Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale

12 oz bottle. Pours dark golden orange with decent cream head. Nice orange and pine aroma. Mild vanilla sweet flavor followed by fantastic bitterness with touch of sour citrus finish. A bit too fizzy but overall an amazing pale ale.

12 oz bottle poured into a tulip. Clear amber with a thin foamy white head that disappears mostly. Aroma of citrus hops and sweet caramel malt. Taste is citrusy, caramel, and a bit smoky/toasted malt. Medium mouthfeel with good carbonation. Pretty good!

The color is incredibly clear. Golden yellow with decent cratered white head that disappears rather quickly. A few tiny carbonation bubbles. A couple hops and some mild crystal malts in the smell. A few bitter caramel malts. Some bitter German malt flavors, with an overlay of some floral and woody hops. The malt bitterness is a tad harsh but not in a bad way. Almost a Kolsch-like bitterness. A little ashy feel; more fizzy than expected. A decent but underwhelming bitter pale.

Draft at Papa Jake’s in Buffalo. Pleasantly surprised by this one. It was simple but done very well. Pours golden yellow with a white head, looks like a run of the mill pilsner, IMO. It tasted more bitter than I was expecting - great with the hops. At the same time, there’s some citrus fruits in the taste. Really balanced well. Not the best from Great Lakes but still quite good.

Sweet smell, sweet up front, and slightly bitter finish, also very carbonated...

I can’t get into this one. It is good but I just don’t ever find myself buying it when faced with other Great Lakes choices. The body is average, the carbonation is average, the hop notes are average. Not a fan of the hop character, even though I know I like Cascade hops. I can’t explain it. Still good, don’t worry.

Purchased as bottle, at Gorillo’s in Butler, PA. medium body, creamy, average carbonation.

Bottle/Gorilla’s Is a little bitter but a very pleasant taste and aroma. Would buy again.