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Originally Posted by NiklasSundblad
I don't know what to tell you about the shopping, but there are two pubs you should definitely hit. 1 is the Hop in Brew ( 12th ave between 1st and 2nd street SW) which is by far the best beer bar in the city. 2. is the Wild rose Brew Pub, which is in a strange location on the old Army Base, near the calgary farmer's market. on Friday at 4 pm they tap a cask or two, that alone should be worth the trip.
I've only seen Fort Gary dark on tap once or twice here, probably at the Hop in Brew. It's dead easy to get in bottles though.
Out of curiosity, where do you like to drink in Sask? I spent most of my year there drunk. |
In Saskatoon anywhere that serves Paddockwood is a great stop, on tap it is a hard find at most places (Yard and Flagon on Broadway carries it on tap), but in the bottle some of the top end restaurants like Calories or Wezaria (sp) have it. Try the IPA 606 if you ever get a chance, one of the best beer I have drank. Winstons is a dive but Friday nights it is packed with a University crowd and they have our best beer selection in town. Earls has great house beer, they even make a dark Saskatoon berry beer in the summer. Hold your "FRUIT HAS NO PLACE IN BEER" opinions until you try this one, it isn't a beer for the average Coors Light Bottled Lake water drinker thats for sure.. a step up on the other crap like Ricards White. Stay clear of Great Western, no clue how that beer keeps winning awards..
In Regina you have to hit Bushwhackers. They have a tray they bring out with four sippers of every kind of their beer so you can taste them all then grab a pint of the ones you like. And the food is unreal.
Thanks for all the tips, Chinook mall was on my list obviously as it is the place to go.. good to know I will be able to find at least some kind of sale there.. any other specific stores to check out there for designer wear? I am not a fan of shopping, in and out kind of guy, so if I know exactly where I am going that would save me some aggro.
Logistics wise is it plausible to hit both of those pubs in the same night? If not I can do one Friday and one Saturday after the game, any preference on which pub is better which night?