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BBC American Pale Ale
Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's
- From:
- Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's
- Kentucky, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.79%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 14.05%
- Reviews:
- 166
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 01, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 30, 2001
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 13
An American standard, BBC APA is a full bodied and heavily hopped American Ale. It is copper in color and brewed with a blend of pale and crystal malts, balancing the citrus and pine flavors from large doses of American and English hops to create a very drinkable, hoppy ale. BBC APA is a hophead’s dream!
55.2 IBU
55.2 IBU
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Ratings by warriorsoul:
Reviewed by warriorsoul from Pennsylvania
3.57/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a cloudy bright copper color with less than a half finger of off-white head...very thin lacing as the head disappears almost instantly.
Clean aroma with floral hops and a mild sweetness in the nose.
Taste is good...a nice dose of bittering hops grab the pallet. The malt is a bit light and makes this a bit off balanced with a little bit of carbonation in the lingering aftertaste.
Mouthfeel average and the carbonation, again...a bit high.
Fairly easy drinking here, but I would want to reach for something else after a couple of these.
Thanks Kev for the bottle.
Jan 20, 2006Clean aroma with floral hops and a mild sweetness in the nose.
Taste is good...a nice dose of bittering hops grab the pallet. The malt is a bit light and makes this a bit off balanced with a little bit of carbonation in the lingering aftertaste.
Mouthfeel average and the carbonation, again...a bit high.
Fairly easy drinking here, but I would want to reach for something else after a couple of these.
Thanks Kev for the bottle.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
3.74/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3/25/18....copper colored with ring of white foam. Caramel malt and toffee bread nose. Pine bitter in the taste, sneaky. Soapy mouthfeel, leads to a chewy experience.
Jan 01, 2019Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Another day, another bottle out of the backlog. I kid you not when I tell you that I will feel an incredible bit of relief and accomplishment when this all ends, although not any time soon.
From the bottle: "Hoppy, Full-Bodied American Pale Ale"; "Kentucky Proud".
After Pop!ping the cap, I began a gentle pour that started foaming as soon as I started. I wound up with two fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with excellent retention. Color was Deep Amber/Light Copper to Copper (SRM = > 13, < 17) with NE-quality clarity & amber highlights. Nose smelled strongly of pine hops and an earthiness from the malts. Mouthfeel was medium, but clearly highly carbonated. The taste was really resinous with pine and while it was sort of unbalanced in terms of its hops to malts ratio, it was tasty. I have had other unbalanced APAs and AIPAs that were much too bitter as a result, but this imparted a cool mintiness on the tongue and in the mouth that made it quite drinkable. Finish was cool and dry, almost like I had been using it for mouthwash. I was really digging the cool mintiness throughout.
Nov 10, 2016From the bottle: "Hoppy, Full-Bodied American Pale Ale"; "Kentucky Proud".
After Pop!ping the cap, I began a gentle pour that started foaming as soon as I started. I wound up with two fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with excellent retention. Color was Deep Amber/Light Copper to Copper (SRM = > 13, < 17) with NE-quality clarity & amber highlights. Nose smelled strongly of pine hops and an earthiness from the malts. Mouthfeel was medium, but clearly highly carbonated. The taste was really resinous with pine and while it was sort of unbalanced in terms of its hops to malts ratio, it was tasty. I have had other unbalanced APAs and AIPAs that were much too bitter as a result, but this imparted a cool mintiness on the tongue and in the mouth that made it quite drinkable. Finish was cool and dry, almost like I had been using it for mouthwash. I was really digging the cool mintiness throughout.
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.47/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. This beer, despite no agitation, exploded out of the bottle, settling with a tan/beige color and a 2 inch head. Smell is of malts, some hops. Taste is hops, citrus, malts, a bit herbal. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a pretty good beer.
Aug 31, 2015Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky
3.47/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Aroma is initially skunky, then floral and toasted malt dominant. Cannabis, resin, and light catty notes surface.
Flavor is very herbal, then harshly bitter, lingering into the finish. There's a hint of citrus, but it's quickly overwhelmed by the herbal, earthy bitterness. Malt is fairly toasty and nutty. Too harsh for my liking. The late minerally character doesn't help.
Jun 20, 2015Flavor is very herbal, then harshly bitter, lingering into the finish. There's a hint of citrus, but it's quickly overwhelmed by the herbal, earthy bitterness. Malt is fairly toasty and nutty. Too harsh for my liking. The late minerally character doesn't help.
Rated by Hoptometrist from Ohio
4.47/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Excellent pale ale with tons of juicy orange citrus hops and bready malt character.
Dec 30, 2014
BBC American Pale Ale from Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
294 ratings
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