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Week 9: Taking the Time to Get It Right

Posts Tagged ‘Hops’

Back to the Kettle, Scott!

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

The results have been thoroughly analyzed, and the Columbia Brewery’s Keith’s IPA that we tasted did not match the Halifax Keith’s IPA. Scott and the team need to go back and make some more changes. I will grant them that it was a good effort but the expectation is that in order to pass the [...]

The Keith’s Daily Tasting Panel

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

People often ask me how we ensure every drop of Alexander Keith’s IPA is made consistently to the highest quality batch after batch. For one, we have an advanced quality control lab that checks analytical values of the beer as it is being brewed 24 hours a day.  For every batch, the lab completes over 150 checks on the ingredients and the beer in process.  However, it would not be Keith’s unless [...]

The Ingredients Used in Keith’s Brewing Process

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Top quality ingredients are essential to brewing Keith’s. In this video I am introducing Scott to the malt and hops that are used to brew Alexander Keith’s IPA. Fortunately many of these ingredients originate from Western Canada and are readily available to the Columbia Brewery.

Essential elements for brewing Alexander Keith’s

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

What inspired Alexander Keith to create this fabulous India Pale Ale? This inspiration is important in what makes Keith’s the beer that it is. Mr. Keith’s Scottish heritage influenced his craft but also knowing that the local Halifax population was mostly British soldiers inspired him to create a local India Pale Ale (IPA). This [...]

What Makes Keith’s…Keith’s?

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Watch the video to learn about what makes Keith’s…Keith’s!