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Kentucky Ale

Kentucky Ale - Amber Ale

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

Lexington, Kentucky USA

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1092.78/5.02.78/5.04.5%25.4English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Kentucky Ale is a marriage between two classic beer styles, Irish Red Ale and English Pale Ale. The Kentucky Ale mashing program uses: • the finest 2-row imported Harrington malt, • select caramel malt varieties grown both domestically and abroad, • a pinch of wheat malt for a smooth, creamy taste. Varieties of the English hops East Kent Goldings and Fuggles impart a spicy yet soft, floral aroma without a harsh, bitter aftertaste. These ale hops are used to balance the sweetness of the malt and are an important flavor component of Kentucky Ale. Light copper in color, the unique body and character of Kentucky Ale is heavily influenced by the water, drawn from aquifers in the limestone underlying the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.
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 502Flavors (508), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 16, 2009  
Bottle. Pretty good stuff. Surpriased it took me so long to get around to this one. Simple amber ale but with a nice subtle (but not so subtle you need to dig to find it) hop profile on the flavor. Easy drinking, fresh, and inoffensive.


 Bov (5160), Bienne, Switzerland
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/102/58/20
Jun 4, 2009  
courtesy of Laurent Mousson (WBA) - clear and bright amber colour with a firm and long lasting foam; beautiful lace; diacetyl in the nose and not much else; soft mouthfeel, sweet with some late tartness; residual sweetness with flowery and light caramelish aftertaste - not good


 mbgrayson (114), Anaconda, Montana, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 25, 2009  
It’s beer! Got a bottle at the Marriott Bar in Covington Kentucky. A little sweet, and nothing particuraly disctinctive about it. A little better than your mass market brews though.


 Cletus (4314), Connecticut, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Mar 1, 2009  
Pours red with a thin pink head. Smells vegetal and caramelly. Tastes sweet with nothing else going on here.


fromred2green (78), , Ohio, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/512/20
Feb 19, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a light brown with a small white head. The carbonation forms many bubbles on the side of the glass. Taste is sweet and light, not very hoppy, and certainly not in the mold of an IPA, although it sort of looks like an IPA by color. Decent ale, probably won’t drink again.


 Ryan82SM (156), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/57/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Sweet aroma, light appearance, watery flavor, weak palate, a poor man’s Bass Ale, which isn’t saying much.


captianoats (30), Jasper, Indiana, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/103/57/20
Oct 26, 2008  
Bottle: Has aroma of molasses and something else, maybe berries or cotton candy? The flavor is overwhelmingly sweet like molasses. If you’re looking for a Sugar Daddy in a bottle, this may be your ticket. However, if you want your beer to have a hint of hops, keep looking.


 craftbeerdesign (584), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 22, 2008  
bottle - thanks to The Beer Sommelier. pours a copper with almost no head and then nothing. not much in the aroma department.... some faint sweetness. nice overall body and flavor. some light caramel, sweet nutty flavor and mild bitterness. not bad, easy to drink fast - thirst quenching.



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