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Alexander Keith's Harvest Ale
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Is this out in Nova Scotia? My brother is down in Cape Breton for the nest week and I told him to look out for it.
Malam cerevisiam facieus in cathedram stercoris
"God don't want me yet, man, I got more feet to taste."
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"God don't want me yet, man, I got more feet to taste."
photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/phirleh/se ... 039468171/
Showing up in a few stores now. Haven't seen any myself, but the listings here show it in a few Cape Breton stores:phirleh wrote:Is this out in Nova Scotia? My brother is down in Cape Breton for the nest week and I told him to look out for it.
http://www.mynslc.com/Products/PID-1012385
Given the volumes they're showing for both single cans and twelve packs, I think we can confirm there's no way this is coming from the old brewery.
Tried this last night at the Pour House (Dupont and Spadina). Didn't know whether to have high or low expectations. Definitely lots of malt. Nice robust amber colour, roasted malts and a little nutty. Really thin though, with a weak chocolate finish. Very little hops, especially when served at really cold temperature. It's okay, but finishing the pint seemed like work. But coming from a brewer like Keith's, this is really surprising (especially considered how they routinely butcher styles). Doing a blind tasting with similar beers like the Wellington Dark would be an interesting experiment.
Tried the Keith's Harvest tonight. I can't even give it a "pretty good for Keith's" rating. This is Keith's plus enough brewer's caramel to put it between the Red Amber and the Dark. Either that or a blend of those two. Without even trying it I put Moosehead's Cask Ale ahead of this attempt by Keith's in the "faux craft" wars.
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