Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale - Alexander Keith's

Todd

Massachusetts

2.85/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12oz brown twisty, with a red stag head on the label. "Union Made", do they have a brewer's union in Nova Scotia? Manni says that a while back, the beer was called "Stag Ale" (or something similar).

Appearance: This is as clear and pale as a beer can get, without being called Zima. I've never seen a beer this clear.

Smell: Clean with a very faint hop aroma. Hints of steamed corn, a sign of (DMS; dimethyl sulfide).

Taste: A refreshing mouth-feel, similar to a lager yet different enough not to be. Corn flavours are dominant, with thin hop bitterness. Leaves your mouth sharp, and a bit dry, afterwards.

Notes: Not sure how true to the IPA style this is, but it is a nice light ale with an 5% abv. Good hot day beer, as it is extremely refreshing and one could easily toss back many of these without getting bloated.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-1998 00:00:01 | More by Todd

seinfeldette

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev +22.2%

05-16-2013 20:13:33 | More by seinfeldette

Idrankthat

Saskatchewan (Canada)

2.25/5  rDev -15.4%

05-06-2013 17:54:26 | More by Idrankthat

juliendesrochers

Quebec (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev +3.4%

05-02-2013 01:20:16 | More by juliendesrochers

BltByKrmn

New York

2/5  rDev -24.8%

04-25-2013 21:12:34 | More by BltByKrmn

Lobstertainment

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +41%

04-24-2013 06:55:24 | More by Lobstertainment

Whatup14

Quebec (Canada)

2.25/5  rDev -15.4%

04-17-2013 14:59:44 | More by Whatup14

paulpratt

California

3.5/5  rDev +31.6%

04-05-2013 23:10:47 | More by paulpratt

H8B8

Ontario (Canada)

2.06/5  rDev -22.6%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Overpriced, to begin with. Calling this an IPA is an insult to the style too. This is in the same ballpark as say a Molson Ex or a Labatt 50. Nothing special at all. An IPA... Where are the hops?! I wouldn't turn one down but i certainly wouldn't go searching for it... or buy it again for that matter.

Serving type: can

04-04-2013 13:27:46 | More by H8B8

Krakpoff

Quebec (Canada)

1.75/5  rDev -34.2%

04-01-2013 21:04:43 | More by Krakpoff

idfancher

Indiana

4.6/5  rDev +72.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

This has been the best IPA I have ever tried. Keep in my mind the majority of the time traditional IPA beers are way to hopping or aggressive for my taste. This was clean and an easy drinking beer. It always is excellent in beer batter for frying fish. I drank it out of a bottle so I am not exactly confident on the appearance but everything else was great.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 21:41:01 | More by idfancher

dipso123

California

2/5  rDev -24.8%

03-31-2013 20:45:35 | More by dipso123

sclitch

California

2/5  rDev -24.8%

03-29-2013 04:33:43 | More by sclitch

timiskin

Ontario (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev +3.4%

03-23-2013 15:46:52 | More by timiskin

BGsWo22

New York

2/5  rDev -24.8%

03-20-2013 23:01:56 | More by BGsWo22

carach

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +41%

02-18-2013 01:02:35 | More by carach

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

2.25/5  rDev -15.4%

02-14-2013 22:03:09 | More by DaPan

Thunder

Georgia

2.5/5  rDev -6%

02-08-2013 21:17:13 | More by Thunder

Kloug

Quebec (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev +22.2%

02-07-2013 00:46:11 | More by Kloug

Rinzler

4/5  rDev +50.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

People are ragging on this beer for claiming to be an IPA but it isn't hoppy enough. One person even noted it was worthy of a 3.5 rating but was insulted that it wasn't a "real" IPA, so he gave it a sub 3 rating ".Keith's was marketed as an India Pale Ale long before the IPA style gained popularity in craft brewing circles as a revived historic beer style. This has allowed Keith’s to effectively grandfather the India Pale Ale name in without meeting the current IPA standards." In the USA its marketed as a Nova Scotia Pale Ale. This is a very solid beer, it has great taste while not being too sweet or over powering. Went to the brewery also, a great experience and I recommend anyone who can to take the tour of the brewery. Drink on!

Serving type: on-tap

01-11-2013 19:14:02 | More by Rinzler

bluetrevian

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -6%

01-11-2013 18:23:35 | More by bluetrevian

CurtisD

New Brunswick (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -6%

01-02-2013 12:57:29 | More by CurtisD

Haydn-Juby

Quebec (Canada)

2/5  rDev -24.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Served from a bottle to a Pilsner glass

A: Very pale color. Looks like a typical macro lager. 1.5 finger head that dissipated fairly quickly.

S: Gross adjunct like smells. I've only had two Keith brews but they both carried that same "Funk" of grains and adjuncts.

T: Tasted like licking on a lead pipe soaked in macro-lager. Very metallic. Lots of grain and adjunct in the taste, just like the smell. Very mild bitterness but not too much.

M: Fairly high carbonation for an "ale". Feels light and watery in the mouth but is relatively decent going down.

Overall: I would never buy this again. Did not enjoy it at all. Tasted far to metallic. I'm not much of a session drinker anymore but I drank as much as I could at one time to make it bearable and empty this stuff from my fridge. Definitely not an IPA either, tasted very much like a macro lager.Not something I would want to drink or even session with ever ever again. False advertising on the IPA part and overall a foul beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 23:38:27 | More by Haydn-Juby

HATS4BATS

Ontario (Canada)

2.8/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A Canadian institution. Forced carbonation and pale gold body. Flat, undistinguished nose adding nothing to experience. Refreshing corn-roasted body more lager than IPA with notes of sugar, bordering on metallic, but fills palate with unmistakable Keith's character, texture and flavour apparent from first sip. Pleasant diminishing after-taste.

Serving type: can

12-27-2012 23:24:52 | More by HATS4BATS

RyGlas

4/5  rDev +50.4%

12-25-2012 17:18:26 | More by RyGlas