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Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold

Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold

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A Dortmunder/Helles brewed by
Great Lakes Brewing Company

Cleveland, Ohio USA

bottled
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5553.56/5.03.56/5.05.8%99.4 Lager glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This smooth lager strikes a delicate balance between malt and hops in the aroma, palate, finish and body. It has more body and less hops than a Pilsner, and less malt and more hops than a Munich style lager. 30 IBU.

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roomjosh (2), Holland, Michigan, USA
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4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/519/20
Apr 2, 2003  
The Best Lager I have ever had. Must be drank within 3 months of production


dbutler4699 (13), Elyria, Ohio, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Dec 8, 2000  
Great looking beer; fine, long-lasting head, beautiful amber color. I put this in a class with some other great beers - Sam Adams Boston Lager and Crooked River ESB.


 raindog (525), Evansville, Indiana, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Jul 29, 2002    Updated: May 18, 2005
Re-Rate:11/17/03 Got more as part of a sampler and like more and more every time.Top 10 for me,for sure! Deep,golden color with a beautiful,white, active head.Thickness makes the heavy carbonation slow and almost unappearent. Great ale-like estery flavors.Huge sugar-sweet front followed with soft,smooth,earthy, malts. The leafy smack of hops in the finish is very appealing. It gets some german malt sweetness in the finish also as it warms. Traveled to the brewery in March, and it tasted even more delicate and delicious draft.Bottle showed more resemblence than I expected. Excellent beer anytime.If not perfect,very near.


 urbnhautebourg (932), Annapolis, Maryland, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Nov 30, 2002  
I am helpless before good Dortmunder and this is one of the finest. Great big fluffy head over wonderful clear gold. Generous light malt with complex hop interplay, yielding to a sharper finish than other Dorts I’ve tried. Very like Dominion and Victory, but a bit sharper and a measure more tart. Brilliant. PsychProf is to thank for this beauty.


 drewcifer85710 (158), Youngstown, Ohio, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/510/104/520/20
Aug 14, 2005  
My absolute favorite lager, hands down. Also my first choice (lately) of session or default beer. Exceptionally well-balanced, great moderate hoppiness and light body. Huge flavor considering what it is. Exceptionally drinkable.




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