Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale

Tap at a little burrito shop in Davis, WV called Hellbender. Amber color, white head. A very welcoming hopped aroma with hints of grapefruit. Flavor is a nice soft caramel malt. All followed by a sharp bitterness. A bit too sharp for me to really enjoy this beer. I got it down, just a bit too off balance for my palate that particular day. 25 oct 09

Marketed as a Pale Ale, really this is an IPA ( GL already has an IPA, commodore Perry). Pours a pale amber. heavily hopped, hints of pine. good palate, but very "sticky" on the lips. great notches formed upon drinking. A truly unique taste.

Beer acquired from trip to Westlake in September. Decent appearance for an IPA, but not super great. Aroma is light. Pretty good flavor, but not amazing. Smooth drinking IPA. I give this beer about a 7 overall.

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Wallingatan, Stockholm) Pale amber colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity, floral, hoppy nose with orange peel, grapefruit and grainy malt. Fruity, floral taste with notes of orange peel, grapefruit, grainy malt and fresh hops in the finish. Medium body, fairly dry. Lovely balance between the subtle grainy malt and the citrussy hop character. Nice beer.

I’m not getting the high ratings. Ok malty APA that did not do much for me in terms of hops or taste.

pours amber and orange around edges with minamal white head aromas hoppy with pine, and citrus upfront and caramel malts that follow taste is very hoppy of citrus and pine with a light malty backbone and a slightly biitersweet dry finish

Bottle. An amber coloured pour with small off white head. Aroma of hops, pine. Crisp tasting, citrus, hoppy, malty, slight bitterness.

Location: 12 oz bottle jcos brought back from Ohio, 9/24/09

Aroma: A nice earthy/pineness dominates the aroma, some citrus too
Appearance: Pours a clear golden-amber color with a small white head
Flavor: A nicely balanced flavor with a some pine hoppiness and a caramel malt backbone
Palate: Mouthfeel is decent, with relatively high amount of carbonation, the body is light-medium
Overall Impression: This is a pretty solid pale ale. Not a world class beer by any means, but enjoyable none-the-less. I could see this being a really enjoyably drinkable beer for those near this brewery.