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Great Lakes Eliot Ness

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6903.6/5.03.59/5.06.2%100Lager glass
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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 j12601 (1215), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 15, 2009  
Bottle. Clear deep crimson with a medium to large white head. Grainy, light malt, touch of sweetness. Thin to medium body, lightly sweet, touch of caramel. Finishes with almost a hint of a metallic twang, and a refined gentle bitterness.


 fromred2green (144), , Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 14, 2009  
Bottle. Pours dark amber with a foamy beige head. Aroma is slightly hoppy, yet smooth and balanced. Flavor is a perfect blend of hops and malt; this beer is neither too bitter nor too malty. Pretty good.


 MereLikesBeer (154), Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 9, 2009  
I had this on tap, it poured a nice dark color. I didn’t know what kind of beer it was when I ordered it, and I was wary, thinking it might have been a stout when it arrived at the table because it was pretty dark. It had a nice malty caramel aroma. Tasted pretty good too. It was sweet, but had a nice mouthfeel, light carbonation and a pretty malty taste. Overall, pretty good beverage.


 Avengedpoet (325), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Jul 7, 2009  
From a bottle. Pours dark brown/amber. Simultaneously nutty and hoppy aroma. Extremely well-balanced and drinkable. A nice level of chocolatey roast inter-mingled with a fresh dose of hops and precise carbonation. One of those beers you can drink all night. Different and tasty enough to be fantastic.


lordsummerisle (17), New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 2, 2009  
12 oz. bottle. Pours copper with thin off-white head. Aroma is malty with pine notes and slight alcohol. Taste is sweet caramel malt and nuts with a nice hop finish. Extremely well balanced. A little too dry in the finish perhaps. Still, this might be the best dark lager I’ve ever had--admittedly I’m not usually an aficionado of the style. Very good, worth seeking out.


 Onslow (174), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 1, 2009  
Dark amber pour from a 12oz bottle. Two fingers of off whit ehead that collapses with lacing down the sides of the glass. Malty aroma with gentle hops and slight ethanol overtone. Overall tasty beer - sweet malt at the start with a hoppy bite at the finish, well balanced. A litttle on the sweet side but not in a bad way.


 Bigmmartin (367), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 25, 2009  
I don’t even know what the hell a Vienna is. I just consider this an Amber Lager.... which I guess is apparently a Vienna. Hmm...ok interesting. Anyways, I only drink this on tap at the Sports Deck in Kettering because it’s the best beer they have available. It has a nice deep amber color and decent aroma. Flavor is mild to moderate sweet and malty. Some caramel. Crisp finish.


 Pipper (230), Ohio, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/510/20
Jun 23, 2009  
Bottle at a restaurant, no glass. Aroma is hoppy and grassy with maltier bud lite flavor and some carbonation. Finishes dry and forgetable. Find this boring maybe I just don’t like the style.



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