Unintentional Brewery Battle

Last night a friend and I were walking downtown on Saint Catherine's Street in search of some where to have a pint of beer and/or cider.  We walked past all the pubs on Bishops and Crescent Streets, which are both well known to be where all the stereo-typically college scene bars are and kept walking until we saw "Les Trois Brasseurs".

Les Trois Brasseurs (or The Three Brewers in English) is a chain Brewery Pub/Restaurant. 

They have four establishments in Montreal and one in Toronto I believe. So, since we were kinda running out of options we went in.  It was huge! And busy! Even so, we didn't have to wait that long and got seats at the bar.  I wasn't really in the mood for beer so I asked if they had any cider on tap and the bartender in the rudest tone ever told me "No, this is brew pub. We brew beer".  I was really offended because I am not dumb, I knew where we were and I have been to "brew pubs" before that make cider or just have some other companies cider on tap... He then left and took his sweet time in coming back to us, so we decided to just leave.  Not worth our time or money. The place was way too commercial, the music was terrible and obviously the service wasn't too great either.

We made our way up to the Plateau in search of better service and were pleased to find it at "Dieu du Ciel".  I had been there before so I knew what the place would be like. It is fairly small and even on a Tuesday night it was packed! We easily found a table and our server was quick and friendly. She also didn't front on me when I asked for a pint of cider!!!  I was tempted to order a beer from their interesting looking menu. They had about 15 different varieties on the board for that day! One I want to go back to try (when I am in the beer drinking mood) is their Maple Scotch Ale:

Equinoxe du printemps (Spring equinox)
Maple scotch ale - 8%

A variant of the Cornemuse, the Équinoxe du Printemps offers a melody of caramel and maple. At the first draught, the mouth is overcome by woody, malty flavours, sustained by a discrete symphony of sweetness. The aftertaste brings about the warmth of alcohol and flavours of maple toffee. Very well balanced, this beer will surprise even the most experienced beer enthusiasts. The maple taste is sufficiently present to be appreciated, but never overwhelming the traditional flavours of a Scotch Ale.

Équinoxe du printemps is brewed only once a year, in January. It is aged for two months in order to attain a perfect balance in taste. Then it is sold starting March 21st, and is available only while stocks last!

The Spring equinox was born in our Montreal brewpub in February 1999

Sounds yummy!  On a bonus note, Dieu du Ciel is a quick walk away from where I will be living this summer.  Maybe I will become a bit more of a connoisseur....

In conclusion:
Les Trois Brasseurs-FAIL
Dieu du Ciel-WIN