PM
I don't drink beer very often. When I do, I go for quality rather than quantity. Sleeman or Boréale usually, with the occasional european beer.
MMMmm, Boreale Rousse, nice beer. I like Sleeman too and these days, the grocery store had a sale on Stella Artois so that's what I've been drinking the last couple of weeks. St Ambroise Oatmeal Stout is my favorite though just not during the summer months.
Yeah, in the hot summer, nothing like a Mexican Corona. A Sleeman Silver Creek is a good substitute too. ^_^
QuotePoutine on me
Is that the "stuff" they put on their french fries? Like gravy with cheese curds? Bah!!!! :WNK>
Yep. You must be really desperate or seriously lacking in taste to eat this stuff. ^_^
I've eaten my share I'm ashamed of admitting. And I need antiacid tablets in the hour too. :TON>
Quote from: Gemnoc on June 26, 2006, 10:51:37 PM
Yep. You must be really desperate or seriously lacking in taste to eat this stuff. ^_^
I've eaten my share I'm ashamed of admitting. And I need antiacid tablets in the hour too. :TON>
Quebec has a lot of those little "chip wagons" and greasy spoon type places. They usually have great fresh cut fries, for making poutine or just eating like that, and steamed hot dogs or des roteux (burpers) as we like to call them. Poutine is a once in a while thing for me and for some it's several times a week or even every day!!! I can't even imagine what my arteries would look like if I did that! :angry:
A little-know fact (outside Quebec at least) is that poutine is not an age-old delicacy; it was invented in the 1980s...when cheese of all sorts was at its height!