Having started my trip in Portland, Maine to see George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic play a great show, and celebrate my friends birthday, stopping for two nights in Denver and Boulder, and then driving another 1200 miles to South Lake Tahoe, California to go skiing for the first time and celebrate two more birthdays, the last place I pictured myself to be eating ribs was 5 hours north of Maine in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. However, life had other plans for me.
I had never really heard of Fredericton, let alone much about New Brunswick, Canada, I have to say that it is way cooler then I thought it could ever be. Getting there took leaving from Reno, Nevada at 7:30am, flying to Denver, Toronto, Montreal and finally arriving a little after midnight at the smallest airport I've ever seen. On the way, I was told of the great beer and local seafood that lay in store for me by Canadians. My first day in Fredrickton, I asked the locals for the best local bar food. They told me about a place called the Snooty Fox.
It was raining torrential rains and actually flooded, but I asked my hotel for an umbrella and walked until I eventually found the bar and immediately asked for the darkest beer they had. After being offered a Guiness, and shaking my head in disgust I was poured a Picaroon's Winter Ale by the bartender. This beer was truly amazing. It is my favorite microbrew of they ear by far. I am looking forward to bringing some back to Boston and will insist that Marty's has someone drive it 5 hours down south. It's better then Bar Harbor beers (which are really good) and is the same distance.
Next was of course food. Being starved after my long journey, I looked at the menu and the obvious choice was Ribs and Wings. Now, earlier you may have read about the Memphis, TN ribs. Those were good. But, this my friends, was truly magical. I will go as far as to say epic. In fact, I refrained from writing this last night to make sure that I didn't overstate things and woke up feeling the same way. The Snooty Fox, in Fredericton, NB, Canada, has THE Best BBQ Ribs I have had in North America. They were so good I ate a large chunk of all three rib bones, and I have never eaten any of a rib bone before. Even the bone was exquisite although I was dissuaded by the bartender, and surely suffered some damage. It was that good. They must have cooked these things for many many hours if I could chew away at the bone and yet they were not in the slightest overcooked.
I returned to my hotel entirely satisfied and submerged myself in a steam, jacuzzi and pool until I felt one with the universe, no joke. Yet all I could think about until I fell asleep was how freaking amazing those ribs were. Oh yes, the wings were alright and the fries were awesome. I returned to my hotel entirely satisfied and submerged myself in a steam, jacuzzi and pool until I felt one with the universe, no joke. Yet all I could think about until I fell asleep was how freaking amazing those ribs were. Oh yes, the wings were alright and the fries were awesome.
If you come here, you will not be sorry, for there is Picaroon's beer and ribs fit for kings. I purchased a Snooty Fox T-shirt to commemorate those ribs. read more