Perth Brewery says the last fatal duel with firearms in Canada* was fought in 1833 in Perth, Ontario. I imagine that in the days of dueling with firearms every duel was the last duel for at least one participant. Even if it wasn’t fatal, if I lost a duel I wouldn’t be looking forward to my next duel, I think my dueling days would be done. This duel was fought between John Wilson and Robert Lyon, two friends (former friends apparently) over an insult to a young lady, a young teacher in town, Miss Elizabeth Hughes. The winner, John Wilson, got the girl. I hope he learned something from the experience. The loser was shot to death as is sometimes apt to happen in these things.
My father once told me “never marry for money, it’s cheaper to borrow.” I don’t know what the interest rates were when he said that, but the terms and conditions of a marriage contract these days are a lot more onerous than any bank loan. Not sure what that has to do with a duel, murdering for love or marriage, but I digress.
Perth Brewery says that this beer, in the tradition of the duel, stands tall and shoots straight. I assume they are referring to the winner of the duel. The loser missed the mark and in doing so ended up laying straight. The only thing standing tall was his tombstone.
So this beer was an odd one to review. It didn’t impress me at first. First quaff was a plain old lager, a decent enough beer but nothing that stood out. But when I started into my snack of crackers and cheese it tasted better. I don’t usually recommend pairings but perhaps this beer needs some grain and dairy products with it to shine? Crackers and cheese, nachos, pizza? When I finished my snack I still had some beer left and it returned to its plain old lager status once again. An OK lager, better with food if that makes sense.
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