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Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Lexington Brewing Co. (Alltech)

Lexington, Kentucky USA

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1123.08/5.03.07/5.0Special4.5%61.2English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale™ With a little creative curiosity, we used spent bourbon casks, fresh from decanting, and filled them with our very own Kentucky Ale. From barrels that once held the finest bourbons of Kentucky, we present Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, a smooth, golden elixir unlike any other. Subtle yet familiar flavors of vanilla and oak are imparted to this special ale as it rests in the charred barrel. We attribute this to what the bourbon maker calls the “angel’s share”. Elegantly smooth and modestly carbonated, Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale is a fine sipping ale with the distinctive nose of a well-crafted Kentucky bourbon.

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 unclemattie (1661), Georgia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/510/20
Oct 11, 2008  
12oz bottle. Light orange color, bright and clear. No head. Aroma is of straight whiskey. Great smell being i just finished off a bottle of Woodford Reserve. Big vanilla flavors. Like a vanilla creme soda. Very light colored, light bodied. I liked it.


 ATLBeerDog (233), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/57/20
Oct 11, 2008  
From a 12oz brown bottle - Pours a clear reddish/orange. No carbonation, very light lacing . Smells of strong bourbon. First sip tastes like a glass of scotch on ice that whose ice has completely melted leaving a watery flavor. Other than the bourbon there is not much going on. A big disappointment.


 donrajin (233), Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/58/20
Sep 19, 2008  
This beer is way too sweet in my opinion. That is about the only thing that stands out about this beer. Malty Sweet. Way too much sweetness and not enough balance to be classified as an amber ale.


 hillfiiiiire (211), Atoka, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Pours a golden amber with little to not head retention. Aroma is the standout quality here with a subdued bourbon character that doesn’t go burning my nose hairs and is a nice crisp sweetness. Flavor falls quite flat though. Nothing but bourbon is going on. Very thin body that almost feels watered down. The beer’s like drinking a bourbon mixed with a lot of seltzer water, and I’m mostly okay with that.


 nqualls (422), Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Sep 16, 2008  
Bottle. I rather enjoyed this. Poured a clear amber into a shaker with a one finger off white head. Aroma of sweet malt and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet. Bourbon without the bite. Decent beer.



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