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Great Lakes Eliot Ness 3.59 697

Great Lakes Eliot Ness

Percentile
92
overall

bottled
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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 YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 20, 2004  
Good beer from Great Lakes. Deep amber/copper body with frothy biege head. Nice malt aroma with the fleeting hint of vegetables. Light to medium in the body. Flavor was malt and caramel and very pleasant. Quite good.


 illinismitty (1800), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 1, 2008  
Draft at Fatheads in Pittsburgh. Pours a very nice copper amber with a thin off white wisp of a head. Faint bready aroma. Lots of wet grain and bread up front, but that is countered by a nice Noble hop bitterness. There is just the right amount of residual sweetness to compliment the hops. Finish is smooth and clean, with some subtle toastiness. This a very solid and enjoyable Vienna, right up there with Triumph and Boulevard, which are some of my favorite Viennas.


 rudolf (1786), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Nov 4, 2004  
Nose is nice rich brown sugar malt, hoppier than I expected. Very nice sweet rich malt. A little dusty. Brown sugar, plum, a little alcohol. Bitter at the back of my tounge. Damn fine


 ryan (1781), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Dec 25, 2005  
Pours a clear amber with a thick off-white head, lasting, nice lacing. Aroma is caramel, toffee, and a hint of grassy hops. The flavor is rich and malty, caramel and grapes. The mouthfeel is soft and round, finish is slightly bitter. Nice lager.


 tjthresh (1780), 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.


 blipp (1735), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 14, 2008  
Bottle. Pours orange/copper with a big off white head. Sweet malt aroma with caramel and spice notes, as well as a hint of floral hops. Medium body. Flavor is caramel malt with a bit of spice. Hops are noticeable. Pretty good.


 21iceman40 (1731), vienna, West Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 30, 2001    Updated: Mar 2, 2003
This could be the best beer in this style that i have ever tasted. It is my only perfect score and deservedly so. Everything about this beer was good. Great Lakes could be the best small brewery in the united states.


 joet (1709), Fulton, California, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/104/59/20
Dec 25, 2001  
Some butter and softly sweet that bends in a good transition to a soft bitter. This is well balanced. The color is a brilliant red. Headless.



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