About last night...

Sorry for not posting last night.  I was feeling very under the weather.  I might be getting a cold or something.  But enough about that.

Yesterday was my day off from snowboarding.  I used this opportunity to sleep in and then to explore the Lower Village.  I ended up wandering around in search of food and decided to eat at an Irish pub called Dubh Linn Gate.  Here is my review:

Dubh Linn Gate is an amazing restaurant; great service; fantastic food; wonderful beer.  Honestly I had trouble finding a down side to this place.  Price point is about common with most of the pub 'n' grub places I've been.  Service was a bit slow to start but my waitress, Meg, was very courteous and made sure I was looked after.  The only thing I didn't like was the "seat yourself" policy.  There wasn't even a sign.  Despite the rocky start the whole experience was well worth the money.  Now the beer:

'Diamond Head Oatmeal Stout' brewed by Howe Sound Brewing in Squamish: Initial sip is slightly bitter.  It's a very rich beer with a hint of dark chocolate (maybe a little coffee too). It reminded me of a Guinness Foreign Extra but a lot smoother and very heavy when it gets to your stomach.  It wasn't a very thick beer despite it's heaviness.   I give it a 8.5/10.

'Dubh Linn Lager' brewed by Whistler Brewing Company in (you guessed it) Whistler: This is a special brew made for the fine folks at Dubh Linn Gate.  I really wish that wasn't the case because it is fantastic.  The beer isn't bitter at all.  In fact, it has a sweetness to it that is quite refreshing.  It's very light in the mouth and stays light in your stomach.  A very smooth beer.  It is slightly 'wheaty' but nowhere near as much as a Hefe. It paired really well with my Bangers and Mash.  I could drink this all day.

Now the food:

Bangers and Mash: For those of you who don't speak some form of British Bangers are the same thing as sausages.  One order of bangers at DLG will get you three hot sausages and a pile of mash 'taters.  Perfect cure for a cold day (which helped as I sat outside).  The sausages were slightly sweet and rather plump.  Best I've ever had.  The potatoes were spectacular.  These 'taters were creamy and yet maintained a firm texture.  There was no need for salt or pepper.  Even the gravy was almost useless.

Whole meal (including tip) was $40 for one person.  For two pints of beer a great lunch and the wonderful customer service provided by Meg was well worth it.

I'd been eyeballing this place for quite some time.  I just never had the chance to go.  If you are ever in the Whistler area (or even in Vancouver) I suggest you head over to Dubh Linn Gate Irish pub and grab a pint!

The rest of my day was fairly dull.  I went home and took a nap.  For dinner my family and I went downstairs to have dinner at the Four Season's steakhouse, Sidecut.  As always the atmosphere and the food were awesome.  I had the venison with a blueberry rub.  I don't think I've ever had meat that was so tender.  I added (from their impressive array of sauces) the S.T.S. Wildcat and another with wasabi.  I was very happy with my meat.  For the sides we enjoyed potato puree, various root vegetables, sauteed mushrooms and the creamiest macaroni and cheese.  I had a whiskey ginger to wash it all down (I think it was made with Maker's Mark but I'm not sure). I declined to have dessert.

All in all yesterday was pretty amazing.

K out.