I've never had a Maudite; it may be one of those that is unique to the province. Canada seems to have a lot of that. If I see it, though, I'll try it. Do you happen to know what style it was? Back when I was younger, unmarried and had no life :-) I was a homebrewer, so I managed to gather quite a bit of knowledge about beer. My personal favorites are the various Chimays (Trappist ales) and lambics (spontaneously fermented sour beverage, not an ale exactly) from Belgium. I'm also very fond of the American Pale Ales like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. IPAs tend to leave me cold; they are just too strong for not enough flavor. Then there are the stouts (and one of these days I _will_ get to Ireland to try Guiness), porters, barleywines (talk about a hangover, ouch!) and the occasional lager. The only pilsner I like is Urquell, although I haven't had it since Czechoslavakia split. In my refrigerator now are the remains of a six-pack of Gordon Biersch Marzen (one fewer just now, in fact). I also enjoy the occasional Port, but in general wine is just too subtle for my palate. And I was immunized to the whiskeys and scotches at an early age, when my parents would give me hot toddies when I was sick. These things were made with lemon juice, honey and Old Crow. (My Dad wouldn't have known a decent whiskey if you drowned him in it, which would have been a good thing, sigh.) The smell of whiskey _still_ bothers me, some forty years later. My real vice, though, is tequila. Even after multiple too-horrific-to- describe, multiple-day hangovers, I _still_ like the stuff. Of course, those hangovers were when I was young enough to _survive_ them. :-) While bad tequila can be either a drink or a mechanic's solvent, good tequila is truly amazing. Mmmmm. Too bad it's so incredibly expensive. And, yes, this is all off-topic. So sue me. At least I'm not venting my spleen about the unpleasantness currently taking place, or advocating impeachment of certain highly-placed individuals in the US government. Although I _could_ if you really wanted me to... -- Frank Mayhar frank at exit.com http://www.exit.com/ Exit Consulting http://www.gpsclock.com/