DAM BUSTER ~ SILVERSMITH

Dam Buster is marketed as a Rye English Pale Ale, but I think it is much more similar to a British Bitter.  The beer poured a beautiful deep golden rusty colour, with a creamy pale yellow head.  The nose had a huge malt backbone, with bready yeasts, some dark fruit and a little spice.  This is a robust beer that packs a lot of flavour!  The taste is quite malty, with a little berry tartness and a nuttiness.  There is lots of chocolate and burnt sugar in the roasted malts. Nicely bittered mild hop at the end.

Like ‘Hill 145”, another of Silversmith’s offerings, Dam Busters refers to a World War II Battle that involved Canadian soldiers.  The attack involved bombing German dams in the Ruhr and Eder Valleys, with a new type of ‘bouncing bomb.’  Thirteen killed in the bombing efforts belonged to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

5% from Niagara on the Lake, Ontario