Yes, they even put it in the Beer: Louisville Kentucky

I am, of course talking about bourbon.  Kentucky is kinda known for it.  There's more brewing going on in Kentucky then I think anyone who lives outside the state was wont to expect.  Of course the most popular brew in the area is anything that spent some time in an old bourbon barrel.  But more on that in a minute.

This week, a quick trip to Louisville brought me to Bluegrass Brewing Company where they insist that beer is food.  At least, that's the phrase they put on the shirts here.  Overall not a bad place for a pint or two.  On beers that featured hops, I think they tended to overdo it a tad, but overall not bad.

Summer Wheat: Light on aroma but it hides quite a lot of flavor in there.  It's just a little sweet with a little roasted quality in there as well.  I picked up a hint of citrus and it had a creamy, smooth feel to it.  Interesting body to a lighter beer, but the overall effect was really good.

Alt Beer: Maybe it was a shock to the system after the much sweeter wheat beer earlier, but this one struck be as increadibly bitter.  It was heavy on the medicinal hop flavor to the point I couldn't pick out much else in the flavor profile.  The bitterness faded a little as I went on, but I started picking up a skunky flavor at that point.  Not the best beer I've had recently.

Nut Brown: This beer had a lovely nutty caramel aroma.  The flavor was lighter but it managed to avoid the watery taste of some brown ales.  It's sweet, roasted with some dry, woody flavors to for blalance.

American Pale Ale: Light, spicy citrus aroma.  The citrus flavors on the palate are rather more intense.  Some floral notes follow towards the end that linger and it finishes rather dry.

Dark Star Porter: There was a pretty standard light, roasted aroma on this beer and it pretty much stayed the same in the flavor, although I picked up the same skunky flavor on this beer as it warmed as well.

Bourbon Stout: The smell is pretty much all bourbon and the flavor is dominated with that particular spirit, but it helped with some sweet roasted malty flavors.   Very drinkable for a beer with this kind of body and this kind of alcohol content.

Homewreaker IPA: The aroma is light, but this beer is the definition of a hop bomb.  Its that kind of bitterness that hides any characteristic except for the fact that, 'this is freaking bitter'.   Like punch right to the back of the throat bitter.