Montreal - where it kind of began

OK, Montreal isn't where Jeff started drinking craft beers. He was drinking them long before a trip we took between Christmas and New Year's 2008.

Maybe, Montreal is the beginning for me.

We decided to visit the city when it seemed to be covered in ice. We went down to Old Montreal, but it was hard to get around. So we took refuge in a pub — Les Trois Brasseurs.

We stayed there for at least three hours.

It was here I really was introduced to the joy of trying different beers and Jeff really encouraged me to taste the beer - not just take a sip to placate him. We had several beers and yes, we got a little drunk (which made it hard to navigate the ice when we left the bar).

An empty glass at Brutopia

We also went to a place called Brutopia, which had several different beers on tap, all made specifically for the bar.

A photo of an otter - just because otters are awesome. Taken at the Biodome.

And, as we left the city at the end of our trip, we stopped at McAuslan Brewery, where Jeff got a couple of beers and some mustard (really good mustard).