Altbier - Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's

zerk

California

3.98/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a clear deep copper/light amber, with a thin white head. Aroma is a pleasant mix of caramel, pears, and some light hay notes. Flavor begins somewhat sweet, with light fruit and bready malt notes that give way to a nice balancing herbal bitterness. This is a subtle but very tasty beer. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with low to medium carbonation. All in all, quite a nice effort!

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2004 00:13:06 | More by zerk

ADTaber

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

05-13-2013 23:29:51 | More by ADTaber

Bamarooster

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +20.7%

04-23-2013 22:29:58 | More by Bamarooster

dmorgan310

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

04-14-2013 21:05:12 | More by dmorgan310

beerme626

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

03-11-2013 01:11:41 | More by beerme626

JPlo

Maryland

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

02-13-2013 19:43:32 | More by JPlo

harpus

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

01-03-2013 18:52:56 | More by harpus

tmneyer

Ohio

4/5  rDev +13.6%

11-29-2012 00:45:56 | More by tmneyer

bzach

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

10-16-2012 05:18:26 | More by bzach

Dapperticus

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +27.8%

09-18-2012 02:31:14 | More by Dapperticus

seeswo

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev -29%

05-26-2012 19:23:42 | More by seeswo

kawilliams81

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

05-24-2012 01:50:46 | More by kawilliams81

gutbuster

Kentucky

1.75/5  rDev -50.3%

05-13-2012 02:58:51 | More by gutbuster

gunclubchris

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -14.8%

05-05-2012 21:31:40 | More by gunclubchris

Hoptometrist

Oregon

3.68/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served on tap into a shaker glass at the brewpub

A- Poured a dark amber color with frothy head that left lots of droppy lace

S- Some sweet caramel maltiness and some grains

T- Some big sweet caramel malt notes, some breadiness, some fruitiness, and grains

M- Pretty smooth medium carbonation, refreshing

O- A very drinkable amber ale that was refreshing and paired well with my food at the brewpub

Serving type: on-tap

03-26-2012 03:24:25 | More by Hoptometrist

ericwilson54

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

12-21-2011 15:51:26 | More by ericwilson54

Screper

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +13.6%

12-09-2011 17:41:01 | More by Screper

williamapike

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +13.6%

11-23-2011 22:08:33 | More by williamapike

jmdrpi

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +13.6%

11-19-2011 05:01:47 | More by jmdrpi

mcorwin

Ohio

4/5  rDev +13.6%

11-18-2011 19:04:24 | More by mcorwin

freewill35

Indiana

4/5  rDev +13.6%

11-17-2011 06:35:16 | More by freewill35

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

amber in color with copious amounts of carbonation bubbling up toward the surface throughout. Nice white head on top, maybe an inch and a half before settling down to coat the inside of the glass for a minute. Interesting aroma, mix of grains, light bready malts, and a touch of a grassy, herbal hoppiness. Nothing crazy here but nicely balanced. Same could be said for the flavor, nice pale taste, light bready notes balancing a herbal sort of hop. Lightly sweet with a decent amount of carbonation

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2011 00:41:09 | More by mikesgroove

Chaney

District of Columbia

3.08/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

I had this on tap over at BBC.

A: Brown/gold, with a mild 1/8 finger head that retained nicely. Fairly clear in consistency.

S: Mild puff of bread and caramel, but even then, I really had to search for it.

T: Bready, with very bleached out sweetness (which admittedly is not uncommon for this style), but with an extremely watery finish.

M: Once again, thin and watery, with no lacing whatsoever,

O: I'm glad I tried it, but I didn't really dig this one.

Serving type: on-tap

06-04-2011 11:46:00 | More by Chaney

dmfrench

Indiana

2.98/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Thin and slightly adjuncty Alt.
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A: Deep clear gold body with a small, fleeting white head

S: Feint adjuncty pils type malt, very feint earthy hopping. Slight spice and cream.

T: Light slightly creamy dry pils type malt with a bit more butter and a lighter dusty hopping.

M. One foot firmly planted on the watery side.

O: Pretty boring, though this style's not exactly a stunner to begin with.

Serving type: on-tap

04-27-2011 12:38:59 | More by dmfrench

jlandis

Pennsylvania

3.6/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The beer pours a slightly hazy red orange with no head whatsoever. The nose is sweet and spicy with rich malts, subtle hops and a just enough spice to keep it interesting. The flavor is a bit of a let down coming off of that aroma. The body is thin and watery with simple bready malt and faint hops.

This is a nice refreshing beer. From the nose I expected to be blasted in the body, but the flavors are nice and clean. If this were available in Pennsylvania I would probably pick up more. And at around 4% this is one I could drink all night.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2010 19:28:39 | More by jlandis