Whenever I’m at Half Time in New York, I try to pick up some relatively local beers. This beer is one that I’ve seen there and went to pick up a few times, but never brought home. I can’t say that I’m familiar with the “Kentucky Common Ale” style, but I find it interesting that a brewery in New York is making the style.
ABV: 5.3%
Style: American Amber/Red Ale
Trivia: According to the brewery website, “This beer is a revival of a beer style that was one of the most popular beers in America prior to prohibition: Kentucky Common Ale. It has a dark color with a rich flavorful taste and a decent hint of hops (22 IBU), but it is light and easy drinking…Common Sense pairs well with BBQ.”
Random: The simplicity of the can art for this beer is really attractive to me.
This beer poured with a half a finger of white head. It dissipated instantly and left no lacing on the glass. The body was a clear mahogany with some visible carbonation. The nose had significant caramel sweetness. It also had toasted brown bread. The taste had a metallic note, which I wasn’t a huge fan of, but then the caramel and toffee sweetness came through. It was relatively sweet. There was also a maple syrup quality to it. Brown bread was in the taste as well. The body was thick with high carbonation. It had a quick finish, but unfortunately had the same metallic note that I picked up. A pounder can of this was $2.99, which came to $.19 per ounce. I had no problem drinking this beer, but the metallic flavor was off-putting.
Untappd Rating: 3.5/5.0