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Great Lakes Eliot Ness

Great Lakes Eliot Ness - Vienna

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92
overall
Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Vienna

Cleveland, Ohio USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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6853.6/5.03.59/5.06.2%100Lager glass
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Commercial Description:
Deep Amber red color, with a fragrant malt aroma. Flavorful notes of rich caramelized malt and noble hop flavors harmonize on the palate leading to a crisp clean finish. Named after one of Cleveland's most respected safety directors, who frequented the brewpub's bar during his tenure from 1935-1941 and, according to popular legend, was responsible for the bullet holes still evident today.
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 agillespie81 (190), Denver, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/58/103/512/20
Jun 29, 2008  
Amber color......thick, fluffy head. Faint malt aroma. Sweet malt flavor in the front......slightly crisp mouthfeel. Malty richness develops in the back, with a finish that has a slight bitterness.


 Maddog (231), Kettering, Ohio, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 22, 2008  
Amber, red, Vienna? Whatever the style, this lager bores me. Maybe it is just the style that bores me because Eliot Ness is the top rated beer in its class. Dark amber in color without much of an aroma, this beer is full of caramel malts and light hops. But overall, this beer is pretty nondescript and not much in the way of unique or special flavors.


 marchcow (664), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 20, 2008  
Tomato and fruity aroma. Reddish amber color with a miminimal head. Flavor is lightly bitter with a sweet caramelized sugar balance. Palate is medium creamy with a zippy carbonation. Very good Vienna.


 unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jun 19, 2008  
Oh my god im in heaven Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a decent beige head. The aroma is caramel and toffee with some citrus and floral hops. The flavor is similar with the malts being ever so slightly more present than the hops. Overall this is pretty well balanced. Medium bodied with good carbonation.


 Glouglouburp (2778), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 9, 2008  
In short: A fruity and slightly sweet dark larger. Good beer but a bit overrated
How: Bottle 12oz, from Beerman6686. Thanks a lot Dan!
The look: Clear amber body with a short-lived beige head
In long: Candy-like crisp toffee sweetness. Quite a bit of dried fruits of all kinds, like taking mouthful of one of those grocery store mix-bag dried fruits. I personally found the floral hopping insufficient. This is a good beer and undoubtedly one of the best American dark lager I’ve had. But I pub-crawled the land of dark lagers (Czech Republic) and this Eliot Ness doesn’t measure up to the good Czech Viennas, it barely measures up to the average Czech Viennas. I basically found the quality reputation of this Eliot Ness as exaggerated as the real accomplishments of the man by the same name.


 502Flavors (617), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 3, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Here’s my simple analysis: this is one of the better lagers out there IMO, and I don’t particularly like lagers. It reminded me of SA Boston Lager, but fresher, less hops, and just a bit better. If you like lagers you will probably like this.


 hellbilly (1492), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Jun 2, 2008  
bottle by way StFun. dark reddish copper color with a thin off white head. straight forward aromas of toffee, brown sugar, earthy hops and grain. same with the flavors... caramel grain, grass and earthy prickly hops with a touch of tartness. bright and crisp dry finish cleans the palate nicely. medium body with prickly carbonation. perfectly balanced easy drinker for the summer months... makes me wonder why beers like this are not made in AZ...


 phishpond417 (1861), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/513/20
May 29, 2008  
This beer was mighty tastey! It was rich in an reddish coloured pour. Soft fluffy medium sized head with malty taste. Caramel flavor was prevalent, and it was a really filling brew.



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