Alexander Keith's

by Princess Laura
(BC, Canada)

"Those who like it, like it a lot."

Rene Descartes' I Drink Therefore I Am, part of our huge collection of beer t-shirts!

Back in 1989, on a visit to Halifax, I stopped in at the Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery to sample their IPA. Now that's good beer, so they say and so I say.

Originally brewed for British troops serving in India, I taste how refreshing this fine pale ale would have tasted on a hot summer's day and in my mind's ear I hear our grateful British friends murmuring "Bless those Canadians, bless their spirit".

As the cool, crisp, clean-tasting ale slides down my throat I think of Alexander Keith, the man, the brewer, the mayor of Halifax who still celebrates his birthday on October 5th every year.

I wonder what I'm going to have to do to have people celebrating my 212th birthday. Brew a great beer, I guess. For now, I'll just have another cold one out of the fridge, do a little research. Alexander Keith's IPA, now being exported to BC. Bless Alexander, bless his spirit. Cheers!

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Mar 15, 2008
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Not an IPA
by: Jason

Sorry folks, keiths is definitely not an IPA. It is just another macro brew and really no different the Canadian/Labbats/Bud, sorry to burst your bubble.If you want to taste an IPA try a dogfish head, smuttynose or even a Propellar IPA,from Halifax

Jan 19, 2008
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IPA????
by: Ian

Keiths is NOT an IPA. Who is Princess Laura...some twat paid to say good things about this moose piss? Keiths is the same as Labatt's Blue, Molson Canadian, Lakeport so-called pilsner. It's CRAP!!!

Nov 30, 2007
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Beer in Seclusion
by: Anonymous

What? There's comments here? Cool.

Yes indeed, ash did invite me to send him my pics. Unfortunately, there's not much beer reporting to do from here, so-called "Seclusion". We don't even have a Timmy's and sometimes, in the dead of winter, the whole town runs out of dark beer! If you want to talk whine, then I'm your princess. :)

Oh no! Anonymous, say it's not so? My much loved IPA is not shipped from the Historic Properties? I'm crushed!

Nov 23, 2007
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Princess Laura for Delegate?
by: Secretary General

Well we DID offer Princess Laura a Delegate position and she did accept! But I'm waiting for her pics and application proposal...

Laura? Where are you?

Ash

Nov 20, 2007
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Time to take your blinders off now
by: Anonymous

You sound like a labatt's ad. I doubt Keith's is being "exported" to BC from their overworked brewery in Halifax. More likely, it's being brewed in New West.

http://www.ratebeer.com/Story.asp?StoryID=454

Nov 19, 2007
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Princess Laura - Beer Delegate To Be?
by: Anonymous

Not being a true beer connoisseur, my terminology will be weak, I'm afraid. That said, I do enjoy a good brew. While visiting north of the (US) border, I had the chance to enjoy one - Alexander Keith's IPA. I didn't even know what an "IPA" was when my friend ordered it for me; I just knew that I liked it. No heavy smell or taste, just a nice refreshing beer.

Princess Laura's image of the "cool, crisp, clean-tasting ale" is perfect. BC is very large - I think that Sebastian Lipsett could use some help checking out the beers and pubs; I nominate Princess Laura!