Bluegrass American Pale Ale

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

Bottle in Kentucky, orange copper had a malty odor but was quite balanced, another decent simple brew from BBC...I have also only tried the altbier from them but they have a few others just don’t see it too much up here in NY

The aroma is heavy on the hops with some malt as well. The appearance is a darker tan near the top but dissipates into the bottom of my pilsner glass. As far as flavor goes, I never have appreciated the initial taste, it seems unbalanced in some respects, but does have a nice hint of citrus in the finish. Nothing to call home about, but drinkable.

12oz bottle. Pours a murky amber with a one finger off white head and decent lacing. Nose is light citrus hops and bready malt. Taste is grassy hops, malt and a mild citrus hop finish. Lighter mouth feel. Pretty boring.

Bottle from Vintage Cellar. Amber color with a smallish off-white head. Nice aromas of roasted caramel and fruit. Medium body with light, creamy carbonation. Flavor is lightly roasted malt with some fruity bitter. It’s not a harsh bitter. With a little less ABV it might do as an ESB. Pretty good drink.

(On tap.) This was one of the best American pale ales I have had yet, but it still falls short, in my opinion, of Great Lakes’ burning river, which holds the title of best in my book for this style. Assertive hops, and nice complexity with some interesting citrus and fruit tones in the hops. The malt is also present, but there is not much complexity to the malt. Strong and bitter, and yet very refreshing and clear, cold tasting. Not too heavy, and not at all sweet. A very good beer.

I was excited to finally be able to try Bluegrass Brewing Co. since I’m heavily into Bluegrass music. Anyway, tap... Poured copper/orange with a white head. Aroma was sorta woodsy with a hops and a mild spice. Good carbonation on the palate that’s pretty refreshing. Little bit of a soapy characteristic but not enough to have made it bad. The hops shined through nicely (almost seemed closer to an IPA), nice dryness towards the finish and left a lasting hop flavor.

12oz bottle. I wouldn’t call this one a gusher but more of a foamer that slowly came out of the bottle. Poured a medium golden color with a huge sized head. Aromas of roasted grains, earthy, floral, and toasted caramel. Tastes of caramel, citrus, and lighter floralness. For the huge head and foam, I didn’t expect the nearly flat body.

8/04/2008: BBC American Pale Ale has a hazy golden orange color with a fluffu ivory-colored head. The aroma has a good pine and citrus hoppiness with some underlying sweet toffee maltiness. The sweetness and maltiness is a bit lacking in the flavor, but a really vibrant and fresh pine hoppiness fills the gap up well. The bitterness level is higher than expected and possibly approaches the IPA range, but that’s okay. I’d rather it be a bit more hoppy and bitter than fall too far short! There is plenty of delicate lacing on the glass marking each sip. Due to the low malt level the body of this beer is medium light, but that’s okay too as it actually lends to the smooth, crisp drinkability of this refreshing pale ale. Nicely done BBC!

12 fl. oz. bottle (Best Before: Dec 08) from tish. Thanks! Rating #173 for this beer...