Great Lakes Independence Ale

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Cleveland, Ohio USA

On tap at the brewery. Was an amber color and a pretty ok head. Flavor was a little malty and some hopps were present in the finish.

Draft at GL. Pours an amber body with a white head. Sweet and malt with hints of hop bitterness. Decent brew.

Draft at brewpub. Reddish body, slight hops in the nose with sweet malt, off-white head. Moderate bitterness, some hop character, more balanced to the malt side except for the bitterness. Drinkable, not great.

Draught bin a sampler at GBL in Cleveland. Has a semi-coppery color, and white foamy head. Smooth flavor: a little flat, though. Mild malty flavors.

Draft @GLBC. More of an amber color than red. Aroma of caramel malt. The flavor is better than expected as I am not a fan of red ales. It seems to me to be what Burning River would be as an amber instead of a pale. It has enough bitterness and hop presence in the flavor to counter the grainy maltiness. I would have liked a little more hop aroma, but solid overall.

Reddish amber, medium white head. Aroma of bisuict malts and light citrus hops. Flavor is bitter malts probably victory and a toasty bicuit malt finish. Hops are more for bitterness and not actuall flavor, some floral coming through but really no flavor or aroma jus bitterness. Some crystal malt sweetness lies in the background. A slight irony taste passes through as well making this a bitter beer with no much taste. Not bad but pretty dissapointing.

good american red ale, was expecting a more malty beer, but this baby was for the hop lover. very citrusy, strong hop aroma, nice flavor balanced well by the malt. a little caramel and chocolate find their way. good crisp finish with that awesome hop presence.

Props to the barkeep, Payton for scraping me up the dregs. Pinky orange, clear with a light tan oatmeal head. Strong hop aroma with some light vinegar - malt in abundance. Tangy west coast hopping, medium sweetness. Body is creamy, then turns sharp with the bittering. Initial finish is sweet, then the hops linger. goes vacant. Decent, but I’d go for the Elliot Ness or the Burning River.