Day: November 19, 2009

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Discovery Fireweed Honey Ale

Back in early September, I posted a review of the mostly fabulous beers of the Yukon Brewing Company and when I left Yukon later that month, I made sure to stock up on their offerings, bringing south with me one six-pack each of Yukon Gold Pale Ale, Espresso Stout, and Discovery Fireweed Honey Ale, the latter of which I had not sampled yet.

Over the past two months, I’ve finished the pale ale and made a serious inroad into the stout and fireweed ale. The latter has turned out to be yet another incredible offering by the Yukon Brewing Company. It is strong and flavourful, with a hint of sweetness and a hoppy finish. I haven’t had a bad pairing yet with this beer, whether I’ve had it on its own, with a slice of pizza, in beer bread, or with popcorn (a risky pairing that paid off). The website claims that this beer tastes different from other honey ales and I have to agree. I’m pretty sure that I couldn’t tell in a blind taste test whether I was drinking a Belle Gueule, Rickard’s, or Sleeman, but I’d be able to recognize the YBC’s honey ale.

If you’re ever in Whitehorse, be sure to check out their free brewery tour. I haven’t done this yet but I look forward to doing so in the spring!

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So. Much. Rain.

If this weather keeps up, my stories of life in Campbell River are all going to start with “It was a dark and stormy night.”

There’s a lake about a foot deep just off the bottom of the driveway. Going to work in the dark this morning I just about fell in and then came this close to being swamped by a tidal wave brought up by someone driving way too fast through it (thank goodness for my reflexes).

It didn’t rain this morning and I actually saw the sunrise (work has an amazing view), but the rain started up again mid-afternoon and it’s now coming down again in full force, minus the winds we had yesterday.

Last night, the winds picked up so much that Miranda began to rock back and forth. With the water lashing at her from all sides, it really was like being on a boat. I’ve joked about that before, but this time it wasn’t funny and I worried about windows breaking. As it is, I’m pretty sure the picture window in the study leaks since I’ve been having to mop up water every day since I got to Campbell River as well as keep the mattresses away from the wall.

It apparently snowed between Nanaimo and here yesterday, but it’s still relatively warm here and I’m still not running the furnace. All is well!