Great Lakes Nosferatu

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

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.

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.

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.

(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.

12 oz bottle shared by AlohaC. Sweet malty aromas with some citrus. Flavor was similar with yeast and hops in the finish. Pretty good stuff.

Fresh bottle, 2008. Pours a fairly transparent red with an off-white fizzy head that leaves nice lacing down the glass. On the nose toffee and caramel, citrus and floral hops, quite a big bouquet. Toffee and citrus hops meld over a slightly sweet body finishes with a nice bitter bite. Semi-dry finish, round mouthfeel, medium carb. Quite good.

I drank this one quite a while ago, just found my notes. Pours a deep but clear crimson with a half inch of off white head. The aroma is citrusy American hops and roasty malts. The flavor is sweet malts up front, then bitter hops, and has a bitter biscuity aftertaste. Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy! This is a good beer worth drinking more than once.

Light reddish amber in color with a thin white head. Citrusy hops in the nose. Mild malt sweetness in the back, balanced out by an upfront dose of piney, citrusy hops. Lightly dry finish. Nice.