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BEERSPEAK: Saltspring Island Ales Golden Ale

October 21st, 2009 Write a Comment  Print This Post

Who – Saltspring Island Ales

What – Golden Ale

Where – Saltspring Island

Why – Their recent “Best Golden Ale in Canada” award at the  Annual Canadian Brewing Awards led me to seek out my own bottle of this golden elixir.  After a little search, I found it – mild, light bodied and easy to drink, with refreshing citrus and toasted nuttiness.  This ale, like all of their brews, is hand crafted and hand bottled in small batches, unpasteurized and unfiltered.

When – Well, their slogan is “Drink Beer With Nature”, but if you’re still a little hungry, enjoy this with a lunch of grilled chicken panini.

How (much) – $4.61 for 650ml

Beerspeak of the Week – This brewery is 100 % locally owned and operated and very terroir focused. The water for all their beers comes from the site’s natural spring and the brewery itself is a wooden barn, built from trees fallen on-site. Committed to supporting local farming and suppliers, they partner with local Salt Spring Island hop growers (featured in this Golden Ale) and earlier this year they planted their own certified organic crop of Nugget and Cascade hops right down the road.  In addition, they ‘close the circle’ by donating spent grain to Salt Spring cattle farmers, mushroom growers and bakeries.

**Other BC breweries bringing home medals from this year’s Canadian Brewing Awards:
Swans Gastro Brewpub Barley Wine (Bronze)
Lighthouse Brewing Stout (Silver)
Phillips Scotch Ale (Silver), Black Toque India Dark Ale (Silver), Chocolate Porter (Gold)
Tree Brewing IPA (Gold)
Howe Sound Brown Ale (Silver)