Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale
Alexander Keith's
- From:
- Alexander Keith's
- Nova Scotia, Canada
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
Ranked #546 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 63
Ranked #39,774 - Avg:
- 2.65 | pDev: 28.3%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 305
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 10, 2026
- Added:
- Apr 16, 1998
- Wants:
- 19
- Gots:
- 123
SCORE
63
Poor
63
Poor
The pride of Nova Scotia.
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Ratings by MakerMachiav:
Rated by MakerMachiav from England
4/5 rDev +50.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sep 10, 2023
4/5 rDev +50.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sep 10, 2023
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
2.33/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
2.33/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
Valemount 17/7 2018. 34,1 cl bottle at Don’s Social House. A red Elk head on a green label. The tagline is “The Pride of Nova Scotia”.
Pours clear yellow with a medium-sized white head. Settles as a thin almost transparent layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Climbing up the side of the glass. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is sourish and not particularly intense. Fresh grass, citrus. A little acerbic.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, watery texture.
Flavor is medium sweet followed by a medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is lightly bitter with sweetish notes and a little watery.
To call this an India Pale Ale is straight out weird. It smells and taste of Pale Lager.
Feb 19, 2026Pours clear yellow with a medium-sized white head. Settles as a thin almost transparent layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Climbing up the side of the glass. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is sourish and not particularly intense. Fresh grass, citrus. A little acerbic.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, watery texture.
Flavor is medium sweet followed by a medium strong bitterness. Aftertaste is lightly bitter with sweetish notes and a little watery.
To call this an India Pale Ale is straight out weird. It smells and taste of Pale Lager.
Rated by JohnnyCrocs
4.77/5 rDev +80%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.77/5 rDev +80%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
My favourite beer.
Nov 06, 2025
Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev +41.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +41.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a pint glass. From my favourite LCBO at Tecumseh Mall in nearby Windsor. My first beer from the Halifax, Nova Scotia brewery.
Apr 18, 2025
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.47/5 rDev +30.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.47/5 rDev +30.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Alexander Keith's 'India Pale Ale' @ 5.0% , served from a single 473 ml can
A-pour is light gold from the can to a clear light gold in the glass with a small size white head leaving a streaky lace along the tulip
S-floral hops , bready malts
T-clean & not so crisp (Maritime) East Coast IPA , kinda weak
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-easy drinking brew , not an IPA , closer to a blonde lager
prost LampertLand
May 25, 2024A-pour is light gold from the can to a clear light gold in the glass with a small size white head leaving a streaky lace along the tulip
S-floral hops , bready malts
T-clean & not so crisp (Maritime) East Coast IPA , kinda weak
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-easy drinking brew , not an IPA , closer to a blonde lager
prost LampertLand
Rated by Philosophy223
3/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
mildly tasted like a buttered popcorn jelly bean. bought it at the caesar's casino in Windsor
Dec 06, 2023Rated by Netpoetry from Canada (NS)
3.44/5 rDev +29.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.44/5 rDev +29.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Great for a lager witch what it realy is.
Jul 27, 2023
Rated by emerge077 from Illinois
2/5 rDev -24.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2/5 rDev -24.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Worst beer available in Winnipeg, next to Kokanee.
Jul 27, 2022
Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.18/5 rDev +20%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.18/5 rDev +20%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
I'm not sure I've given this good a score to a beer that everyone else (per the BA average) felt was so Poor.
But I must say, this beer did its job: refreshing after 90 minute flight delays in Chicago and a bumpy bus ride from Calgary airport into the Rockies.
More important than my review is my remark that I find it funny the brewer calls this an IPA (I presume in the British tradition since Nova Scotia is close geographically and spiritually) and BA has 697 reviews with American Blonde styling. It also should be noted that UnTappd averages this as a 3 rating and BA's average is 2.63. Something screwy going on here since I find BA usually .25 above UnTappd's average. Not to quibble; but remember beer is to be enjoyed first and analyzed second.
And since Alexander Keith is the "Pride of Nova Scotia", they deserve better than average Overall Hugs from me. I went on their website and they are genuine for 200 years.
Jun 29, 2022But I must say, this beer did its job: refreshing after 90 minute flight delays in Chicago and a bumpy bus ride from Calgary airport into the Rockies.
More important than my review is my remark that I find it funny the brewer calls this an IPA (I presume in the British tradition since Nova Scotia is close geographically and spiritually) and BA has 697 reviews with American Blonde styling. It also should be noted that UnTappd averages this as a 3 rating and BA's average is 2.63. Something screwy going on here since I find BA usually .25 above UnTappd's average. Not to quibble; but remember beer is to be enjoyed first and analyzed second.
And since Alexander Keith is the "Pride of Nova Scotia", they deserve better than average Overall Hugs from me. I went on their website and they are genuine for 200 years.
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