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Bluegrass Altbier

Percentile
38
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bottled
common

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unknown

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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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 omhper (12219), Stockholm, Sweden
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Jun 5, 2003  
Bottled. Brownish amber. Neutral nose. Dry resiny and rather thin with some late grassy bitterness.


 kp (8399), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 04/28/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear amber, whispy head, light sweet carmal malt aroma, lots of sweet carmel and butterscotch flavor, nice light bitter finish

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
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 argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jul 12, 2004  
(draft) Lightly hazed amber with beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, cookie dough, light orange. Taste is medium sweet, herbal/floral, caramel. Light-medium body.


 hopdog (5562), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 19, 2008  
12oz bottle notched BB D 07. Poured a medium amber color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of roast, chocolate, earthy, and toasted caramel. Tastes of caramel, light chocolate in the background, and some citrus.


 Rastacouere (5553), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/54/102/59/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Clear light amber pour with a tall frothy white head that clings the glass towards heaven. Simplistic aroma where raw grain is the dominant feature. Light malt sourness evolves towards a mild fruitiness, but individual flavours are impossible to pick up. No toastiness nor nuttiness involved and the hops are neglectable. Growingly bland by the sip despite its interesting creamy (albeit very light-bodied) palate. Mineral water concludes it all. Poor flavour extraction in this one. It’s hard to believe this came from the same brewers who put out such a nice schwarzbier.


 bu11zeye (5470), Frisco, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Dec 11, 2003  
(Draught) Pours a brownish amber color with a medium-sized off-white head. Not an exciting brew. Kind of water and not that much flavor or complexity.


 CaptainCougar (5457), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Dec 11, 2002  
Very light, sweet, almost floral aroma. The flavor stands out at first but finishes dull and artificial. It has certain doughy characteristics, but overall unimpressive.


 Cletus (5055), Connecticut, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 19, 2007  
Bottle courtesy of Acknud. Pours mahogany with a white head. Smells of oranges, grass and sugar. Tastes of tangy citrus and earthy. Decent, but there are many better altbiers out there.



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