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Great Lakes Eliot Ness 3.59 695

Great Lakes Eliot Ness

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bottled
common

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6953.6/5.03.59/5.06.2%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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 eaglefan538 (2397), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 9, 2006  
Thanks again to doulos for this one. Poured a deep orange color with a very small head and just about no lacing. The aroma was bready, sweet malts. Typical for the style, but weak. The flavor followed on this theme and also had a light spicing to it. Mouthfeel was thick and approached almost that of a maibock.


 aracauna (2391), Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 6, 2004  
Pretty, clear mahogany with a yellow khaki head that builds up nicely but fades quickly. Toasted malty aroma is followed by a lightly sweet toast flavor with a bit of bright hop bitterness in the finish. Great Lakes really excels with its lagers.


 Boutip (2386), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Apr 25, 2005  
Bottle: Poured a mid-brown color beer with an above average white foamy head with good retention. Nice malty aroma with some roastiness and some nuts. Taste is quite malty with a smooth creamy taste and light bitterness at the end. Body is fuller then expected and probably fuller then most Vienna I tasted before. Overall, this is real good stuff.


 badlizard (2373), Berkeley, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 26, 2007  
350 ml bottle mail order form Archerliquor. Clear reddish amber with a fizzy white head. Wheat bread aroma. Sweet caramel and bready taste with a nice crisp finish. Not bad.


 Beerlando (2347), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 2, 2008  
Pours a deep red amber color with a spongy, cream colored head. Thin sheets of delicate lacing traipse about the glass. The aroma is heavy on caramel malt, but balanced well by notes of freshly harvest wheat, dry cereal grains, and mildly spicy floral hops. The flavor is as even keeled as the nose hints, proudly displaying the aforementioned components in a harmonious, pleasing way. The balance is fantastic, enhanced no doubt by a smoothing creaminess that pulls everything together. Medium bodied, smooth, and well carbonated, this one is a crowd pleaser. This brew would make a great break-in beer for someone new to the craft beer world. Excellent example of the Vienna style.


 Spiesy (2333), Global Citizen, Greater London, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Sep 17, 2006  
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 Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
May 29, 2006  
Pour is nice ruddy amber with a dense 1/4 inch tan head...smell is sweet and grainy with nice caramel and molasses notes...taste is nice and sweet thourhgout, but not overly so...more of a subtle roasty malt flavor...nice lush mouthfeel...who knew a vienna could be so tasty?


 JohnC (2286), Mission Viejo, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 10, 2002  
beautiful amber color w/ a 2" (5cm) head. Crystal clear w/ a big malt nose & well balanced flavors



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