 MilkmanDan (1938), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
Dec 11, 2003 I'd long wanted to try Great Lakes, and I now understand all the hype. Amazing ale. Nice peach color. Nose is sour, tart, and cidery. Very fruity flavor, peach, apricot, and lots of apple with some spice at the end. Lovely palate, sticky and very vinous, wonderfully thick. Absolutely stellar.
Flipbrewer (33), San Francisco, California, USA
Jun 17, 2004 Poured an average sized white colored head that diminished to a thin layer after a few minutes; some lacing. Beautiful clear golden color. Aroma was very "Belgian": spicy with fruity acidity; a whiff of alcohol; a leathery mustiness. Flavor started and finished sweet balanced by a distinct hop bitterness. Spicy fruitiness emerged soon after the start layered with a subtle leatheriness and accompanied by a good hit of alcohol warmth that endured into the aftertaste. Pleasant citrusy and grassy flavors appeared near the finish and lingered long into the aftertaste. I enjoyed this very much. It had the hallmarks that I like in a trippel. At 9.5% ABV this is a beer to savor at a gentle pace. Though the label recommends that it’s best served at 45F I feel it’s a much more pleasant and flavorful experience when quaffed at 55F. Very nice. Thanks Drew!
wilkie (1092), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Dec 6, 2003 Very yeasty, spicey nose. Light golden color. Very smooth flavor and light palate. Delicious aftertaste of apple. Very crisp finish.
aobecksy (648), Middle of no where, Ohio, USA
Nov 18, 2003 Yowza: beautifully colored with light head, but little lace; honey overtones in smell and taste with added banana and melon in flavor; strong crisp finish. Dorothy I do not think we are in Ohio anymore!!
TheBeerOrg (1391), Kentucky, USA
May 11, 2005 Updated: Jun 7, 2006Pours a deep golden with an ample white head. Aroma with notes of citrus, banana, alcohol, honey, and cloves; a well balanced array of flavors. The fruity yeasty aromas are delightful. Drink this fresh or not at all.
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