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Great Lakes Nosferatu

Great Lakes Nosferatu - American Strong Ale

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97
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Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale

Cleveland, Ohio USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5273.79/5.03.78/5.0Autumn8%88.1Snifter, Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
Often referred to as Burning River Pale Ale's big brother, this stock ale is remarkably balanced for such a highly hopped beer. A rich deep blood red color makes this beer scary enough to be served every Halloween and a few other times of the year.
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 NobleSquirrel (1094), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 23, 2008  
Bottle from Whole Foods. Pour is a deep red-copper. The nose is strong and piney, with a nice resin kick in there. Smells pretty damn awwesome. Quickly disappearing Yellow head. Very big and abrasive hop kick, I can see the similarities to Burning River, though this is way better. Nice heavy bitterness with a good malt compliment that is not too much caramel malt, which I typically do not like. This is a damn fine beer that I could drink all year. Excellent.


 AllAboutStout (605), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Pours dark ruby brown in color with a nice inch of off white head. Not necessarily lacing on the side of the glass, but there’s definitely some suds left. Smell is somewhat muted hops and plenty of caramel malt. Taste reveals much more hops than what appears in the nose. This is very bittering and piney hops in flavor. Clean and non-cloying in the mouthfeel. This is very bitter. Decent fall beer from GL.


 jb (1023), Rochester, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 14, 2008  
Just sampled Burning River last night on draft, so fitting I am trying this one next. Very similar looking, though more reddish than the other’s orange tint. Thick foamy head. Aroma is very hoppy - grapefruit dominating with a little pine and a little caramel. Palate starts creamy, feel the carbonation, then I notice a bit of dry hoppiness. The palate is well balanced, I liked this.


 GMUcrew7 (353), Mason, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 13, 2008  
Pours a deep ruby color with a light tan head. Aroma is sweet toffee, bread and some fruity hops. Very well balanced flavor, nice caramel malts with a great pairing of bitter hops. Nice full bodied mouthfeel, another great beer from Great Lakes.


 hombrepalo (726), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 11, 2008  
12 oz bottle, Nice brew! Pours a copper red with a thin head. You can definitely smell the fruity hops. There is a good amount of caramel malt flavor, but the hops still dominate. Overall, really good beer. Goes down easy with big notice.


ChuxBeer23 (10), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
Sep 6, 2008  
Blood orange with a nicely retaining head, and pleasant citrus aromatics. Great clarity and a medium soft cream finish. Rich,with a complex backbone of malt that tries to fend off the bitterness and isstill refreshing, with a bit of alcohol numbing for the gums. Annually anticipate the release of this bad boy.


 joekinty (263), rockledge, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Sep 5, 2008  
dark amber pour when she comes to the bubbles shes in ttrouble sweet and sticky wet scotch and honey aromas of loving in the middle of the experience I came.. to the conclusion that she was good


 daknole (2802), Plantation, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Bottle. Nice dark abmer pour wtih a medium sized head. Head coats glass well. Aroma is more hops than I expected. Juicy and malty flavor. Yeasty and lightly fruity. well done brew.



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