HILL 145 ~ SILVERSMITH BREWERY

Hill 145 is a Golden Ale (sometimes known as American Blonde Ale).  Pours a coppery gold colour with a white foamy head.  Aroma is a light maltiness, a subtle rye and some floral notes.  Flavour begins with malty sweetness and finishes clean and crisp, with some rye flavour.  It is a remarkably full-bodied for a beer that is only 4%.  Lovely malty session beer.

4% from Niagara on the Lake, Ontario 

15  IBU  -beer 93-

The name is a reference to a Vimy Ridge Battle.  More than 15, 000 Canadian Infantry marched towards Germans at the front at Vimy.  With incredible discipline and bravery the Canadians continued to move forward in heavy fire and forced the surrender of German machine-gun nests and protective dugouts.  Hill 145 is the highest hill and the site of the present day Vimy Monument.  The hill was overtaken in a frontal bayonet charge versus German Machine guns.