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Great Lakes Nosferatu

Great Lakes Nosferatu - American Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
97
overall
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 
5253.79/5.03.78/5.0Autumn8%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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 jimmay (179), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Mar 7, 2009  
12 oz bottle from Premier Gourmet. Pours deep copper colour, with a finger of tan coloured head. Nice floral hoppy aroma, fairly hoppy taste, with a malty finish.


 MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/517/20
Feb 26, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Catty citrus hop aroma along with caramelized sugars. Clear mahogany brown. Full body and mouthfeel. Mostly just a nice balance of caramelized maltyness and American hops. Excellent.


 GAManiac (1120), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 12, 2009  
12oz bottle poured into a tulip. Pours a dark, clear copper with a huge rocky tan head that shows great staying power and leaves lots of lacing. Aroma has an interesting mix of the citrus and floral hops and a huge heavy caramel malt base with lots of dark fruits and molasses. Some vanilla as well. The taste has the same citrus hops up front with some grapefruit before the big sweet caramel malt base takes over. The finish swings back in the hop direction with a prickly bitterness. The mouthfeel is sticky sweet, smooth and velvety. Soft carbonation is present but not overdone. A very nice beer with lots of complexity but still drinkable.


 jbrus (4835), Delft, Netherlands
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Bottle@Home. Sweet grapefruit and grassy aroma. Chestnut colour, yellowish head, good lace. Sweet, very bitter, grassy, grapefruit, tangerine. Bit thinnish, dry bitter, flavourful, highly drinkable.


 sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 21, 2009  
courtesy of sirpsycho. Bottle received had a good ’til date of Oct’ 06. Pours murky orange with light brownish head. Aroma was a mix of malty and floral hops with strong grainy nose. Taste had significant dose of caramel malts and not much of hops to be noticed. Don’t know what to think of this one, wish I had a newer bottle to get a better idea.


 KAF (441), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Clear brownish-red pour with a dirty white head. Strong combination of both citrus hop and toffee malt in the aroma. This beer is well balanced and not overly dominated by one character flavor. The caramel and toffee malts blend very well with the bitter citrus hops.


 maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jan 16, 2009  
Bottle on 12/13/2008. Clear dark brown body with ruby highlights and a medium frothy tan head that persists. Big citrus and resiny hop aroma with a sweet caramel background. Big caramel and citrus hop flavor with light resiny notes in the background. Medium body with moderate carbonation.


 zach8270 (2051), Henrietta, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 11, 2009  
(bottle - 12 oz) Clear copper color with a fizzy and lasting slightly off-white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with some citrus and floral notes. Flavor is very hoppy and floral at the beginning with lots of citrus and some roasted malt notes. Middle is very bitter and floral with tons of hops, some caramel, and alcohol. Finish is quite bitter and lingering.



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