Friday, May 22, 2009

Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale

Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale
Type of beer: India Pale Ale
Container Type: 341 mL bottle
Alcohol volume: 5.0%
Country of origin: Canada
Rating: 62% (see below)
Number of times I've had this beer: 10 or so
Cost: $1.90
Tasted on: 5/15/09
Colours of label: Green/Gold/Red/White
Drank From: mug (not pictured)
Label Reads: "Using only the finest ingredients, Alexander Keith brewed slowly, taking the time to get it right. Today, we still brew his Family of Fine Beers his way, only in Nova Scotia".
website: www.keiths.ca
Best for: alone time
Ratings:
Taste: 11/20
Flavour: 12/20
Buy again: 12/20
Aroma: 7/10
Satisfaction: 8/10
Complexity: 6/10
Intangible: 6/10
Handwritten notes: You know when you were a kid, and they were picking the teams for sports in gym class? And all of the jocks and friends of jocks were taken first, and then all that is left are the nerds, the fatties, and the feebs? You know how that first guy picked out of the "nerd" category was passable at sports, but he was just a fucker who no one liked? That is this beer. (Consequently, that was also me as a child). It is not really an IPA... it is Keith's best-known beer but it is also its most commercial tasting... the sad reality of success in the Canadian market.
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Beer #142 of 3,652

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