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Bluegrass Altbier

Percentile
38
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bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1552.92/5.02.92/5.04.19%27.5Kölsch/Altbier
Commercial Description:
Altbier, literally translated as “Old Style” beer, is a classic German ale. BBC Altbier is brewed with additions of Munich, wheat, caramel, and chocolate malts creating a delicate, but flavorful malt profile. This delicious amber colored session beer is balanced with additions of tradtional spicy German hops creating a light and floral bouquet to compliment its complex malt profile.
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 Crafty07 (392), Florence, Kentucky, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 12, 2007  
I dont’ understand this low rating. This is a well made amber crafted in the old style with a round smooth taste


 sneagrams3 (1757), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Mar 28, 2007  
12oz bottle. Sweet caramel malt aroma. Slight grass and honey. Totally bready. Medium bodied with a nice mild malt flavor. Crisp bready grains. Off-dry finish. Easy. Good everday brew. Good amber, but a touch light.


 RAYBOY01 (1834), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 26, 2007  
Caramel and toffee certainly predominate both the nose and flavor of this brew...but there is a fairly interesting (though restrained) hop bite in the finish as well. The mouthfeel is lively with a signifigantly spritzy carbonation that refreshes admirably. I like this one a lot as a no-brainer session-type beer.


 frankenkitty (1902), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 23, 2007  
Pours a light-hazed, golden-based-copper under a yellowhite head. In the aroma, chewy Tootsie Rolls dominate over unimpressive hops. Alcohol feels heavy late. Malty flavor with a dry, bitter finish.... you know, I’ll just let the slightly-better-than-average numbers speak for themselves.

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 brentfeesh (1038), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Jan 15, 2007  
12 oz bottle. Pours deep hazy amber. Lightly metallic aroma with malt and minerals. The flavor is simple with light malt, hints of caramel, and minerals/metal. I don’t bring up the minerals and metal as a bad thing, it’s just the flavor. It’s not particularly “off”. The body is medium and has a clean mouth feel for the most part. Pretty easy drinking really.


 Cornfield (4945), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Dec 24, 2006  
Anyone know why BBC calls this an Altbier? It’s a drinkable enough Amber Ale. Bright amber body that starts with a decent fizzy head - - soon gone. The nose is caramel with some toffee and fresh apples. It tastes like it smells. Okay enough, but RB correctly labelled this for what it is.

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 hammerbeck (101), Kentucky, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/103/512/20
Dec 22, 2006  
The one thing this beer says is "balance." Not too bitter, not too malty. Very bold, moderately heavy. It reminds me a lot of a good porter.


 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Dec 18, 2006  
Meh. Pours an amber color with a thin white head. Aroma and flavor of grainy malt with a light sour note and some smokey characteristics. Decent, but nothing special.



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