Great Lakes Eliot Ness

An amber beer with a disappearing orange head. The aroma is sweet and very fruity combined with notes of caramel, and a touch of alcohol. The flavor has primary notes of caramel, and a dry mouthfeel that starts quite early, and leads to a bitter hoppy end.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear amber golden with a small, off-white head. Fat aroma of caramel and aroma hops. Very full, sweetish body with lots of caramel and malt. Dry finish. Very pleasant. 290806

Reddish brown. Nutty aroma. Buttery, slightly roasty. Well balanced bitterness. This beer works well!

Bottle. Clear orange coloured with a small off white head. Sweet aroma of caramel and dried fruits with oxidated notes. Sweet flavour of caramel and dried fruits with oxidated notes.

Date: August 09, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Ticker
Appearance: clear dark amber, fine beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: lightly sweet caramel malt aroma, nice bready character, light earthyness
Flavor: rich bready malt flavor, light caramel sweetness balanced by plenty of earthy hops, light bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Rich, deep amber colour; chewy nose of fresh malt; crisp, with good, evenly balanced malt flavours, balanced by toasty notes and a well-structured bitterness.

Lightly hazed copper body with beige head. Aroma is moderately sweet, strong toffee/caramel. Taste is medium sweet, toffee/caramel, light earthy. Light-medium body. The toffee, without more, is just too overpowering to me.

Bottle. Reddish amber color. Milk chocolate, caramel and pear in the aroma and flavor. Grassy hops and some black berries. Sweetish with a somewhat sticky mouthfeel, but well balanced. Tobacco in the aftertaste.