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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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coreyhaines (1), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Jun 25, 2008  
This was a great beer; I drank a few on the day they released the 4-pack. Very good; it was well worth the money.


 TomDecapolis (3218), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 18, 2008  
Bottle pours a lightly hazy orange with golden notes and a medium sized creamy off white head that laced. Aroma of lightly toasted cereal grains, malt sweetness, fresh noble hops, honey and lightly bready. Flavor of a sweet cereal grain sweetness, light citrus, noble hops and lots if em. I like their dortmunder and this is a nice imp version of it.


 robinvboyer (1444), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jul 25, 2008  
Great malty nose, and some sweet bread. Some nice noble hops, the alcohol is present, but is welcome. A great example of the style. Excellent beer.


 jstraw (777), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/517/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Clear amber with fair, creamy beige head / Nose of spun sugar and corn / Medium body with syrupy, sweet malts subduing good, dry hops and the finish / Floral flavors of burnt sugar, honey, banana, and toasted grain / What I assume is a fine example of the style.


sbroome (80), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Oct 15, 2009  
roasty molasses and candy sugar make my teeth hurt. pours blacky black with quickly disapating tan head. nose of sugary sweet wood burn. taste is much of the same, little smoked wood, little molasses and lots of sugar. a great imperial.


 joekinty (263), rockledge, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 8, 2008  
A little pricey for what it is aroma is toast and slight honey some spiceness alittle alchohol and hops in the nose not much more complex than regular dortmunder it is dortmunder gold on steroids good but in my opinion could be better woth a try but a little steep at 9.99 a four pack


 b33r (363), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 10, 2008  
Dark gold color with small diminishing white head and little lacing. Dortmunder is good, but Imperial Dortmunder is much better. Everything is stronger, from its great malty flavor to its sweet hops. Very drinkable


 1FastSTi (2590), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Oct 21, 2008  
I’m going against the grain, but I quite liked this one. It pours to a dark golden amber/copper body with a thin white head. Nice glowing vibrancy. The aroma is doughy and hearty breads with a nice subtle leaves and noble hops. The flavor has an intensely caramelized bread dough, cookies, and subtle bitter grassy hops. Nice malt profile. Comes off as having a nutmeg or mace. Creamy light bitter palate is a bit too carbonated and too bitter. Awesome beer, however.



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