Great Lakes Lake Erie Monster Double IPA

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Cleveland, Ohio USA

Strong citrus aroma on first pour. The appearance is hazy amber with very little head. Lots of pine, smoke and resin in the nose - it’s a nice dank IIPA. Has that "cannabis" like flavor that my favorite IPA’s have. Flavor is a bit sweet, but that’s to be expected for a MW IPA. Where it’s lacking is in bitterness - this is a sweet but not bitter beer. It seems like they used lots of aromatic hops, but very little bittering hops. Overall a good Midwestern style IPA.

Bottled. Ok I lreally liked this. Hazy orange/amber pour With a definite hop/fruit aroma. Bitter flavors with a hint of pine and oak. I liked it alot.

Thanks to Beerman6686 for this! Amber pour frothy off-white head, and spotty lacing. Tropical fruit aroma. Lots of hops, notable esters and a piney finish

The color was amber. The head was creamy and off-white. The aroma was very ripe peach, citris, mango, and hops. The flavor was apricot, hops, and sweet. The palate was medium-bodied. The finish was hoppy.

Thanks miketd! Pours a dark brown amber with a one finger creamy yellowish head. The nose is very pungent, apricot, fruit, pine, very very strong on the apricot part, sweet, light light alcohol. The flavor is a bit subdued, the hops seem to be on a much smaller scale, piney, slightly waxy, not much carbonation, a little sweet, fruity, light alcohol. The mouthfeel is undercarbonated and leaves me wanting a bit more. Still a good brew.

4/26/08: Barley’s 6th Annual Mini RAF
Fresh hop aroma of pine needles. Light burnt orange body. Good fruity hop and caramel mix. Mild hop finish.

This was a very good double ipa with a great hop presence,it pours a orange look to it with a fluffy white head and lots of fruity flavors with a bitter ending overall a good beer.CHEERS!

Bottle from goryshkewych. Thanks George! Been wanting this one for a while. Glad that it is fresh! Orange red colored beer, hazy with a thin head. Nice color. Great aroma of tropical fruit, tangerine, peach, apricot, and melon. This has an incredible fruity aroma. Nice soft fuzzy fruits in the flavor; peaches, melons, apricots followed by a wave of pale malts, bread, and caramel finished by a medium bitter floral, piney, and peppery bite. No alcohol. Soft and fruity on the palate. Carbonation is rather low and creates a smoothing effect. An interesting IPA that is a little different than what I am used to in terms of West Coast bitterness, but this is fantastic. Lots of flavor layers. Complex and damn good! I am going to rate this one up there.