 ewestern (198), Ohio, USA
Jul 25, 2008 I am not a big fan of Great Lakes, the finish on most of their beers really puts me off for some reason and Eliot Ness follows suit.
Aroma is nice and sweet with hints orange. Hints of orange hit me through the entire experience. Color is and amber/orange with an off-white head. Nice matly flavor up front that becomes more bitter towards then end and finishes with an odd bitter flavor that hangs in my mouth unenjoyably.
RollinHard (749), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Jul 22, 2008 The thanks go out to Crizay tonight! Pours reddish burnt orange with an off-white head, more substantial than German counterparts, but still dissipating. Aroma of toast, toffee, slight dark fruit, light hazelnut. Hops are faint, but fruity on the nose. Well blended aroma. Sweet caramel taste, some toffee, light bread crust and earthy dirtlike hop flavor. Finishes with a leafy hop taste, toast, bark, with some lingering caramel flavor intermingling with the earthy bitterness. Light mouthfeel, but full flavors make it seem better. Medium carbonation. This is very good, what more could you want from a Vienna?
jbuzz (658), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Great Lakes Sample Pack from Woodman’s Oak Creek.
Great Color Red bordering burnt orange. Crystal clear, with impressive carbonation and an ivory head. Aroma is toffee, caramel, and a hint of roasted nuts. Flavor is mostly malt, with just enough hops to balance it out. Highly drinkable...clean and refreshing.
timsilvia32 (445), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Poured reddish with a nice whitish head. Nice sweetish aroma. Good blend of maltiness and hop bite, kind of non-descript, but is very drinkable. This brewery seems to do a consistenly good job with the middle of the road brew styles and making them a little more interesting.
12many (231), Ohio, USA
Jul 5, 2008 First time rating this style so I can’t compare to others. On tap, reddish amber with an impressive head. Malty aroma with some nose tingling hops in there. Sweet and bitter flavor almost like a backwards Burning River. Very clean mouthfeel and finish. This beer is not overpowering in any area but still has a lot of flavor.
BuckeyeBoy (1639), Boise, Idaho, USA
Jul 5, 2008 12oz Bottle Pours out a nice amber topped with a cream head. Aroma of malt and a touch of hops. Tast more on the malty side with a light bitterness at the end. A good Vienna
ontheroad (25), Buffalo, New York, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Nice amber tone and fruity aroma. has a somewhat sharp citrus taste with a smooth finish.
BOLTZ7555 (1053), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jun 29, 2008 Bottle acquired via trade with polomagnifico...THANKS RYAN!!! This is a great beer. Of late, I’ve noticed that many "amber" beers feel like they have to kick in an overwhelming amount of hops. With Lagunitas Lucky 13, I thought it worked. With Green Flash’s Hop Head Red, I didn’t. This one is a throw back to the traditional amber we all used to know and love. Red bordering burnt orange in color. Crystal clear, with impressive carbonation and an ivory head that leaves significant lacing inside of the glass. Aroma is toffee, caramel, and a hint of roasted nuts. Flavor is mostly malt, with just enough hops to balance it out. Highly drinkable...clean and refreshing. Wish this was available in AZ!!!
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