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Alexander Keiths Premium White


Percentile
6
overall
Brewed by Oland Brewery (AB-InBev)
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)

Halifax, Canada

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
642.01/5.02.08/5.05%0.9Tumbler, Weizen
Commercial Description:
Keith’s Premium White is an unfiltered ale that features a rich golden colour and cloudy appearance unique to white beers. With hints of citrus and spice, the newest member of the Keith’s family delivers perfect summer refreshment that remains true to Alexander Keith’s great taste and proud tradition of bringing friends together to celebrate good times.
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 VTHopHead (915), Barre, Vermont, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Nov 28, 2009  
Bottle/12 - Pours a hazy golden amber in color with a very small white head. Aroma is yeasty and slightly sour with some spices underneath. Flavor is also slightly sweet with yeasts, orange and some coriander. Slight sourness and harshness that leaves a bit of an unpleasant aftertaste. Disappointing for a Wit...


 Viper666 (622), Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/57/20
Nov 11, 2009  
Bouteille 341ml. De couleur dorée et légèrement voilée. Léger nez de levures fruitées (léger agrumes, traces de bananes), léger d’épices (coriandre, traces de clou de girofle) avec des notes de grains de malt pâle sucrés, de pain et de houblon herbeux. Mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas et une texture aqueuse et aux notes crémeuses. Moyen-léger goût de levures fruitées (agrumes, petites notes de bananes) accompagné d’un léger goût épicé (coriandre) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un léger goût de pain et de grains de malt p¸ales sucrés avec des petites traces de miel puis en finale l’on retrouve des notes amères de houblon herbeux (herbes et gazon mouillés). Post-goût court-moyen, aux notes amères de houblon herbeux avec des notes de levures fruitées (zest d’agrumes, petites notes de pelures de bananes).


 mcberko (146), British Columbia, Canada
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/102/57/20
Oct 14, 2009  
Looks way better than it tastes. Pours an opaque, golden colour. Mouthful is watery and quite bland, but just drinkable.


 McGarnigle (308), Rochester, New York, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/58/20
Sep 27, 2009  
Big can. Pours golden, somewhat darker than most whites. The upshot is, there’s some faint citrus and spice flavors, but also a lousy adjuncty aftertaste. Basically a pale lager with some added wit notes.


 DuffMan (2752), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/102/58/20
Sep 26, 2009  
On tap at the Elbow River Casino in Calgary. Barely hazy golden (certainly not cloudy), small brief white head. Aroma is sweet with a hint of curacao. Flavour is sweet sweaty grains with a vague orange flavour. Thin, almost watery really. Quite disappointing, and I echo swiseman’s sentiment that this is an obvious market grab using the bare-minimum requirements to try and establish character.


 swiseman (208), Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/102/55/20
Aug 27, 2009  
thin head, cloudy appearance. taste is completely lacking and highly disappointing. mild citrus, but very thin body. Like they did with their red, it appears that Keith’s is trying to capitalize on the success of Richard’s white. While neither brand produces a true representation of the style, Richard’s is miles ahead with both their red and their white.


decimator (48), Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 15, 2009    Updated: Sep 30, 2009
473ml can poured into pint glass. Appearance: I like the cloudy golden yellow color but the white head disappeared rather quickly. Aroma: citrus fruits, some spice, faint aroma of grains. Flavor: Noticeable tangy taste from the citrus flavors. Spices are not as prominent as other witbiers I’ve had. And a little hop bitterness at the end.The balance seems just a bit too fruity and just not enough spice. Palate: Average carbonation. Texture has some creaminess to it due to being unfiltered. Certainly a quite drinkable beer as is goes down pretty easy yet it has just enough flavor to satisfy my palate without overpowering it. Keith’s interpretation of a witbier is pretty decent. It’s one of my go to brews for something refreshing but there are better ones out there.


 JRHBrew (218), Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/101/55/102/510/20
Aug 12, 2009  
I wish anbl still got Hoegaarden or blanche de chambly (spelling). All we have now is this and Rickards white. I think I prefer Rickards and believe it is technically better, but this has a certain niceness.



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