SALT SPRING ISLAND, BC – Salt Spring Island Ales has announced that Salt Spring Heatherdale Ale will be available this week in bottles for the first time.
Originally brewed exclusively for the world famous Butchart Gardens in Victoria, Heatherdale Ale is a traditional heather ale described as follows:
Heather ale is a Scottish (actually Pictish) style that dates back thousands of years (2000BC). Our Heatherdale ale is dark gold, lightly hopped with East Kent Goldings, then infused with the aroma of Heather flowers from the Butchart Gardens. Mild with a floral aroma.
Bottles of Heatherdale Ale will be available at select liquor stores in British Columbia starting this week.