Spruce Beer

Saturday 5/22:
Armed with newfound knowledge thanks to Google, I left the hotel and walked 30 minutes to a small meat market that had spruce beer. I had hoped to find some breakfast on the way, but the route took me in a direction I hadn't been yet, and it was mostly residential. Luckily, the meat market also sold sandwiches, so I had another smoked meat sandwich and cleared out their supply of 4 bottles. I walked back on a more interesting street just as the hustle and bustle was starting.
I went back to the hotel, drank 1 bottle, then headed out to St Catherine to pick up some last minute gifts. Halfway there, I changed plans on walked down to Centre-Ville and Vieux-Monreal, stopping at Notre Dame again and snapping some pictures. I had thoughts of paying the entry fee this time, but there was a wedding taking place. After buying some gifts in Old Montreal, I meandered without a plan for a bit, thinking of going to a sports bar to watch the Canadiens game with the locals. (Since they won the game I went to, tickets skyrocketed to $300). In hindsight I wish I had stayed out and caught the game in a crowd, but I ended up going back to the hotel and took a nap while watching them lose.
I woke up refreshed but still burned out a little. I wasn't in a touristy mood, so I went out to dinner instead. I found Frite Alors! close to the hotel, and had my first taste of horse. It was good, very chewy, similar to bison. The french fries were very good. Maybe that's a Montreal thing, good french fries...
After refueling I walked in a familiar pattern. St Denis-St Catherine-St Laurent-and Sherbrook back to St Denis where my hotel is.
I found the metro station that has the airport shuttle, and explored around inside to make sure I knew the way tomorrow.
Final thoughts on Montreal:
People are nice but impatient, especially the drivers. I probably heard or saw an emergency vehicle once every 2 hours, sometimes more frequent. Both Toronto and Montreal are pretty clean cities, and the people are friendly. They are stereotypically Canadian. Catching the playoff game was the highlight for this year, that was such an experience.
I have found another market 40 minutes away in a new direction that also carries spruce beer, so I hope to stock up in the morning before catching my afternoon flight.
I'm down to two bottles now, one started to fizz as I was figuring out how to pack it, so I drank it instead of risking an explosion.