Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Dortmunder/Helles
Cleveland, Ohio USA

very very good golden lager. like $1.75 a bottle here, and well worth it. to bad i can’t get this in 18 packs, or anything bigger than a 6. i think i could drink these all night. nice even balanced beer with some more flavor than a usual basic balanced beer.

On tap. A great beer. Aroma is subtle, at least as far as I could tell in the bar, but taste was nice and rich, with some raisin sweet undertones, a malty and yeasty body and a crisp finish with a little hop bitter action. A great beer to drink, well balanced but definitely rich, which I like.

This beer is so delicious! I don’t remember it being this good last time. It’s like a good bar drinking session beer should be. Almost a powdery smooth mouthfeel.

Bottle (Thanks WeeHeavySD). Pours a very clear golden color with a thinnish head. Aroma is a blend of floral notes with some yeast aceents. Flavor is malty and slightly hoppy - both very balanced. Very clean drinking beer. Nothing offensive.

Rated 2/17/06: Abundant in my neck of the woods, this beer is on tap at most of the local establishments. When in doubt I order a tall one knowing that I will be easily satisfied. Dortmunder Gold is perhaps the most popular of the Great Lakes Brewing Co.’s beers, and for good reason as it is well balanced and chances are your bud light drinking buddy will actually like this. In my opinion this is a great beer overall but I prefer many other beers made by this brewer. Pours a clean copper almost light amber color with a full head that tends to simmer down. Strong carbonation and lacing are always present. The aroma is appealing although very mild for my taste. A slight hop aroma is given off just enough to tickle the nose. The flavor is very good and extremely balanced, the malts and hops seem to be in perfect harmony. The mouthfeel is thicker than I expected which is good and this one finishes as strong as it begins, very refreshing and always a treat.

its like a lager but much sweeter and with a great finish, the hoppiness comes through along with notes of fruit and caramel

Draft, Cleveland airport. Pours a clear amber with a smallish, trying to hang head. Aroma is inoffensive, and actually sort of nice for a lager - sweetish malty. Taste is not bad either. Body is light medium with a slightly dryish palate. Slight sour and refreshing dry note on finish is nice.

Murky golden in colour, lingering white coloured head, no lacing. The aroma is of cookie and bready malts, very light caramel sweetness, some apples. The flavour is a bit stale, pale malts, bready, herbal and grassy. Mildly bitter mouthfeel, medium/light body, medium carbonation. Finishes fairly quick, watery, lightly bitter. This is way past its prime I’m afraid.

355ml bottle shared by <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?U target=blank>beerhugger, thanks Steve.
Best before May 24, 2005.