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Altbier
Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's
- From:
- Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's
- Kentucky, United States
- Style:
- Altbier
- ABV:
- 4.19%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.48 | pDev: 14.08%
- Reviews:
- 85
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 01, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 30, 2001
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 2
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.
28.6 IBU
28.6 IBU
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Ratings by Mitchster:
Reviewed by Mitchster from Michigan
4.15/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.15/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours to a clear amber with ruby highlights, forming a rocky light-beige head with excellent retention and nice lacing. Carbonation is very gentle. Aroma is very mild...a hint of tobacco, clean ferment, a bit of red apple, and a suggestion of green hops and husky crystal malt with swirling. Mouthfeel is very mild and very smooth with a medium-light body. The taste is also very mild..starting with an earthy/herbal hoppiness, crisp water, clean ferment, a light amber malt body, hints of astringent tobacco, followed by a subtle and clean fruitiness towards the semi-husken, slightly spicy and earthy wet finish. Suggestion of green hay creeps in towards the middle. Absent off-flavors, remarkably clean and crisp.
VERY easy to drink, this goes down like water but is a wholesome quality altbier. I was pleasantly surprised by this, not expecting much for an American-brewed Altbier. Light and refreshing. Nice.
Apr 19, 2004VERY easy to drink, this goes down like water but is a wholesome quality altbier. I was pleasantly surprised by this, not expecting much for an American-brewed Altbier. Light and refreshing. Nice.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3/25/18...lighter colored amber, creamy white foam. Bready malt nose. Thin mouthfeel, light bodied. Some background cherry bitter flavoring sneaks in. Overall very light.
Jan 01, 2019Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.25/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Good clarity to the amber and red colored brew, 1/4" white head and impressive lace job.
Noble like hops in here, more than average. Has a spice rye like feel to it. Caramel. Toffee.
Not bad actually, if you like your beer a tad malty, but not heavy, old school.
Apr 03, 2016Noble like hops in here, more than average. Has a spice rye like feel to it. Caramel. Toffee.
Not bad actually, if you like your beer a tad malty, but not heavy, old school.
Reviewed by Retroman40 from Florida
3.7/5 rDev +6.3%
3.7/5 rDev +6.3%
Consumed on tap at the brewery/restaurant.
Hazy amber/brownish color with a tan head that gives way to decent lacing. Both the smell and tastes are a good combination of malt and floral hops. Very refreshing. The finish is neither dry nor sweet. The mouthfeel is good as is the carbonation level. Overall this is a great beer to have with hot wings (which I did) and with the lower ABV it is an excellent session beer.
Sep 27, 2014Hazy amber/brownish color with a tan head that gives way to decent lacing. Both the smell and tastes are a good combination of malt and floral hops. Very refreshing. The finish is neither dry nor sweet. The mouthfeel is good as is the carbonation level. Overall this is a great beer to have with hot wings (which I did) and with the lower ABV it is an excellent session beer.
Altbier from Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
124 ratings
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