Dieu du Ciel in Montreal is fantastic. Very inventive, and while all of their beers aren't great, they have a couple of homeruns (Peche Mortel, Derniere Volonte. Solstice D'hiver), and their whole line is pretty solid.

Le Cheval Blanc (White Horse) makes some wonderful beers, which were imported to some of the States for a while (I remember Titanic and Loch Ness), but I haven't seen them in ages (haven't been where I could find it, though). Dieu de Ciel also makes some funky stuff, which is available around here if you look in the right places.

Not narrow, no. And people come to trust your beer judgment when they like what you like.

But really—unibrow? I work hard to avoid that.

I was Canada last November and I had the opportunity to drink a variety of beer from the Mill Street Brewery (google them). I found their beer respectable and enjoyable. If I'm up there, I would ask for it again. I'm a bit partial to their Wit Beer...

I drink beer from a local brewery just down the road here in Canada. They sell many brands of great beer. They are called "Publican House Brewery". They are in Peterborough, Ontario. Mr. Kasper, how many Canadian brews have you tasted? Don't mention anything from Molson, Labatt, etc. They are all fizzy, yellow lagers. There are tons of great Craft Breweries in Canada. Come up here and try them. You will be quite surprised.

I'm a Baltimore resident who happens to be in Quebec City at the moment, and I've been greatly enjoying the beers here. There are some great selections from Unibroue; I just had their Chambly Noire and it was delicious.

Have you tried any Boreale? It's ubiquitous here, but apparently isn't distributed outside the province. I really enjoyed their Blanche, which I think has a bit more spice than a typical white. They also make a very good Rousse.

Last time I was in Montreal, a few years back, I went to a brewpub, Les 3 Brasseurs, and I was quite impressed.

All in all, I've been very pleased with Quebec beer. The problem, clearly, is that they keep all the good stuff for themselves.

Oh Rob, you have stirred the pot now. One thing that our neighbors in faraway Canadia cannot stand is being slighted by their yank cousins. You might as well refer to them as the fifty-first state!

In all fairness, there is a great craft beer scene across Canada. Take a flight to Toronto (one of the few international destinations served by direct flights form BWI), there are some cool beer bars where you can sample a nice array of these products, like Smokeless Joe's and C'est What.

Alternately, you could take the overnight train to Montreal and check out some of the breweries already mentioned.

I have had some pretty good stuff from out west as well. and, hwile it's not beer, I had some tasty apple and pear ciders (hard, thank you) out in BC...and then there are the ice ciders of Quebec...

King Brewery makes a great to-style bohemian pilsener. their Dunkel is solid as well, but the pils is a real stand-out.

Scotch Irish Brewing make a solid Imperial stout. also, their ordinary bitter is good and sessionable to the extreme, the kind of beer Lew Bryson is on about.

Denison's make a close to perfect as possible hefeweizen, but you'll have to come to Toronto to have it on tap. it isn't bottled.

McAuslan's Oatmeal Stout is widely held in high regard and rightfully so.

Great Lakes Brewery (not to be confused with Cleveland's Great Lakes Brewing Co.) make a great summer seasonal called Orange Peel Ale. they have another offering, 666: The Devils Pale Ale that has become something of a go-to for me.

someone mentioned Mill Street's wit, but i prefer the tankhouse ale.

Durham County Hop Addict is another delicious pale ale, but is only available on tap.

Neustadt 10W30 is a solid brown ale.
(Well after reading all these well-reasoned defenses of Canadian beer, I feel like Emily Litella --Gilda Radner character on Saturday Night character. All I say is Sorry, , Never Mind. Rob )

no need for apologies. from what i've seen visiting Syracuse, NY, there isn't much non-MolBatts Canadian beer to be found on store shelves. this is only speculation, but i think the smaller breweries have enough trouble meeting LCBO (government monopoly stores) volume requirements that shipping stateside simply isn't feasible for them.

some of them, like Denison's or Durham County, are so small they don't even bottle. i can only assume they don't bother because they can't meet the volume requirements of an LCBO purchase order.

i might be wrong though. my speculations don't really understand larger craft breweries like Steamwhistle (decent pils, in a lesser league than King though) or Mill St. don't export to the US market.

another great beer i forgot to mention Creemore Springs Lager. the only Canadian lager in Michael Jacksons great beer guide.