3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Great Lakes never fails to please! While not as appealing as some of their other offerings, this is still a decent beer. Dark orange-red color with a thin beige head. Spiced aroma. Flavor consisting of spices (cinnamon and ginger) with a pinch of hops at the end. Overall not a bad seasonal.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Good amount of spices, not overpowering. Good balance of malt and hops.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Amber color, quite a bit of head. Spicy aroma. Hmm...hard to put this one into words. Tastes kind of like someone dropped a spice rack into a vat of beer. You can taste a bunch of spices, sure, but they don’t go together as well as I’d hoped. Dissappointing, but a good effort.
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
On tap. Not overly impressive, a hint of spice, bad finish. Didnt like this one.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
2002 version. Not as enjoyable as last years version. Slight ginger flavor evident, but overall pretty plain. I’m saving some of this.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: NOV 28, 2004 Transluminate brown color. Pours with a head that rims the glass. The taste of cinnamon and ginger is very prevailent. This beer is not going to be everybody’s cup of tea, but I’m really enjoying it.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Beautiful reddish brown copper color with a tan head that lasts around the edges. Slight honey ginger spice taste. Leaves a warming alcohol effect in your gut and throat. Highly anticapited every year.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
This tastes a bit like the excellent Great Lakes Eliot Ness vienna, but with spices added. A very nice beer from a terrific brewery. Cinammon’s there, but not overwhelmingly so.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
light (but not flavorless) and smooth. a good ale for all seasons. I’m suprised it’s a spice/herb/etc... the best of that breed.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very good. Assertive hop profile combines well with the beer’s relatively strong mouthfeel. Goes well with the season.
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