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Great Lakes Brewing Orange Peel Ale

Great Lakes Brewing Orange Peel Ale

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Great Lakes Brewing (Ontario)

Etobicoke, Canada

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643/5.02.99/5.0Spring5.3%50.4 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
In our quest to bring you the most flavourful and unique beers possible, we are proud to release this tasty spring beer. Handcrafted with five specialty malts and five varieties of hops, along with just a touch of honey, we added heaps of fresh oranges and peels into the boil. A little different, you say? We sure hope so. Orange Peel Ale balances the unique flavour of oranges with generous amounts of hops to achieve a slightly fruity and refreshing taste. We are proud to offer this limited edition beer as we celebrate our 20th anniversary of brewing excellence.

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 daboskabouter (1468), Fergus, Ontario, Canada
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/57/20

Jan 3, 2008  
Bright amber colour with a small amount of fizzy white head. The nose is sweet with malt and surprisingly very little orange peel notes to be found. The fruity character of the nose comes out a bit more with a swirl of the glass. The body is light with a touch of fruit and a boring malt presence. A novelty beer that fails to do anything exciting.

 CapFlu (3292), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 1, 2008  
(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.


 Pyrozoid (141), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 11, 2008  
(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.


 french tickler (490), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 11, 2008  
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


 puzzl (1731), New York, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Aug 9, 2008  
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.


 GRM (829), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jul 20, 2008  
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!




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