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Great Lakes Lake Erie Monster Double IPA

Great Lakes Lake Erie Monster Double IPA

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Great Lakes Brewing Company

Cleveland, Ohio USA

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1323.78/5.03.76/5.0Special9%67.8Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
An Imperial IPA with huge hop flavor.

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 drewbeerme (1895), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20

Apr 28, 2008  
bomber from fiver29. 08 vintage. pours hazy orangish amber with soapy white head. aroma has loads of grapefruit and tropical fruit and piney hop notes. flavor is pretty sweet with a juicy hop resins, piney, mango and pineapple, with a sweet candy sugar finish. medium body with low-average carbonation. alcohol is well hidden. this is one sweet and resiny double ipa. i was expecting a more balanced double ipa from great lakes but this is too sweet, although still really tasty.

 Rciesla (1136), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/513/20
Oct 22, 2008  
Great Lake Pub. Pours an orange amber body with big malty hoppy aroma. Pine citrus, hop resin, a bit grassy. Warm etoh with the malt to give this one a big finish.


 Bockyhorsey (2056), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/516/20
Aug 30, 2008  
22oz bottle courtesy of crisay. Good citrus fruits aroma on the nose. Orange body with off white head and good lacing. Flavor is a good dose of juicy surgar oranges with a potant dry bittering. Blended well but leaves the palate little dry. Good brew thanks Chris.


 Beerlando (1460), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 8, 2008  
March 2008 vintage, stored at 40 degrees since purchase. Pours a dark, murky, auburn red to sienna brown color. A frothy, well retained, cream colored head leaves thick sheets of porous lacing all the way down the glass. The aroma shows big notes of orange and grapefruit hops, a touch of grassiness, and huge toffee malt notes. The hops probably aren’t as crisp as they were when ultra-fresh, but they’re still quite potent. Flavors are big and hoppy, but ultimately leaning towards the malty side. Buttery toffee is prominent, caramel follows, as do big orange juice hops, and a semi-dry, grassy finish. The body is substantial, but not as much as expected. Dry grass and cereal grains linger on the finish. Overall, this is a nice IIPA, but it doesn’t hold a candle to some of the west coast hop bombs. Reminds me of Hoppin Frog Mean Manalishi, in a slightly disappointing sort of way.


 jmikolich (377), Athens, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 20, 2008  
22oz, bottle, from most recent batch, kept cold during entire storage time, still hops have faded a bit, but its still quite good, balanced, not as extreme as i may have hoped but spot on from Great Lakes. glad to have tried this IIPA from one of the more conservative breweries. and a hometown favorite


 gunnfryd (2839), Kristiansand, Norway
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Bottle. Golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is hop, citrus, malt. flavour is hop, citrus, sweet, malt. Nice beer.



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