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Monday, February 2, 2009

Dieu du Ciel Best Brewpub: Ratebeer 2009 Awards

Ratebeer recently released the names of the winners for their 2009 Best of Rate Beer Awards which include a number of Canadian destinations. Categories included best beer (Canadian beer), brewpubs, best beer restaurants, best beer bars, and best breweries to visit. The winners are determined by the tallied scores each ratebeerian gives a certain location and then awarded either a gold, silver or bronze.

Best Beer Restaurants
#6 - Beerbistro, Toronto,ON
*(also, kudo's to #8 finisher - Cole's, Buffalo, NY

Best Beer Bars
#11 - Volo, Toronto, ON
#42 - Smokeless Joe, Toronto, ON

Best Brewpub
#1 - Dieu du Ciel, Montreal, QU
#12 - Bedondaine et Bedons Ronds, Chambly, QU

Best Breweries to Visit
#37 - Steam Whistle, ON

The list of the 50 best Canadian beers has also been announced and it contains a shit load of Quebec beers, most notably Dieu du Ciel's exceptional beers. Click here for the list. It's great to see a small brewer like Bruce of Durham County get some recognition for two of his beers.

Congrats to all!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I can't believe that Smokeless Joe is on the list but C'est What isn't.

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