Great Lakes Conways Irish Ale

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Irish Ale
Cleveland, Ohio USA

Aroma is of malt,light fruits and slight hops.Pours a medium copper with some reddish highlights.Very little head.Get some of the light fruits and hops in the flavor.Mouthfeel is thin to medium with a bit of a bitter finish.

(Bottle, BB 03/27/07) Pours a clear amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of nuts and caramel. Flavor of caramel malt, nuts, and touch of toastiness.

poured a lighter orange color with no head or lacing to speak of. Aroma was weak as well, some caramel. Flavor was a sweet malts needed a little something so it didn’t run away

Poured a clear orange to copper color with a very thin head, not much lacing. The aroma was hard to pick up, some toffee and caramel notes, toasty too. The flavor was a little imbalanced toward sweet, yet no where near cloying and certainly balanced by the toasted earthy notes (somewhat like Blue Point’s Toasted Lager). With temperature, a touch of fruity esters appeared. Mouthfeel was moderate and with a little stickiness.

12 oz. bottle, drink by date 3/27/07. rystal clear coppery amber under an off white head of medium size, settling to a fine layer in a few minutes. Light malty nose of caramel and a hint of light stone fruit. No hop aroma to speak of, but that is not unexpected with this style. Smooth mouthfeel with medium carbonation and body. This doesn’t have any big in your face flavors, but rather a gentle malty sweetness, and just enough bitterness to bring things into balance. Drinkable, subtle, a good session beer.

Bottle. A bit of a rare variety for me as this may be the first beer I’ve rated that falls specifically into the Irish Ale category, though I have had similar beers. Not overwhelming or complex in any department. A bright, deep copper color with minimal head. Slight bananna aroma. A rather bitter beer when compared to the bottle description - expecting more hoppy characteristics. A nice, drinkable brew - but not one of my favorites from Great Lakes.

Draught at 69 Taps in Akron, OH. Deep amber color with good head. Nice flavor with clean malty flavor and a little fruit.

Draft. Aroma: Lightly toasted malt, brown sugar, light fruitiness(grapes and apples). Appearance: Orange amber in color and clear. Light khaki head was full and foamy with decent retention. Some lacing. Flavor: Toasted malt, caramel, light fruitiness(grapes), some light hoppiness with some floral notes. Bitterness is high for the style, but not unpleasant. Fairly dry finish. Palate: Medium bodied. Medium carbonation. Overall: A nice Irish Red. Easy to drink.