Great Lakes Lake Erie Monster Double IPA

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Cleveland, Ohio USA

Bomber from my man StFun - thanks, Josh! Somewhat lazy pour for a big DIPA, a very cloudy orange with some sediment and a moderate creamy head. Sharp boozy phenols in the nose along with spice from some yeast, but mostly very sweet hops. Decent mouthfeel makes it a relatively easy drinker, despite the heat. Sweet bubblegum at the beer’s core, with a somewhat bitter finish. Weird and a bit imbalanced to me.

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10/25/2009: Great Lakes Lake Erie Monster... Aroma: Lovely hop aroma containing grapefruit, pineapple, sweet oranges. Appearance: Bright gold with a chill haze complexion. Flavor: Smooth toffee malt; ample hops (citrus, hints of pine); moderate+ level of bitterness; slightly floral. Palate: Medium-bodied, very smooth. Overall: Off-balanced toward the hops and some real bitterness (which is exactly what I want in a Double/Imperial IPA - MORE bitterness!); EXTREMELY drinkable. Wow, I FINALLY got to try this beer (and managed to bogart most of the bottle, too!); this is a very good beer and was worth the wait; hopefully I will get to enjoy it again someday less that several years from now!

1 Pint 6 Fl. Oz. bottle ( 9.0% Alc/Vol) shared by alexsdad06. Thanks Brad. I REALLY appreciate it! Rating #153 for this beer.

Bottle… October ‘09 O-Town Throwdown!… Hazy golden ale with a fizzy white head. The nose is hoppy and malty; earthy and biscuity. Medium to full-bodied with tingly carbonation. The flavor offers sweet toffee and bitter pine. Bittersweet finish – more sweet than bitter. Bottle courtesy of mcbackus!

Gold. White carbonation. Juicy, fruity, resinous hops on top of mildly sweet malt. Medium body, smooth, easy to drink considering. Great brew from a great brewery.

Bottle shared by Stfun. Pours bright cheese orange with some pure white head. Mild citrus and pine aroma with a bit of sugary sweetness. The flavor is a lot of grapefruit with a nice malt backbone. Medium body with a mild finish. This is pretty good, but I had higher expectations.

22 oz. bottle courtesy of "hannont". Colour... cloudy golden. Nose... floral, citrusy. Palate... very hoppy, nicely balanced between the piney hops and the citrusy hops, delightfully floral and a long sweet-bitter finish.

Bomber via a "monster" trade with MrBunn. Thanks brother. Pours a shockingly bright orange, fizzing up to a tight, minimal-foam head that fades into edge lacing within a few moments. The aroma is light and promising. Citrus and floral notes abound. Mouthfeel is creamy, though still light, and taste is initially sharp and bitter, fading to the expected malt, floral, and citrus qualities the aroma led me to expect. The end of the palate is is lemony and, surprisingly, grassy. Interesting stuff. The ABV is felt more at the outset than at the end, except for the final burn down into the belly. Nice.