Great Lakes Nosferatu

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Cleveland, Ohio USA

Pours a dark amber color, with a smallish off white head. smells of big caramel malt, juicy citrus hops, abd hints of other sweet fruits. Nice little nose to it. The flavor is fairly sweet as well, some cereal grain, caramel malt, and woodsy notes, as well as some piney hops in the finish. The hop biterness really shows up inthe aftertaste, as it sits on the tongue awhile. This is well crafted, and nice to drink.

Appearance: Pours a clear, reddish-amber body with an inch of frothy, off-white head. Smell: Fragrant mix of caramel-coated, oven-toasted biscuits, cut grasses, grapefruit, pepper. A bit sweet-smelling, a bit spicy, a bit citrusy. Nice! Taste: Toasted biscuit maltiness with just a faint touch of dry caramel and even lesser hint of sweetness. Grassy, leafy hop character drizzled with freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice. Medium-high bitterness alongside a pinch of white pepper. Finishes dry with a bitterness that lingers on into the aftertaste. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Very slight oiliness to the mouthfeel. Drinkability: Reminds me a bit of our local Terrapin Big Hoppy Monster. A fine beer to pair with the F. W. Murnau film, which I do own, I’ll admit, but I opted instead to set it against tonight’s Colbert Report. A fair base of malts with plenty of hops and bitterness (and alcohol), yet it still remains easily drinkable -- good job as always, Great Lakes.

Split a 4 pack with pampdogg. well balanced is right. looks like blood but tastes like good beer.

12 oz bottle. Amber red colour. Malty sweet aroma, some heavily caramelized crystal and toasted malt with a sweet cherry fruitiness and a spicy hop bouquet throughout. Pine and earthy/mildly resinous hops. Sweet malts up front balance with the strong hoppiness later on. A bit of honeyed character. Some pine and black pepper on the finish. Tasty bottle.

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.

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.

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.

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.