Editing Strange Brew (section)

==Reception==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Strange Brew'' has an approval rating of 76% based on reviews from 25 critics with an average rating of 6.70/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Though lowbrow in intent and outcome, ''Strange Brew'' effectively mines laughs from its unique premise and likeable stars."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/strange_brew/ |title=Strange Brew |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=2022-06-21 |archive-date=2022-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205082917/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/strange_brew |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film received a score of 50 based on six reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|title=Strange Brew|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/strange-brew|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=2022-06-21|archive-date=2022-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621051935/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/strange-brew|url-status=live}}</ref>
In her review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Janet Maslin]] wrote: "Anyone who's partial to the McKenzies' humor doubtless has a fondness for beer. The price of a ticket could buy enough beer for an experience at least as memorable as this one."<ref name="maslin">{{cite news | last = Maslin | first = Janet | title = Men in Quest of Beer | work = [[The New York Times]] | page = 8 | date = August 26, 1983 }}</ref> Gary Arnold, in his review for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', wrote: "Neither triumph nor fiasco, ''Strange Brew'' leaves plenty of room for improvement, but I hope Thomas and Moranis get the chance to demonstrate that they've learned a lot from the mixed assortment of nuttiness in their first movie comedy."<ref name="arnold">{{cite news | last = Arnold | first = Gary | title = Silly, Promising ''Brew'' From the Great White North | newspaper = [[Washington Post]] | pages = B4 | date = August 30, 1983 }}</ref> In his review for ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', [[Jay Scott]] wrote: "What's terrific about the McKenzie Brothers is their offhand depiction of two English-Canadian working-class dimwits ... and what's terrific about the movie is its equally offhand surrealism."<ref name="scott">{{cite news | last = Scott | first = Jay | title = Hosers brew up a batch of real big-screen fun, eh | work = [[The Globe and Mail]] | date = August 27, 1983 }}</ref>

In 2023, Barry Hertz of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' named the film as one of the 23 best Canadian comedy films ever made.<ref>Barry Hertz, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-best-canadian-comedies/ "The 23 best Canadian comedies ever made"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703033800/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-best-canadian-comedies/ |date=2023-07-03 }}. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', June 28, 2023.</ref>