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Great Lakes Eliot Ness

Great Lakes Eliot Ness - Vienna

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 Percentile 
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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 tjthresh (1746), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/519/20
Jun 18, 2007  
12 ounce bottle poured into a tankard mug. Amber red with a lasting beige head. There’s even some nice lace left behind. The aroma is toasted and nutty, with lots of noble hop character. The flavor is the same toasted malts with a sturdy hop flavor and bitterness. Very easy to drink. This beer kicks all kinds of ass.


 xmarcnolanx (789), Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 7, 2007  
A nice, caramelly, malty beer. A slight hop character with a smooth finish. A good beer, but nothing outstanding. Was a good vienna. Good session beer.


dillinja (24), Boulder, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/517/20
Jun 5, 2007  
Never seen this until I picked it up on an overnight Ohio stop driving x-country. Great deep lager character with enough hops to hold it up, super drinkable finish. Most excellent for the style - and refreshing enough to drop a few easily after driving 12 hours.


 joshwilfong (769), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 5, 2007  
a strong hop character for the style but is balanced and overall I would consider a high quality good vienna


 adrian910ss (1395), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
May 23, 2007  
Pours a clear amber red with a medium beige head. Aroma of sweet malts, caramel and sourness. Taste is light malty with caramel and toffee hints. Not bad.


 Scubatrip (387), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 16, 2007  
From the bottle, courtesy of MrBendo, pours a deep coppery red with a thick but disipating off white head, nice lacing. Smells of malts as well as cinnamon. Surprising and interesting aroma. Taste is earthy, with some malts and clove-like spice. Thin, but not watery. As it warms, the flavor does tail off a bit.


 cking (1012), North Canton, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20
May 14, 2007  
Rated 2/18/06: Yet another wonderful beer from Great Lakes. This lager pours a rich amber color and is topped with a thick creamy tan head. Mild carbonation and minimal lacing, this beer simply looks smooth. The aroma primarily consists of sweet malts, I am not able to catch the faint hop nose that is promised on the bottle. The flavor is outstanding for this style. The sweet malts are dominant, the hops although minimal do make themselves present in the taste. Maybe Mr. Ness just needed to warm up a bit. Thick creamy mouthfeel with a smooth finish. Excellent


 BeerVirgin72 (778), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
May 10, 2007  
Had on tap at local bar...Poured a nice light copper color. Very malty. Which I loved. Taste is almost pure sweet malt, maybe a hint of toffee or caramel. Very drinkable!



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