Whoa, just a minute there, Cinco de Mayo isn't celebrated in Mexico??? Wait, what?

Outside of a small area in Mexico, Cinco de Mayo isn't a thing in that country. It is actually an American day created for Mexican immigrants to celebrate their heritage. It does however commemorate an actual event that took place in Mexico. In the Battle of Puebla in 1862 a small but mighty Mexican army defeated a much larger and powerful French army. This seems a feat worth celebrating.

Honestly, I was a little disappointed to learn that Cinco de Mayo is American (sorry, Americans) and not Mexican. However, in Canada we love celebrating everyone's culture, especially when it includes good food. Cinco de Mayo is more than an excuse to enjoy Mexican food and drinks, because you never need an excuse to eat Mexican cuisine. Even so, if you have no dinner ideas and it happens to be May the 5th, Mexican is a fine option.

We chose to tryout a local area favourite, Sea Change Brewing Co. in Beaumont famous for its craft beers and taqueria and so did everyone else. So we sat outside on the patio. One can never really know how to dress for the weather during the spring in Alberta, so the best bet is to plan for all of the seasons to happen and choose layers. I did not and got a little chilly so we added a second stop to our evening, were we could find an indoors table and visited Analog, Alberta's self-proclaimed nerdiest brewery.