Great Lakes Brewing Orange Peel Ale

Pours a nice deep amber colour almost a faint brown, with a nice rocky tan head. Nose is pretty tame, mostly caramel malts, and a tiny bit of orange. There’s a nice undertone of grassy hops too. Flavour is very similar, very malty and sweet, with pretty strong hop bitterness. There is some nice orange peel, it’s not overpowering, but it is stronger than you might imagine, and it’s pretty nice. Carbonation is low, which I’ve been enjoying more and more lately, and it’s reasonably chewy. I like it.

Bottle, September 2008. Golden brown with a reasonable head. This has some heather or dandelion, grass in the aroma with faint orange zest. I taste grass; it’s a bit watery in flavour and mouthfeel, with a bit of caramel, and there could be a hint of orange in there too.

(650ml bottle) Purchased at the LCBO Rideau in Ottawa for $4.95. Pours a copper body with an almond-coloured head. Nose of orange and mild honey. Flavour of spiced malt with a tart citrus base. Not really that bad but a tad expensive for the quality. Average.

(Dégusté avec french tickler) Une biere de couleur blonde orangé avec un mince collet moyennement collant. Odeur de crush a l’orange, oranges, vanille, un peu épicé, Gout d’oranges, poivre.

Shared with Pyrozoid

App.: Deep clear orange poor with a thin frothy off-white head

Aromas: Ginger, hint of tangerine, orange zest, cloves, honey

Palate: Faintly sweet start with an average yet nice bitter mouthfeel, good carbonation, zesty all the way

Flavors: Tangerine, pepper, good maltiness...

Notes: Very drinkable, unique but not unpleasant

Bottle from my secret santa. Dull auburn pour with a decent head. Nose is predominantly coriander with limited orange and some sweet malt. Mostly spice and astringent malt with no orange to be found. One dimensional and boring.

Brown bottle, 650 ml, produced in F2008, purcahsed at the LCBO on July 11 2008, savoured on July 20 2008; eye: copper, clear, slight effervescence, white head that turns rapidly into a tiny ring; nose: malt, light honey, slight orange; mouth: malt, a bit of honey, finale in grainy honey with a hint of orange, slightly bitter, lightly sweet, rather carbonated, medium body, thin; overall: so? FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, produite en F2008, achetée à la LCBO le 11 juillet 2008, savourée le 20 juillet 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, très légère effervescence, mousse blanche qui se transforme rapidement en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, léger miel, très léger orange; bouche : malt, un peu de miel, finale en miel granuleux avec une petite pointe d’orange, très légèrement amère, légèrement sucrée, plutôt carbonatée, corps moyen, texture mince; en résumé : bof!

A nice amber via trade with matt7215-Thanks! Aroma was middle of the road. A slight funky aroma of stale caramel malt with just a hint of orange. Pour was a nice medium amber with a one finger off white head. Taste was nice and basic. Caramel malt with old hops in the aftertaste. No orange at all in the taste. Decent carbonation, though. Not groundbreaking, but very drinkable.