Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA

Bottle from Walnut Liquorette. Poured a clear gold/amber color; medium to small white head. Aroma of citrus, orange and melon. A slight funkiness, but nothing real bad. Really dry with a nice bitter bite. Good mouthfeel and hopfeel; medium bodied. Nice flavor with good balance of malt and citrus/melon hops. Very solid and enjoyable.

Bottle from Glenn at Paul’s house. Thanks! Orange amber body with a small, whispy head. Flavor was citrusy grapefruit and some melon hops with a good, solid malt backbone. Alcohol slightly evident.

[383-20070630] Tap @ Great Lakes (Cleveland, OH). Sweet orange citrus hops aroma with a touch of lychee. Clear, orange amber body with a medium-quick white head. Pretty citrusy hops flavour. Bitter and dry initially, medium-full body. Pleasant, hides the alcohol well.

Bottle. Poured a deep bronze color with a small white head. Aroma is hoppy, which comes out strong in the flavor. Dry aftertaste with a metallic hint to it. The alcohol content is evident in the flavor. Didn’t pick up the fruitiness referred to by the bottle and others rating this.

Poured a copper color with a nice white head. Smell was of hops, which was also heavy on the first taste., but was rounded out with a good balance of malts. There was a hint of sour dough bread also. As the beer warmed, the alcohol became more evident.

Sept 2007. Bottle. Golden orange-yellow body with a huge fluffy white head. Light hoppy aroma is quite mild, pleasant but very muted. Flavour is bitter, moderately fruity with notes of grapefruit, and oddly sweet tropical fruit. Alcohol is not in your face, but is lightly noticeable throughout, amplifying the bitterness. Smooth average to medium palate. 7/5/7+/3+/14 - 3.5 July 2007. Draft at the brewpub. Yellow almost headles body. Interesting aroma, light citrus and a melange of well blended fruit. (7+) Bitter flavour, and pleasantly fruity hops showing light grapefruit, lemon, and a touch of lychee in the finish. Alcohol is quite restrained. This is tasty, but not what I was hoping for - the flavour is quite pleasant but not nearly assertive enough. Others have rated ths highly, so perhaps I will crack open the bottle I picked up to compare. 7+/3/7/3/14 - 3.4

A clear dirty blond color with a white head. Aroma is has a mild yeast appeal. Taste is fairly modest with just the right amount of hoppy bite to it that makes it a real IPA. There is a hint of metallic flavoring to it in the modest dry aftertaste. This beer is what I think about when I imagine what a good IPA should taste like. Quite nice.

Bottle (12oz). Clear amber, average frothy off-white head. I get a ton of pineapple in the nose, dry floral hop bitterness; restrained. The taste is also pineapple, with lots of grapefruit, and slowly building dry funky hops - again, simple, restrained, dry and sneaky-boozy. Decent body, very astringent, mildly alcoholic, long non-aggressive bitter finish - I really like this one, I’d drink this a lot, wish it were readily available in my area!