Josh Rubin, the Beer Columnist for The Toronto Star, starts off his column:
With Victoria Day weekend — aka the unofficial start of beer-drinking season — nearly upon us, you might be wondering just how you can slake your thirst for locally brewed suds.
First of all, how does one become a beer columnist? What subjects does one study, in journalism school, to become a beer columnist? What are the prerequisite courses? What averages does one have to achieve to pass these courses?
(The title Beer Columnist was used in the newspaper only. Staff Reporter appears in the Internet link.)
Secondly, there's a season for drinking beer? When is the official start of beer-drinking season? Does that mean that you can be charged for drinking beer out of season? Do vodka, gin and rum, etc., have drinking seasons, too?
For my foreign friends, Queen Victoria was born May 24, 1819 and died January 20, 1901. She ruled the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837 until her death. (Shouldn't that be the United Queendom of Great Britain and Ireland since she wasn't a king?)
The birthday of Queen Victoria was celebrated in 1835 in Canada, 22 years before Canada became a country. (They had beer back then?)
The tradition continued and after her death in 1901, May 24 was by law known as Victoria Day. In Canada we celebrate Victoria Day the third Monday in May.
Did Queen Victoria ever think that the celebration of her birthday would be the unofficial start of beer-drinking season in Canada?
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