Bluegrass American Pale Ale

Brewed by Bluegrass Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Louisville, Kentucky USA

Way too hoppy. This is a damned bitter beer, undrinkably so. I was very disappointed because BBC usually makes good shit.

I wasn’t crazy about this brew. It poured very nicely and had a promising aroma to it, but the bitterness of this ale is overwhelming. too bitter for my taste.

Pours a hazy, iced tea brown with a small, dense, creamy, beige head. The aroma is one of the nicest I’ve ever gotten from an APA: toasty pale and caramel malt with a clean, bright, fruity hop backing. Medium-bodied and slick with a moderately bitter finish. The flavor is like a blend of an ESB and a traditional APA: a toasty malt front with a light caramel undertone and a bitter, piny hop finish. A tasty APA that leans a bit towards the bitter side of the spectrum.

Marvelous aroma of grapefruit, pine, caramel, and thistle with a hint of strawberry. Opaque ochre, medium vanishing off white head, nice lacing. Dry and bitter with pronounced grapefruit notes. Medium body. Finish is pine with a bit of tar that doesn’t really detract. Not all that complex, but very enjoyable. Actually quite unique and particularly well done.What an unexpected delight!

On tap at the Cincinnati airport terminal--This pale ale was enjoyed at "America’s Most Convenient Getaway" and boy, were they right. A copper-bronze body with a medium off-white head. Thick top-to-bottom lacing. Malty and hoppy nose. Bitter and well-balanced. Surprisingly enjoyable considering where we got it.

Nice and bitter. Pretty golden amber with a frothy head. Citrus taste with citrus hops aroma.

Date: 10/16/1998
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival

copper, wispy head, strong fresh aroma, rich hop flavor, slightly sour, good dose of bitterness with a long finish, otherwise one dimensional
-------- /> Date: 04/28/2005
Source: brewpub
Score: ii to iii

dark amber, thin white head, velvet smooth body,solid hop flavor on a slightly sweet carmel malt bace, touch of citrus, nice long bitter finish, after the cask the c02 version appears lighter, still more body but the sweetness of the first round takes a long time to start to appear, cask is supperior
-------- /> Date: 04/28/2005
Mode: cask
Source: brewpub

slight haze, huge cask head, light citrus hop aroma, rich cream body, light hop flavor but a long bitter finish, the cask mellows it into a fine esb

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Score: **4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Draft, Baja Bean, Staunton VA. Amber with offwhite head. Nose is toasty malt with piney hops. Flavor is nicely bitter, with some caramel malt and a sharp, hoppy finish. Pretty hoppy stuff, but a tad thin throughout. That aside, this is a tasty brew.