Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA

12oz bottle. Pours completely clear, light golden color with a small soapy white head. Aroma is subdued hops with a burnt malt background underneath. Similar to the burning river. Taste is fruity, very lightly bitter, toasty malts and a tiny bit of breadiness. Certainly a lackluster IPA and not one of the breweries’ better beers. I’ve had this fresh on tap and under those circumstances it’s pretty good but when buying a six pack I can think of plenty other beers I’d rather get in the style. Great Lakes is one of my favorite breweries and I think they are great at dark beers and lagers, but they simply don’t know how to make a great hoppy beer.

10-23-07 bottle. Clear light amber color with okay head. Subtle smell, not very hoppy at all. Strong bitterness that coats the tongue. Highly metallic. For such a weak appearance and smell - it sure kicks you in the face with the heaviness in the taste and the bitterness on the palate.

The aroma was deeply malty with citrus and a piney and grassy hop bittering. While the aroma was resinous, piney and grassy, the beer was clear medium gold with a white wispy head which lasted well to lace the glass. The flavor was very nice with a deep malt flavor of caramel coupled with citrus, light pine, and resious hops balanced by a chewy strong malt presence. The body was medium-full with a malty finish that ends dry with lasting piney, grassy and resinous finish. A really nice malty , piney, citrusy and grassy pale ale. Pint at Great Lakes Brewing.

Large off-white head of fine bubbles from a vigorous pour. Light carbonation. Crystal clear apple juice in color. Light hops aroma (citrus) with a bit of caramel malts, some vegetal notes and a bit of spice. Flavor is somewhat dry and pretty bitter. More citrus and some floral notes. Lingering bitterness and some pasty malts. An ok IPA. Probably would not recommend.

On tap @ Pizza Palnt Walker. Decent IPA but not as hoppy as i would like. Very smooth & well balanced. Little light in the color. decent

Huge thanks to Degarth for giving me this beer and crizay for sending it south. Pours a clear deep gold with a faint hue of copper running up the center. The white head hung around for a while. The aroma is on the mild side with grapefruit to orange rind citrus hops with faint malt sweetness hiding out the back. A mouth full of this elixir yields a grapefruit and slightly under ripe orange hop bitterness with faint savory malt sweetness. By midway the hop flavor becomes increasingly more bitter as the malty sweetness wanes. This mostly citrus hop bitterness and residual malt sweetness ride the flavor experience straight into the after taste. Nice IPA.

[bottle] Clear amber color, minimal head formation. Grassy hop aroma. Decent hop bitterness-- citrus and grapefruit, with some sweet malts underneath. Dry finish.

I would have placed this as an IIPA, definetly hoppy enough and the ABV has plenty of punch. A little more citrusy than the average IPA, and a little lighter in color. Would have liked a little more body though, this just looks a bit too thin.