Alexander Keith's Hop Series Ales

Chris Craig · April 11, 2013, 11:09:06 AM

Has anybody tried any of these yet? I don't expect much, but I'm curious.

Richard · April 11, 2013, 11:14:18 AM

The Cascade was actually very inoffensive - seems to me like a rather dry SMaSH beer, just 2-row and Cascade.

Honestly, I think I'll be drinking quite a bit of it in the summer.

fakr · April 11, 2013, 11:28:19 AM

I was surprised with their Cascade ale. Surprisingly bitter...considerably more bitter than their IPA, which isn't all that bitter.

JohnQ · April 11, 2013, 12:16:14 PM

Quote from: "fakr"...considerably more bitter than their IPA, which isn't all that bitter.

You mean...isn't an IPA.

JQ

fakr · April 11, 2013, 01:08:07 PM

I'll admit, keiths was always my go to beer in the past so I still have a special place for it in my belly.

Definitely not much of an IPA though...IPA requires hops...lol!

chrismccull · April 11, 2013, 01:44:57 PM

Same here, I drank that for years.

I believe that they are making a Hallertau version of the Ale as well.

Chris Craig · April 11, 2013, 02:05:10 PM

...and something called Hop Mason as well. That one's only available on tap though.

Chris Craig · April 13, 2013, 03:42:17 PM

I had a few of the Cascade ales are Dolan's last night. It was 2 for 1 happy hour. They were ok. Nothing special. It was difficult to pick out the citrus I was expecting, and there was very little body. It was better than the regular Keith's though.

Richard · April 13, 2013, 04:09:54 PM

Point being you had a few

When macro is the only option, its a good choice. You wouldn't seek it out otherwise.

Chris Craig · April 13, 2013, 04:59:37 PM

Certainly not.

Richard · April 16, 2013, 06:10:02 PM

Quote from: "ChrisCraig"I had a few of the Cascade ales are Dolan's last night. It was 2 for 1 happy hour. They were ok. Nothing special. It was difficult to pick out the citrus I was expecting, and there was very little body. It was better than the regular Keith's though.

My suspicion is that the keg was getting on... I've had a few cans of this now with _very_ variable hop presence. It ranges from damn near undetectable to classic cascade.

So... they made a pale ale that actually ages like a pale ale. Touche.

Jake · April 17, 2013, 06:06:13 PM

Is this available in NB liquor? Haven't been there in so long. Lol

Chris Craig · April 17, 2013, 06:18:21 PM

I believe the Cascade and Hallertau versions are.

Kyle · April 17, 2013, 07:10:14 PM

the Cascade one is for sure

Jake · April 19, 2013, 08:42:02 AM

Yea i bought my first sixer in a while from the liquor store of the cascade and I liked it. Pretty decent summer beer. Actually not too far off from some of the old cascade pales that I was making last summer