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Great Lakes Imperial Dortmunder - 20th Anniversary Beer 3.25 190

Great Lakes Imperial Dortmunder - 20th Anniversary Beer

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1903.26/5.03.25/5.0Special7.5%85.3Lager glass
Commercial Description:
An imperial golden lager balanced between malt sweetness and dry hop flavors, yet darker in color and richer in finish.
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 GeneralGao (3071), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a clear medium orange color with an off white head. Overall, the aroma was understated, consisting of cereal grain, a hint of caramel, cream, and a little orange and mango. Medium bodied and slightly sweet with mild to moderate hop bitterness. Tasted of noble hops, cereal grain, light caramel, and grass.


 Oakes (8139), Kowloon, Hong Kong
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Deep golden colour with a thin head. Big malt nose with slight cidery notes. Intimidatingly rich dortness. Full body. Sweet malt. Creamy, pleasant pale malt development. Fairly dry in the finish, which it really needed to be. Slight toasty accents. Good.


 MiP (9159), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Bottle, 7.5%. Good caramelly aroma. Clear amber colour. Quite malty flavour, caramelly. Nice. Hint of warming alcohol in the finish.


 T2Tool (352), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Pours a clear, golden color from a 12-oz bottle into a pint glass with a thin white head. Malty aroma with some grains and spice faintly in the background. Dry and bready taste of toasted malts and fruity, bitter hops.


 Beershine (2754), Traipsing Around, Cambodia
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Bottle. Clear, pure golden. Decent white head. Sweet aroma reminiscent of raisin bread. Silky mouthfeel and low carbonation. Strength is apparent but doesn’t taste of alcohol. It’s finely crafted with subtle layers of flavor. Liquid bread with a big crusty finish. Surprisingly delicious, masculine, and satisfying.


 taalhiker (179), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Oct 3, 2008  
From bottle. Poured clear gold color with small white head. Heavy yeast/bread aromas. Crisp, clean taste with excellent mouthfeel. Probably not worth the extra $$ vs the regular Dortmunder.


 nqualls (1428), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a clear gold color with a thin white head. Aroma of toasted malt and bread. Flavor is slightly maltier than the regular Dortmunder, which you would expect at a higher gravity. A very crisp, clean finish. Hop profile is just as good as the regular in my opinion. Very good beer, but the Dortmunder Gold by GL is very hard to beat.


 Rynoplasty (544), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Golden brown with a smallish white head. Tastes maltier than the normal dortmunder and has a nice hope profile with it.



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