realskiers

Mike -- some of the best beer I have ever tasted has been from the multitude of micro-breweries in the US.  The quality and variety down there are just fantastic, and to my mind, some of them are the equal of what the centuries-old European brewers are making.  The Canadian micro-brew scene is slowly catching up and finally making some good products.  But we still have no equivalent to say, an Ommegang or New Belgium, for instance, and some of the IPA's and American Pale Ales I have had south of the border have been outstanding, with nothing like it to be found here.  However, you are correct in that the average mainstream Canadian beer (Labatts, Molson, Moosehead...) has a fuller flavour than the American equivalent (Bud, Coors, Miller...).  The latter taste like dishwater to me, but a pint of Molson or Labatts is only slightly better to my palate. 

Svend,

My Canadian beer reference was to the increased alcohol content north of the border. We were constantly chided in the bars there about weak Americian beers.

But, you are correct in your reviews of the micro brewery movement in the USA. I'll load up some good IPA for Gary's annual trip to Holiday Valley. You, my friend, may supply some good Canadian rye that was greatly missed by those in attendance last year.