This afternoon, as part of our sales conference, we did a tour of the
Alexander Keith's Brewery.
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There were about 55 of us so we were broken up into two groups.
Actors in period costumes take you back to 1863 (Alexander's time).
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Putting JF to work!
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We were given an explanation of how beer is made.
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Then we were led into the Stag's Head Tavern for some sampling of their IPA, premium white, red amber ale and/or dark ale.
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Keith's IPA is my beer of choice so I tried their premium white ... I liked it.
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Here are Steve and I ... we've known each other since 1999 when we worked together at another company.
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There was a game of cards played for beans.
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Alas, the tour came to an end.
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We had some time before our dinner reservations so we had a drink in the
Red Stag Tavern, which is attached to the brewery.
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It was a fun tour ... I'd done it years ago. I still found it entertaining yet again.
1 comment:
That looks fun, historical and interesting!
And it's only a few days until Alexander Keith's b-day!
Is it really the pride of Nova Scotia?
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