Sheltowee Hop-A-Lot IPA

Brewed by Bluegrass Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Louisville, Kentucky USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Really surprised this is rated so high; what do I know? Aroma of simple (and somewhat sweet) caramel malts and moderate-high citrus hops. Appearance is dark cloudy copper with quickly dissipating white head; the initial pour was very carbonated, but this also go away rather quickly. The flavor reminds me of BBC APA (not quite as highly ranked), which pretty much matches the nose, but has an unpleasant lingering bitterness that coats the tongue. The palate is bubbly and also soft. A bit of a chore to drink.

In short: A mess, moderately hoppy bronze American Strong Ale. Meh.
How: Bottle 12oz. Consumed relatively fresh one month after purchase, bottle forwarded to me by drfabulous, thanks a lot Jeff
The look: Cloudy golden-bronze body topped by a medium beige head with medium retention leaving lots of lacings on the glass
In long: Lacklustre nose of dank hops over sweet barley candy. Taste is muddy, yeasty, tired fruity hops, sweet dirty barley candy lollipop picked up from the floor, cranberries, dirty front lawn grass, iced-tea, tobacco. Sticky resinous finish with concentrate fruit juice after-taste. It is not because I list many flavor elements that this is a complex beer, this is more of a mess that taste many things but has no direction and no purpose. 8% is too high for an IPA, it could be classified a IIPA but even that would be misleading, this is really an American Strong Ale, and not a very good one at that. Kind of reminiscent of CCB 110K batch 4, and that is not a compliment. Not my kind of IPA at all, but at least since the beer release I spent over 4 years without drinking it.

12 oz bottle pours hazy amber with a off white head. Aroma of sweet malts and citrus. Taste is caramel malt and nice bitter hops.

Bottle at Papsø - Thanks. Cloudy amber - white head. Resin, citrus, piney notes, sweet malty, sharp hoppy bitterness, amber malts, light dusty, light old hoppy - no fresh flowery hops.

Bottle at Papsø. Hazy orange coloured with a small off-white head. Fruity aroma of hops and pine needles with notes of citrus. Fruity flavour of hops, citrus and pine needles with notes of grape fruits. Dry hoppy finish.

12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is dusty, light fruity and mild grapefruity. Smooth fruity, grapefruity and light peachy. Bitter and lingering fruity.

Bottle: Hazy orange beer with an off-white head. Fruity, malty aroma with notes of mandarin, abricots, caramel, peach. Taste is bitter-sweet and fruity. Medium bodied, very delicious.

cloudy orange, smoth offwhite head. subdued but pretty bitter fresh hoppy aroma. flavor is hoppy, slightly malty sweet, bitter hoppy, easy drinking.

Bottled. A hazy dark amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of straw, malt, and citrus hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw, malt, and flowery hops, leading to a bitter finish.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Doodler. Pours a cloudy amber with a small off-white head. Caramellish nose clearly with some hops up there too if not the most aromatic. Medium body, sweet caramel, slightly oxidized, fruit and some fruity, citrusy hops. 140212