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Great Lakes Eliot Ness 3.59 697

Great Lakes Eliot Ness

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6973.6/5.03.59/5.06.2%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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 MesandSim (5955), London, Greater London, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 11, 2008  
A Mes rate: Bottle at Tom’s UGT Pt. 2.Dark amber with a thin white rim. Rich bready malt aroma. Roasted malt flavour with a bit of alcohol showing in the finish. Straight down the line and rather dull.


 bu11zeye (5638), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 3, 2007  
(Bottle) Pours a clear amber body with a small creamy beige head. Aroma of toasted malt and caramel. Flavor of caramel, nuts, and mild hops.


 hopdog (5617), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 25, 2006    Updated: Apr 27, 2006
12oz bottle acquired in trade with OhioDad (thanks!). Poured a deeper, and clear, copper color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, a little earthy and somewhat spicy. Tastes of caramel, biscuit, and toasted nuts. Body a tad on the thin side.


 jcwattsrugger (5581), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 10, 2007  
12 oz bottle-pours a big light tan head and reddish copper color. Aroma is musty malt-some caramel and bread, some fruit. Taste is musty malt-some caramel and bread, some fruit, some/faint light/spicy hops. OK effervescence. Thanks E Notch for bringing this one back.


 Rastacouere (5564), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 28, 2005  
Diminishing white head, clear earthy amber bnody. Leafy, slightly caramely nose. A slight earthiness matches the generous cerealic malts with ease. Dark grapes and biscuit flavors are plentiful, but I certainly expected one of the top vienna to be richer, it is a fairly hoppy example, in a most leafy way, possibly spalt hops or a similar type. Slightly vegetal, heavy munich malt does, almost roasty at times, dryish. light bodied, gentle soft carbonation.


 Magicdave6 (5558), London, Greater London, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 1, 2008  
Bottle at the cads disco piere dance-off. Alround rating: The best of a bad bunch, malty one dimentional, sweetens up as it goes on, quite drinkable saves it.


 hopscotch (5543), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/56/103/514/20
Dec 3, 2003  
Crystal clear amber ale with a large, frothy, khaki-colored head. Great retention and excellent lacing. The nose is of toffee, caramel, buttermilk, grapefruit and white wine or a very dry port or sherry. The flavor is a bit on the thin side, but has some nice caramel and butterscotch bursts. Well-balanced, but the malty sweetness wins out over the hops by only the smallest of margins. Medium-bodied with a watery mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Short, bitter, dry finish. Another great effort from the fine folks at Great Lakes!


 CaptainCougar (5530), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Feb 26, 2003  
This has a subtle malt aroma dominated by German hops. Glowing copper with a thin nougat colored head. The mouthfeel is fizzy and lacks complexity and balance. The finish was a sticky, stale bitter one. I'm wondering if maybe I got a bad bottle.



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