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Alexander Keith's Brewery

🌍 Canada · Regional · Known for a full range of styles
Known for a full range of styles

Alexander Keith's Brewery was founded in 1820 by Scottish immigrant Alexander Keith in Halifax, Nova Scotia, making it one of the oldest commercial breweries in Canada. Keith served as Halifax's mayor three times and his brewery became a Nova Scotia institution. In 1928 the business was sold to the Oland family's brewing interests, which were subsequently acquired by Labatt Brewing Company. Today Alexander Keith's operates as a brand under Labatt, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of AB InBev.

4Beers
3Styles
4.5%Avg ABV
Consistency· share of beers above catalogue avg
100%
catalogue avg 43%

Beers by Alexander Keith's Brewery

4 beers

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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 4 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 4 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
cleanevery beer
4 of 4 beers
maltyevery beer
4 of 4 beers
smoothevery beer
4 of 4 beers
crisp
3 of 4 beers

With 4 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied4 beers · 3 style families
Lager 2Dark 1Amber 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 515 other breweries making American Amber Ale.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for American Amber AleAlexander Keith's Brewery
in no beersin every beer
sweet
in 3 of 4 · typical American Amber Ale brewery: 2 in 5
Notably more sweet than typical.

Across 4 beers in 3 style families, one trait still carries through — a broad range makes a shared signature harder to hold.

Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 25%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
4 / 4
beers above the median
#584
best ranked beer
Alexander Keith's Red Amber Ale

Their beers place in the Top 25% of the catalogue on average, across 4 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Alexander Keith's Brewery

Alexander Keith's Brewery was founded in 1820 by Scottish immigrant Alexander Keith in Halifax, Nova Scotia, making it one of the oldest commercial breweries in Canada. Keith served as Halifax's mayor three times and his brewery became a Nova Scotia institution. In 1928 the business was sold to the Oland family's brewing interests, which were subsequently acquired by Labatt Brewing Company. Today Alexander Keith's operates as a brand under Labatt, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of AB InBev.

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