India Pale Ale
Alexander Keith's Fine Beers in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
4.54
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Brewed without compromise, taste our heritage in this crisp golden ale with distinct drinkability. Subtle spice and herb notes from the hops and yeast come together over a light cereal grain foundation to provide a fresh easy drinking ale. The original Nova Scotia Ale and the oldest continuously brewed beer in North America: “Those who like it…”
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4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
A hazy pale orange beer with a nice head. The aroma is sweet citrus combined with hop notes. The flavor is sweet malty, with an OK hop presence, but a thin body. A boring IPA.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2005
at 17:41
2.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Nothing "ale" or "India" about it. This beer is yellow. No flavor of hops. Very smooth, like a light. Don’t bother with this ordinary lager.
Tried
on 08 May 2004
at 02:51
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pourred a yellowish brew with a nice head. Taste of cereal is very present without any distinctive spice coming out of this. I wonder if this is really a IPA or just another pale ale...
Tried
on 08 Sep 2003
at 06:36
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3
Slight malt and tiny hint of hops in the aroma. Pale, headless. Malt base hides hops well - beer for hop scared people. Calling it an IPA is a disgrace.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2003
at 05:19
3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Certainly not an IPA. Just another mainstream beer these days...............
Tried
on 05 Jan 2003
at 12:26
3.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 3
This is a bad example of a. . .beer. i was excited about this as you dont find too many IPA's on tap in Windsor, and then when I got it i was thinking, well you still cant find IPA's on tap in Windsor. It has a flat, sweet taste more characteristic of an APA, though it wouldnt be a good example of that either. Has a very odd red color. And adr04, to each his own and all, but if this is the 'best beer you've ever had!' you need to try other beers.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2002
at 12:44
4.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Golden coloured. Sweet and creamy. A bit malt in it but low bitterness, and not much hop aroma. If this is an India Pale Ale I am Santa Claus.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2002
at 10:35
1.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 1
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 0.5
This is my first attempt at a proper rating of this beer! Gone are the days when I would rant about the fact that Keith’s is no IPA, and I shall henceforth save my Nova Scotia piss jokes exclusively for discussions concerning Ashley MacIsaac. I promise to not write any more articles exposing the well-crafted culture of myths surrounding this beer and the alleged brewery in which it is said, however erroneously, to be made. No, I shall not mock those who argue it’s a weak interpretation of an IPA, nor shall I apologize for hailing from the same country as this legendary ale. I will instead talk about the fluorescent yellow colour and sour, acetaldehyde-laden aroma. We will not discuss how much of a shame it is that this beer is becoming more widely available. And why laugh at the people who pay a premium price for a beer who’s fuselly overtones, insipid grainy character, castrated hoppiness and vile appley, garbagey off-flavours are consistent with the most dubious of budget brands? I shall even refrain from making pedophile jokes, because that would be as distasteful as the tart, rotten apple finish.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2000
at 23:41