own version, called Kentucky Common, at its brew house. Darkness Brewing from Bellevue, Kentucky brews a Kentucky common called Bellevue Common. Upstate Brewing Company in New York also has one, named Common Sense. Iron Duke Brewery of Ludlow, Massachusetts produces one, named The Common. Ten Mile Brewing in Signal Hill, California also brews one called Hidden Hollow. Level Crossing Brewing in Salt Lake City, UT brews a Kentucky Common called You-Tah Uncommon. Sawstone Brewing Co. in Morehead, Kentucky brews Kentucky Common. Ferguson Brewing Company in Ferguson, MO (metro St. Louis) brews one called Kentucky Common. In 2021 the Brewers Association added the style to its updated 2021 Beer Style Guidelines. Characteristics This kind of beer was usually made with 6 row barley, approximately 25 to 30 percent corn grits and 1 to 2 percent each caramel or caramel malts and black malt to counteract the high bicarbonate water. It had an original gravity of 1.040-1.050, an average bitterness of 27 IBU. The beer was typically kegged and served relatively young, with a short time of 6 to 8 days from mash in to keg. The beer is an easy-drinking, slightly sweet, dark amber to light brown ale. See also References "American Handy Book of the Brewing, Malting and Auxiliary Trades," Robert Wahl and Max Henius, 1902 "The Essentials of Beer Style," Fred Eckhard, 1989 "Radical Brewing," Randy Mosher, 2004. Old American Beer Styles, Lost and Found External links Kentucky's Beer Heritage Kentucky Common beer to stand out at BrewFest Old American Beer Styles, Lost and Found Yup - Kentucky Had a Beer Style - Kentucky Common Beer Kentucky Common – An Almost Forgotten Style American beer styles Cuisine of Louisville, Kentucky Beer in Kentucky 1850s establishments in Kentucky Food and drink introduced in the 1850s