Benelux

I was only in Montréal for a short day so I stopped in here for a quick beer flight… the brews were pretty solid and staff was super nice and helpful giving their recommendations. The place is really nice as well, I was in on a Thursday mid day so it wasn’t so busy, but nice and quiet for me to enjoy my beers. By the time I was finishing up the place started filling up so I got there at a good time! Worth a stop if you’re near!

GREAT BEERS GREAT ATMOSPHERE GREAT STAFF GREAT ESTABLISHMENT!
We stumbled upon Benelux through Unilocal,and decided to escape the cold for a quick beer. The menu consisted of 12 or so unique beers, each very potent and flavorful. Beers could be ordered at the bar, or through the servers covering at any of the tables thorough out the brewery. Prices were reasonable… $ 2 for a 4oz taster or $ 6 for a 20oz.
Most the beers themselves were fantastic– some of our favorite samples were:
— black ipa
— ergot triple saison
— malsecco saison
— Congo IPA
We easily orders everything from the bar, Christophe was super friendly… writing out each beer on a paper so we did not lose track of what we were trying (so many breweries just hand you a tray of beers expecting you to know what is what).
If your into craft beers, or looking for something outside the typical Canadian crap served at most hotels and restraints, check these guys out! Wish we could get some of their beers in Florida.

Just great. This place RULED. On a recent vacation to Montréal (I know, in January, we’re nuts.) we stopped in here twice. It was almost like it was our hangout. Great beer, delicious wine and a great atmosphere.
And EURO-​DOGS. Take note, Chicago bars. A high quality wiener (snerk.) on high-​quality French bread, with grainy brown mustard, to chew on with your beers or glass of wine. Just delicious.
Medina, our charming bartenderess on both nights had GREAT recommendations for A. beer for my charming companion, and B. other good places to go in Montréal to enjoy said libations.
The ambiance was bare bones, but very appealing. It got crowded, but it seems there were a lot of regulars. All in all, my kind of joint, and I’d RUN back here when (not if!) I return to Montréal.

This place had a chill industrial vibe. In the back is an old bank vault that has been converted into a sitting area. My boyfriend enjoyed his spicy sausage Eurodog, but being a vegetarian there was only one option for me and I didn’t order it because the goat cheese couldn’t be removed (pre-​made paninis). The beers were good.

AMAZING. The best beer I have had anywhere in Canada. Fun divey vibe, friendly staff and delicious beer. Their IPAs, IIPA and even their Pale Ale were awesome. I enjoyed the baltic porter LOTS. I was only in town for four nights for work, but after discovering this place on day two I visited a total of three times in three nights — ended the night here each night. Simply fantastic — great job.

Arrived in Montréal fairly late into the evening and were looking for the perfect spot to have a couple beers. Benelux wasn’t too far so we hopped in an Über and headed that way. The place was surprisingly crowded for a Wednesday night and they a great selection of beers. There’s friendly crowd and staff here. After letting them know we just arrived, everyone had the perfect recommendation on how to spend the rest of our trip. The perfect introduction the the Montréal bar scene!

What a great spot for beer. Our helpful waitress noticed we were having trouble deciding between their housemade beers, so she brought us out 4 oz pours of all 12 beers on offer, which was awesome and allowed us to try everything (all excellent, BTW).
Beyond the great beer, add in the incredibly friendly waitstaff, cozy atmosphere, great music, and none of that «if you sit at a table you need to order food» crap that happens in the States because there’s barely even any food here anyways… if I lived in Montréal, I’d make this my local for sure. Worth a stop if you’re in the area and enjoy good beer.

Great beers and service! Great beer selection, we had the sample. Really enjoyed the beers!

Loved it. I’m not a huge fan of «craft» beers, but this place had something for everyone. I had the Blonde and Blonche and they were right up my alley. My fellow drinkers had the Brown Ale and Stouts and enjoyed them as well. Inside was very loud so we grabbed a table outside. Nice and quiet in the shade, it was great. Not a huge food selection, but we had the cheese, almonds and olive trio with some chips and that was a nice snack. Great afternoon stop.

Nice fun ambience and great beers :)

Third and final stop on our craft beer tour.
This place had a decidedly modern/​hip feel to it, where the first two locations felt like true brewpubs. Not that that’s a bad thing, but it definitely felt different from the first two stops.
The first beer we had here (fifth of the night) was the Armada, which was an American-​style brown ale. This was paired with four different chocolate pieces: one milk, one dulce de leche, one 70% cacao and one 80% cacao.
The tasting for this pairing went: sip, nibble chocolate, sip. Tasting with the candies did change the flavor of the beer, but I liked the beer just fine on its own. Heck, I liked the chocolates just fine on their own, too.
I did enjoy the Armada — it was dark, and so paired well with the two dark chocolate pieces, but it wasn’t thick or heavy. This was probably my second favorite beer of the night.
Beer number two here (sixth of the night) was a riff on a Pamplemousse. Instead of using grapefruit, they used raspberries. It added a subtle sweetness to an already strong-​flavored beer, but it was super tart. Especially after having just finished off a piece of 80% cacao.
Still, once I got past the shock of how tart the beer was, I rather enjoyed it. I don’t think I’d order it on its own, but as a taster, and as an ending to the night, it wasn’t terrible.
I didn’t get the warm and fuzzies from the restaurant itself. The waiters helping our guide were kind of cold and one was a bit rude to a lady on the tour, who told the waitress that she wasn’t drinking. The waitress basically told the lady she didn’t care, and plopped a glass of Armada down in front of her.
Not exactly customer-​oriented. I’m sure this is a popular place with the locals — they were pretty busy by the time our tour ended at around 6 pm — but I really prefer something more low-​key, and focused on beer. Needless to say, we did not even consider going back.

Beer was fair to good. The Les Voluers saison was my favorite, followed by the Sabotage IPA. The Berliner Weisse was also surprisingly good.
The service was just OK, not that attentive as they seemed busy. Good place to stop for a flight (sampler) or a few pints before moving on to dinner.

Great selection of beer and decent prices. Overall decent place to quickly grab beer with friends.

I really liked this bar. We visited on a Thursday late afternoon, and it was pretty quiet aside from what looked like a mini-​bachelor party. The drink specials are great during happy hour, and at one point I spilled my glass of wine. The bartender working happily gave me another glass with no charge, and being out of towners, gave us suggestions on where to go for dinner and such. Very nice customer service (although I can’t speak for a packed Wednesday night!)

Drink premium brewpub concoctions for no money at all. Well maybe just a little. Try all of the options over the course of a lazy spring afternoon and evening. You need help getting home but it’ll all be good two days later. Belgian styles all the way.

We only came here for the beers, but quite enjoyed ourselves. Very nice mix of beers, including many brewed in house. Everything from a Pilsner to an interesting IPA, to a bit more funky beers.
Beautiful patio (or as locals say terasse). Great service by a hot waiter on the beautiful patio. Sadly, the patio closed around 10:30 or 11 and everyone had to move inside.
The inside space is also quite nice. Not the best brewpub in Montréal, but certainly a good option.

Quel endroit fantastique pour avoir une «blind date» de 52 minutes!
Mais 52 minutes c’est plus qu’il en faut pour apprécier la belle sélection de bières artisanales qu’offre cette institution. Une douzaine de bières sont offertes et il y en a vraiment pour tous les goûts! Ils offrent également des alternatives sans alcool pour ceux qui doivent prendre la route (très apprécié dans une micro-​brasserie).
De la nourriture est également proposée pour ceux qui ont une fringale, le classique pub tels que des paninis servis avec chips et olives et également des hot-​dogs européens.
L’ambiance est sympathique et la musique est bien dosée. La clientèle est bien variée et le service fut impeccable!
Sur ce … je vais aller manger une rangée de biscuits.

Fantastic brewpub and great location in proximity to our hotel (The Westin)
On site hotel (Gazette) is charging $ 10+ per pint for generic crap like Stella. Take the 3 minute cab to Benelux and we had great service along with a proper last call of 3am.
Bartender was knowledgable and friendly, even took my most difficult music requests and played them for me even after he didn’t have the tracks in his library (Red Hot Chili Peppers — Don’t forget me)
Even though it’s very obvious they cater to a local crowd, and English was not the main language, we were still treated well by the guy. The woman behind the register however never showed us the time of day because we weren’t fluent in French? I just hope only the dude got our tip. Girl employee was literally playing with her hair all over our plate of chips and olives while we waited for EuroDog
All beers are local and fresh pony kegs, the place is littered with the empties. No old product or old lines for this draught. Tried several styles from a Pilsner to the Black IPA and almost every single one was a hit
I can’t stress enough, it’s the kind of place that defines Montréal and sets it so far apart from Ontario.
Highly recommended. Only reason I HAD to take a point was because:
— female employee straight up wouldn’t even acknowledge us when she found out we spoke English
— they nuked our «EuroDog» because they were slammed when we ordered it. Their Mild was unfairly spicy to my wimp of a girlfriend, poor balance
— should offer better pricing on shots, $ 5 per Jameson is robbery compared to almost any other bar on Crescent that offers 5 for $ 18
Condensed version: scruffy male bartender is great, female sucks. Mild version of their EuroDog way too spicy for the weak. Try the Sabotage IPA (heavy on the grapefruit) or the Saison (great balance). Scotch Ale also delicious

You can get a nice tasting flight with a very good variety of Beneluxian ales. All are very different and very nice. Some of the beers taste like meat, in a good way.

Endroit parfait pour le 5 à 7, bon service et bonne bière. Menu «basic» mais qui bouche un coin lorsque requis.
Nous y sommes allés avec le bureau et avons tous appréciés l’expérience.

3.5 stars is the perfect rating for this place. Very tasty beers, with a good but not great atmosphere.
I’d recommend checking it out if you are in Montréal.
3 or a 4 rating, its a coin flip… I’ll go with 4 stars to show goodwill to our neighbors north of the border. :)

Une carte de bière variée, la Pollux avec son goût de bacon est géniale.
Le service est extra, la serveuse connait très bien sa carte et ses bières.

Bonnes microbrasseries, une douzaine de bières en fut, bons sandwiches pas chers sur pain baguette et surtout à deux pas du centre ville, son principal atout. Parfait avant ou après un festival au quartier des spectacles (métro place des arts). Cool terrasse dehors en été!

Les bières sont bonnes, l’endroit est confortable, beaucoup d’espace.

Benelux Brewpub is on our list of local breweries to visit on this trip. But with too much drinking the last few nights… we never made it for a night cap until our last day for afternoon beer time.
Not busy at all, definitely a good place to chill. We shared a few $ 2 samplers:
Lux — Blonde
Zeeland — Saison
Semuta — Saison Amber
Motek — Imperial Pilsner
Sabotage — IPA
Cimonak — Porter
The beers were all A-​OK and quite enjoyable. Nothing really stand out to be exceptionally awesome.
Free Wifi with tons of electric outlets! If Benelux is near my house, I think I will be here during the day and do some work and drink beers… instead of going to a library or Starbucks!

Dependent de l’heure de la journée, l’ambiance du Benelux peut être très différente. Tranquille en après-​midi, c’est un bon endroit pour prendre un verre avec un petit groupe ou même caller une pinte en travaillant. Mais rendu à 17h environ, ça se remplit et l’ambiance devient de plus en plus festive. Si vous arrivez un peu après 18h, il se peut qu’à ce moment là, vous ayez un peu de misère à vous trouver une place pour vous asseoir, surtout la fin de semaine. Le menu de bières est affiché sur le mur, et les serveuses se feront aussi un plaisir de vos recommander une bonne bière selon vos goûts. De plus, de temps en temps, ils font des événements pour faire découvrir des nouvelles bières à leurs clients, donc gardez vos yeux ouverts pour être au courant!

Bonne bière, bonne bouffe, pas trop cher, bon service, endroit bilingue, bonne ambiance. Je recommande. Pourquoi 3? On a eut un verre brisé et ça a éclaté en en le prenant, pas cool!
Je vous recommande quand même puisqu’ils ont de la bonne bière.

Une bonne micro-​Brasserie, bon choix de bière maison et bonne ambiance, personnel sympatique bien situé Rue Sherbrooke près de St-​Denis. Très bonne bières.
A nice micro-​brewerie, good choice of homemade beer, a good pub to have a beer before you’ll go to a bar, or maybe a nice romantic evening with the one you love after a movie. They know how to make good beers !

Grand choix de bières et immense terrasse idéale pour les groupes.
Possibilité de commander hot dogs et nachos.
Situé sur un carrefour ce bar vous donnera une idée de la vie de quartier à Montréal.
Great choice of beers and a huge patio, very good for the groups.
Possibility to order hot dogs and nachos.
Located at a crossroads this bar will give you a good idea of the Montréal life.

La meilleure micro-​brasserie de Montréal ! J’adore le Benelux, que ce soit pour ses bières, son euro-​dog mais aussi pour sa terrasse qui donne sur la rue Sherbrooke. J’y vais depuis 2006, année de l’ouverture !

Entrer dans cette brasserie artisanale, c’est se donner la chance de vivre une expérience brassicole digne du savoir-​faire québécois toujours de plus en plus grandissant. Le Benelux est un pub relativement chic, arborant une décoration contemporaine, ce qui discorde un tantinet du standard décoratif plutôt gaillard et rustique que l’on est normalement habitué de retrouver dans nos microbrasseries. En tout cas, cette différence fait de ce lieu un point de rendez-​vous assez unique: ses noirs barils de fût méticuleusement empilés, ses longues tables reluisantes à angle droit avec ses bancs de cuir quasi ergonomiques, et ce fameux entrelacement de tuyauteries et conduits d’aération bleutés… Pas un soir où la salle n’est pas comble…
La maison vous offre normalement une dizaine de bières brassées sur place. La palette gustative est assez colorée pour plaire tant aux aventuriers qu’aux conservateurs. Je m’en suis tenu à la Sabotage, une IPA américaine bombardée de houblon, aux nez évident de citron et à l’amertume explosive. La Dreadlux, un Imperial Stout (8,8%), ou encore la Cookie (qui se boit comme l’on mange un biscuit), une pale ale anglaise de 4,3% figurent parmi les plus prisées. Certaines bières sont servies en «cask «, c’est-à-dire qu’elles né subissent aucune opération de conservation; elles passent, pour ainsi dire, directement de la fermentation à la bouche du buveur. Exemptes de gaz carbonique et d’azote, elles sont plus savoureuses, servies à des températures légèrement plus élevées, mais vous l’aurez deviné, leur survie, affectée par la présence d’oxygèné dans le baril, est nettement réduite. C’est ce qu’on appelle une «vraie bière»…
–Le Benelux n’attire pas seulement des bièrophiles. L’on sert également du bon café ainsi que plusieurs repas distingués.
–Arriver tôt si l’on souhaite un siège stratégique…