Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2002 3:07 pm
Okay, this is brief, because well, I was there for the skiing, not the beer. 
For those that don't know, Tremblant is now a huge ski resort based approximately an hour's drive north of Montreal. It is owned by Intrawest - the same people that also own Whistler and various other resorts. Based upon the number of non-Canadians that I came across, expect it to become bigger and bigger in the future.
Anyways, onto the beer:
In the village, there are 2 outlets for non-mainstream beer - a small SAQ store, and a small brewpub. There are copious number of other small restaurants/bars/clubs, but beer isn't their focus. The SAQ didn't have a huge selection of unique items - sadly it was the standard selection of Unibrue and a few other small brewery beers (along with the standard Molson/Labatts).
The brewpub - "Diablo" - is a nice place, although smokey - while I do believe it's a restaurant I didn't see anyone eating there. But yet again, it was past 9pm when I was there. There are 6 beers on tap:
Red - "Diablo" Generally quite nice - not too sweet and a good colour to it. (Med Malt/Light Hops) It seemed to be the most popular one.
Blonde - The light flavoured beer, not too special - probably close to the Amsterdamn Blonde here.
Belgian - A stronger (both flavour+alc.) beer that's also sweeter than the rest with a nice body.
Stout - Nitro dispensed - A generic stout. Good colouring, but a bit unbalanced in the taste. Not too heavy either.
BeerOfTheMonth: Honey Brown - Bartender's favourite. Not that bad, good balance of flavours and a nice colour.
6th beer - I actually forget what it is. (Pale Ale?) Too many beers that night..
Overall they basically had all the bases covered in terms of style, but I hate to say it, none were especially notible. None were bad - they were probably designed to be liked by the majority of people.
I will mention one thing - the place was full every night.
For those that don't know, Tremblant is now a huge ski resort based approximately an hour's drive north of Montreal. It is owned by Intrawest - the same people that also own Whistler and various other resorts. Based upon the number of non-Canadians that I came across, expect it to become bigger and bigger in the future.
Anyways, onto the beer:
In the village, there are 2 outlets for non-mainstream beer - a small SAQ store, and a small brewpub. There are copious number of other small restaurants/bars/clubs, but beer isn't their focus. The SAQ didn't have a huge selection of unique items - sadly it was the standard selection of Unibrue and a few other small brewery beers (along with the standard Molson/Labatts).
The brewpub - "Diablo" - is a nice place, although smokey - while I do believe it's a restaurant I didn't see anyone eating there. But yet again, it was past 9pm when I was there.
There are 6 beers on tap:Red - "Diablo" Generally quite nice - not too sweet and a good colour to it. (Med Malt/Light Hops) It seemed to be the most popular one.
Blonde - The light flavoured beer, not too special - probably close to the Amsterdamn Blonde here.
Belgian - A stronger (both flavour+alc.) beer that's also sweeter than the rest with a nice body.
Stout - Nitro dispensed - A generic stout. Good colouring, but a bit unbalanced in the taste. Not too heavy either.
BeerOfTheMonth: Honey Brown - Bartender's favourite. Not that bad, good balance of flavours and a nice colour.
6th beer - I actually forget what it is. (Pale Ale?) Too many beers that night..
Overall they basically had all the bases covered in terms of style, but I hate to say it, none were especially notible. None were bad - they were probably designed to be liked by the majority of people.
I will mention one thing - the place was full every night.