Bluegrass Professor Gessers Mind Numbing Ale

Brewed by Bluegrass Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Louisville, Kentucky USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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UPDATED: SEP 21, 2007 Poured a hazy amber color with a medium sized, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of pine, citrus fruits, pineapple, some vanilla, but a vegetalness that was quite unpleasant. Taste of tart citrus, some lemongrass, toffee malt, and earthy yeast. From what I understand, it hasn’t spent much time in the bottle, but I fear it is already going downhill.

Originally reviewed: 12/21/09. Bottle received from bamadog in a recent trade. Thanks for the beer! Poured into my pint glass. Pours a very cloudy dark copper with a thick beige head on top. Decent retention. Left some pretty sip rings on the glass. That was the best part of the beer. Scents of toffee, bread, and earth. Not what I would expect from an IPA. Hmm. Decent body on this beer. Nice mellow smoothness with a touch of carbonation play on the tongue. Flavor is weird. Dull earthy bitterness, caramel, and a slight tart funkiness on the finish. This is strange. Not sure what I think of this beer. It’s interesting, to say the least. I wouldn’t go out of my way to grab this one again. Too bad, I liked the other BBC brews I’ve had.

750ml bottle courtesy of Acknud. Thanks a million Bill. Pours a hazy burnt orange with a one finger creamy beige head. Not much in the way of lace, but the head collapses until there is just a half dollar size bit floating like a water toy in the middle of my glass. Luscious candy and cherry aroma with some hop bite. Very much like a Barlywine. Flavor was a nice combo of dark fruit, brown sugar and fruity hops. Palate is moderate with a finish that is sweet and bitter simutaniously. This doesn’t seem to be highly rated, but I thought it was terrific.

Pours an opaque caramel color with a thick tan head...nice lacing and reatention. Aroma is floral with tea-like hops...caramel maltiness...fruity...smells a bit like a barletwine. Flavor also has some caramel and earthy malt notes...spicy dry hoppiness...just a bit metallic. Mouthfeel is oily and the finish is bitter and dry...earthy.

Draft @ Mikkeller Bar, Copenhagen. Pours a hazy pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter caramel aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter flavor. has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish with hints of caramel.

Drought @ Mikkeller bar. Pours an almost clear deep orange color with a thin off-white head. Aroma is buttery and creamy with floral hops and diacetyl. Flavor is creamy and with some bitterness. Way too buttery.

De barril. Deep golden amber colour. White head. Pleasant fruity like hoppy aroma, sweet like. Good mouthfeel. Flavour is fruity like and sweet, citrus and grape fruit, Dry finish.

Nose is mediumbitter hops, alcohol, little almond, cake, rotten fruit, feel is mediumbroad, carb is mediumweak, taste is broad, mediumbitter hops, some leaves, apricot

Draught at Mikkeller Bar, Copenhagen. Copper/orange color, small head. Fruity aroma, grapes, apples, perfume and some earthy notes. Hoppy flavor, creamy, fruity, some alcohol, grapefruit, perfume, swimmingpool notes. Strong and with a lot of different tates.

Draft @ mikkeller bar. Aroma is sugary malty sweetness, some belgian hops. Flavour is a lot dryer then expected. Quite hoppy and fruity. Good beer, but not mind numbing or blowing.

Bottle 750ml. @ home on the terrace.

Clear medium to dark amber orange colour with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay straw, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, grass, resin notes. Flavour is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, orange - citrus peel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110627]