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Kentucky Ale

Kentucky Ale - Amber Ale

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Brewed by Lexington Brewing Co. (Alltech)
Style: Amber Ale

Lexington, Kentucky USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1192.79/5.02.79/5.04.5%26.9English pint, Shaker
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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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 Tmoney99 (4652), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
May 4, 2005  
Bottle. Poured a dark amber with an average rocky white head that lasted the majority of the brew. Average hoppy aroma. Medium body and average flavor with a medium bitter at finish. Good ale.


 green (187), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Mar 10, 2005  
Very, very cold from store cooler. Amber with very little head retention. Aroma smells a bit like iron. Only the slightest malt flavor balanced with a slight hops flavor. Finishes a little macro swill like. It is slightly better that most macro swill, likely by intention. Nothing offensive, nothing exciting; a near perfect 2.5.


 Braudog (3733), Dayton, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/511/20
Jan 29, 2005  
Reddish amber with a standard slippery head. The aroma is vaguely malt or caramel. The flavor started with an unexpected tartness, followed with a sweet tangy finish.


 jimhilt (1663), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 30, 2004  
Pours a white, one-fingered head, fades quickly and leaves some lace. Medium carbonation and light-medium bodied. Clear amber color. Light malt nose. Starts with a mix of hops and sweetness and finishes smooth like the brewer says - no bitter aftertaste. $1.25 for a 12oz bottle from Liquor Barn Lexington, KY.


 mdi (573), Nebraska, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/58/20
Dec 24, 2004  
12oz bottle. Copper color, negligable head. Light malty nose...some toasty and bread. Mellow malty flavor. Light/thin body. Sligh suggestion of hops in the finish and a slight touch of fruitiness. Not half good. Certainly doesn’t fulfill my taste for robust ales. Not one I’ll need to revisit.


 shrubber85 (2832), Wallhalben, Germany
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 19, 2004  
Bottle. Light fruity malt aroma - subtle. Coppery red color - little head. Cherry malt flavor - slightly sweet and slightly tart - quite enjoyable.


 SpringsLicker (2041), Tennessee, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/102/512/20
Dec 10, 2004  
Clear light amber color and a quickly falling off white head start out when this one is poured. Musty malt aroma reminds me of a damp basement. Not really much flavor going on either good or bad, melded with a watery palate make this a forgettable brew.


 Hoss (602), Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Nov 20, 2004  
Discovered on a recent hunting trip to Kentucky. A ratehr ordinary brew for someone who wants to say they like micros’s but want it to taste very mainstream. I found it musty and sweet



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