BEER-DRINKING SEASON?

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?

http://www.thestar.com/life/food_wine/2014/05/16/a_beer_lovers_guide_to_toronto.html 

A CHICKEN AND A BAR

Why did the chicken cross the road?
To go into a bar.

A chicken walks into a bar, after crossing the road, and the bartender says, "What?  The cross-the-road jokes aren't enough for you?  You have to be in this one?"

A chicken walks into a bar and orders a drink.  The bartender gets the drink for the chicken when an egg sitting at the bar shouts, "Hey!  How come you're serving the chicken?  I was here first!"

A chicken walks into a bar and says, "Give me a vodka and orange juice."
The bartender says, "Don't be silly.  Chickens don't drink."
And the chicken says, "And we don't talk either."

A chicken walks into a bar and the bartender says, "We don't serve chickens here."
And the chicken says, "That's okay.  I don't eat chickens.  I'll have a worm burger and a beer thank you."

A chicken walks into a bar and shows the bartender a picture of Colonel Sanders.  The chicken says, "Have you seen this man?"
The bartender says, "No.  Why?"
The chicken says, "He's wanted for mass murder."

A chicken walks into a bar and orders a drink.  The bartender brings it to him and says, "There is something I've been meaning to ask you."
The chicken says, "Okay.  What?"
The bartender says, "Tell me.  Why did you cross the road?"
The chicken pauses, and then takes a drink.  He looks at the bartender and says, "Because it's there."

A bartender walks into a barnyard.  A chicken runs up to him and says, "Hey!  You're the guy from all the jokes I've been in!" 
The bartender says, "Yup, that's me."
And the chicken says, "What are you doing here?"
And the bartender says, "I needed a change of scenery."

Why did the chicken leave the bar?
To cross the road.