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Week 7: Results from the Tasting Panel

Posts Tagged ‘Ingredients’

The Daily Tasting Panel

Friday, May 29th, 2009

In one of my previous posts, I talked about the Keith’s Daily Tasting Panel . In this video, Scott and I review in more detail what goes into the daily tasting. Once Creston is accredited, Scott will also be completing this daily tasting to ensure that the Keith’s brewed in Creston BC tastes identical to the Keith’s brewed in Halifax.

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 [...]

West Meets East at the Alexander Keith’s Nova Scotia Brewery

Monday, May 4th, 2009

It was with great pleasure that I welcomed Scott Stokes, the Columbia Brewery’s Brew Master, to Halifax and started taking him through the Accreditation Process to brew Alexander Keith’s I.P.A. It is important that he understands not only the process of brewing Keith’s, but also the long standing relationship that Nova Scotia has with this [...]

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.

The Importance of Water in the Keith’s Brewing Process

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Maintaining high quality water is important to brewing consistently good tasting Keith’s I.P.A. In this video I review why this is so important with Columbia Brewery Brew Master Scott Stokes and ensure he’s up for the challenge.

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!