Lake Of The Woods Sultana Gold

Lake Of The Woods Sultana Gold

Brewed by Lake Of The Woods Brewing Company

Kenora, Ontario, Canada

Style:  Blonde Ale

5% Alcohol by Volume

15 International Bittering Units

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SULTANA GOLD (North American Blonde Ale) An easy drinking, smooth beer. Contains malted wheat as well as pilsner and pale ale malts. Hop flavour is low to moderate. THE HISTORY BEHIND THE NAME MINING AT SULTANA MAY BE OVER…BUT SULTANA BEER IS BACK. Our smooth Sultana Gold Ale is named “Sultana” after the local mine made famous during the gold rush of the late 1800’s. The gold rush era proved to be an exciting, adventurous time in Kenora known then as “Rat Portage”. Sultana Mine was located on Sultana Island, 11 Kilometres south-east of town and was the largest and most profitable gold mine in the area, often making over $10,000 a month ($250,000 in today’s currency). The mine operated for 14 years and extracted approximately 1 million dollars in gold. It was later sold in 1899 to a British company. Sultana continued to run with gusto until it experienced flooding issues which slowed things down; it eventually flooded completely in 1902, causing it to close. By 1911 nearly all mines in the area had stopped the hunt for gold and Kenora’s gold digging days seemed to be over. Today some mining still continues in the area, and who knows what the future will bring. For now Lake of the Woods Brewing Company Inc. (LOWBrewCo). will revive the “Sultana Gold” (also one of the original brewing companies brand names “Sultana Lager”) and will toast to the good fortune of local present day miners! Good luck! Thank you to LOW Museum for providing the historical facts for this story. To learn more please contact the Museum at http://www.lakeofthewoodsmuseum.ca/ Note: ABV was 4.5% until 2016