Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA

Bottle. Aroma of peaches, lemony nectar and pollen, fleshy orange, leafy hops, light grass, dessert-bread malt . Flavor bitter and resinous and well-balanced with semisweet, bready malt and a caramel aspect of it that really goes hands in hand with the resin. Distinct grapefruit notes as well, particularly in the finish, maybe even some bitter olive tones. Pretty dry. I’m really enjoying this and finding it to be a very nuanced brew, though I think that may have more to do with my sensory perception being quite keen at the moment, and sometimes when I have moments like this I wonder if so many nuances of many other beers that have crossed my tongue have been lost. Or maybe I’m not giving myself enough credit and this beer is just awesome. I also realize all this philosophical pondering has little, if anything, to do with my rating, but I felt now was the time to bring it up. Really nice beer, by the by.

Bottle. Clear yellow/orange pour, little carbonation and a sour and dry hoppy aroma. Flavor was heavy citrus orange, hops, flowers and bitter on the finish. Decent IPA, but it still doesn’t beat a Bells Two Hearted or a Surly Furious.

[Bottle] Pours orange with a tiny off-white head. Aroma is not great—sweet and grainy, with faint toffee and honey, and some floral notes. Taste is significantly better. Pretty good hop bite. Mostly grapefruit. Simple, but pretty good. Average mouthfeel, good finish with a lot of malt. Big disparity between the aroma and taste, but all in all it is a drinkable beer, albeit very far from spectacular.

(bottle from OSLO) Pours out clear amber with a thin white head. Aroma is slightly musty, peppery, and a bit cheesy. It takes a bit of warming, but some citrus appears and there is a hint of coriander too. Taste has ample caramel, with a bit of citrus (tangelo) on the end, that finishes out with some nice grapefruit bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium and carbonation is as well. Thanks Al!

Did not get much of the nose on this one.. some hops .. Pours A golden orange color with a nice white head that lasted. Medium body with Lacking carbonation but that was ok. Flavor was average for me with the other IPA’s I have had. It had all the flavors but nothing stood out... OK and I would drink it again..

I do enjoy most from Great Lakes. Picked up a six of CP recently, it has a enjoyable aftertaste.

Bottle pour.Amber color with a good white head.Aroma is hops and hints of citrus.Taste was lemon citrus and hops but the hops were a little more mellow than what I would have expected from an IPA.Very sessionable brew.

A clean golden pour. This batch is quite bitter. The hops are bone dry. Has some caramel malts to balance it out. It leans towards the dominant hoppy side, even for an IPA. I approve!