United Nations of Beer

St Arnould beer

by John Breese
(Beer Delegate, QC, Canada)

St Arnould beer
M-B St-Arnould, Mont-Tremblant, QC, Canada

Sure, no one's perfect. I've looked myself over a time or two and realised that even I sometimes come up short. Yeah, I know... you'd never think it, but it's true.

Needless to say that were I perfect, I'd frown scornfully down over all other beings while revelling in my own excellence. But we need an example of not getting the job done right and I chose to look somewhere a little unusual for a good example of imperfection for this review.

I figured that looking to the Star Wars movies for my anecdote would be the best route to take. Looking back on this biblical movie franchise, we all saw what happened when Anakin Skywalker got to thinking himself to being more of a higher being than he actually was, subsequently turning on his Jedi brethren.

In committing what most folks would consider to be a bit of a faux-pas, one man managed to turn an entire galaxy on its ear. Ultimately, of course, our heel is redeemed in the end, when he sacrifices his own life the save that of his son Luke's, thereby restoring harmony in the galaxy once more.

Alright, let's transpose this anecdote... let's say that St Arnould beer is Anakin Skywalker and that the Quebec micro-brewing community is the Jedi order, are you following me? Good.

Well, let's also say that in committing the beer crime that was Le P'tit Train Du Nord, our Anakin/St Arnould had gone and slighted the micro-brewing Jedi order.

Harsh, just as in the movies, but redemption is just around the corner, with two other St Arnould beer offerings on the table with which to regain the public's confidence.

St Arnould's first step toward the light is their contribution to the rousse scene, La Riviere Rouge. A new hope.

Moving right along to St Arnould beer episode two. Remember at the end of Return Of The Jedi when Darth Vader beckons Luke to remove his mask so he can look at him with his own eyes? Well, St Arnould La Vlimeuse beer is pretty much the beer drinking equivalent of that touching piece of cinema.

I finally put the whole P'tit Train episode behind me. So there you have it. St Arnould beer has redeemed itself. Use the force.