Deschutes Green Lakes Organic Ale

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Amber Ale
Bend, Oregon USA

Draft at Bailey’s Taproom, Portland. A hazy amber beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet malty with a clear grapefruit hop aroma. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of toffee, malt, and spices, leading to a dry bitter finish.

On tap. Clear amber golden with an off-white head. Soft, fruity aroma with a little yeastiness and fruit and some caramel also. Fairly hoppy finish. A strange brew. 090709

Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival. Hazy amber, airy head. Floral hoppy nose. Dry and a bit grassy, fairly light bodied. Hop driven but balanced. The dry grainy malt has soft edges. Balanced bitterness.

From tap at Toronado in SF. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is cornish and slight mouldy aroma. Fruity and cornish/malty. Bitter and slight grassy with a solid bitterness coming through in a dry finish.

Date: 03/22/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: hazy dark amber. wispy beige head, bits of lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel aroma with a crystal sweetness and light earthy balance,
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, lots of earthy hops keeps it mostly dry,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Dog & Pony, Renton
Bright dull amber. Caramel nose with hints of earth and diacetyl. Flavour is sweetish with diacetyl and hazelnuts. OK, but Deschutes is becoming really bland.

(12oz bottle) Clear copper body with medium off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, orange, some grapefruit. Taste is mderium sweet, grapefruit/orange, some caramel, light sourness. Light-medium body, some stickiness, somewhat dry finish.

Bottle thanks to had at home. Alround rating: Malty, caramel, caramalt, unmistakably american, lacking hops somewhat for me, im thinking it may be an old bottle. Probably worth trying again.