Kevin Keefe: Craft Beers and Granite Brewery

kevin keefe: Looking to give local beer fans a choice beyond lager and draught Keefe's English-inspired beer styles brought a welcome variety in styles and flavours to the region, according to The Chronicle Herald. Beers like Best Bitter and Peculiar thrilled the local drinkers looking for a taste of Britain here at home, and were the first craft beers produced on the East Coast. When Kevin Keefe opened Granite Brewery in 1985, it was the first brewery to open in the province in decades. In the mid-1990s, Granite was joined by a trio of newcomers on the scene, with Garrison and Propeller opening in Halifax, and Paddy's Brewpub opening in Kentville. Their hard work and dedication has paid off, as they have both expanded their brewhouses to well beyond the size at which they opened 20 years ago. While Granite and Keefe had introduced Nova Scotians to local beer with flavour, this new wave of breweries still faced an uphill battle to convince bars and restaurants to hand over fridge and tap space, and re-introduce the public to these flavourful beers brewed in the province. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.