YYC >> YOW >> YYZ >> YXE: A Week of Gluttony and Alcoholism

Gluttonate George here, reporting back on the past 12 days of travel damage to my stomach and liver. I went from Calgary to Ottawa to Toronto to Saskatoon, for a mix of work and pleasure, and came back with unfettered diabetes and liver cirrhosis. At last count, I had tried 22+ craft brews, and ate more fatty foods than my cholesterol levels would deem safe. Pork Belly, Lamb Belly, Beef Belly... all of that got in my belly! There was also some figure drawing (noods!) to be had in YOW, a brewery tour in Hamilton, a pseudo celebrity chef sighting in S'toon, and lastly, one of the weirdest beers I've encountered yet (brewed with lentils). So what follows is just going to be a big dump of random photos... hehe, I said 'big dump'. #maturity #fatguystuckinaskinnybody


Pork belly burger from Beertown Public House in Burlington.


Flight of brews from Beertown.


Vietnamese Ice Coffee and Hong Kong Milk Tea ice cream flavours from Mooshu Ice Cream and Kitchen in Ottawa.




I liked the look of this building's front facade. Ottawa.


Grilled cheese sandwich for dinner? Hell yes. Flora Hall, Ottawa.










You had me at gin.


Pint of Velocipede IPA at Chez Lucien, Ottawa.






Flight of beers from Merit Brewing, Hamilton.






Collective Arts Brewing, Hamilton. One of my favourite breweries that popped up a few years ago.


Looks like orange juice, but was actually an IPA. Fresh tapped that morning.


These are the cans waiting to be filled for above said IPA.


Collective Arts has some of the nicest artwork on their labels, and they change every six months.






Pelletized hops... ALL OF THE FLAVOUR!


Mixing things up with some wine at a dinner party.


Hangover cure at brunch, Harper's Landing, Oakville.




I haven't seen 'Beef Belly' on a menu very often. Ayden restaurant, Saskatoon.


Fried lamb belly. GET IN MY BELLY.




Side stripe prawns at Little Grouse on the Prairie, Saskatoon.


Duo of lamb (rack and shoulder). Little Grouse.


Black Bridge Milk Stout.


And the prize for strangest brew goes to...


Figure drawing at Sandy Hill Community Centre, Ottawa.




These charcoal on canvas sketches were done by a super talented dude at figure drawing. I wanted to hide mine as soon as I saw his.


Had this beer after an evening of figure drawing. Fitting.