MONTREAL — Toqué! chef Normand Laprise has teamed with Jean-Francois Gravel, co-founder of Dieu du Ciel! Brasserie to create Brise-vent, a new beer served at the Montreal restaurant.
Brise-vent features a combination of barley, oat and sea buckthorn and the result is a well-balanced, acidic taste. “When Jean-François suggested developing a beer with the Toqué! label, I immediately proposed sea buckthorn, whose flavour reminds me of passion fruit, but which grows in Quebec,” says Laprise. “The result is a versatile beer, lightly acidic, refreshing and light, one which pairs very well with our cuisine. It is a beer that should please everyone.”
Also beginning this month, Toqué! will offer a table d’hôte at lunch with a special Brise-vent menu including an entrée, a main course paired with Brise-vent, petit fours and tea or coffee ($40).
