Great Lakes Nosferatu

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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A hazy amber beer with a disappearing orange head. The aroma is sweet, very hoppy, with notes of caramel. The flavor is very sweet with notes of alcohol, caramel and a lovely bitter dry end.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a pretty, amber golden with a yellowish head. Fresh, hoppy aroma. Medium-bodied with roasted malts and caramel and then some perfumy, Hubba Bubba like accents. Rather hoppy finish. Lovely. Courtesy of JCapriotti. 120207

UPDATED: SEP 21, 2005 Bottled. Amber colour. Caramel aroma. Sweet with dense mouthfeel. Intense grapefruity hoppiness over a lovely malt character and a lingering very bitter finish. Like with almost every Great Lakes beer this is perfect quality.

Bottle. Clear orange coloured with a small off white head. Aroma of caramel, fruits, hops and pine needles. Flavour of caramel, fruits, hops and pine needles.

Draft @ Hackney’s, Chicago, IL. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor with bitter hoppy hints. Has a slightly roasted and very malty caramel finish with bitter hoppy hints in the aftertaste.

(Bottle) Pours a mahogany body with a moderate beige head. Aroma of grapefruit, pine, and herbs. Flavor of hops and caramel.

Bottle at home <b> Thanks to Jsquire for this </b> Nice Crisp copper ... sweet vineous nose ... very caramel malty front ... more bitter than expected ... big floral hoppyness ... good depth ... medium carbonation ... medium body ... Goes well with the strong Cheddar as recomended by jsquire... Beer tips with the Trade top bloke.

Date: 07/18/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade

clear redish amber, thin off white head leaves nice lace, light sweet carmel malt aroma with a touch of floral hops, mostly dry malt flavor with a double does of hops leading to a bitter finish, malt grows bigger as it warms and a touch of sweetness shows up, just a hint of alcohol as it approaches room temperature, never really develops any character

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Score: *4
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Clear amber body with minimal off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, some spice, earthy, herbal, grapefruit. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit, some herbal, good bite. Medium body. Nice 1-D beer.

21st January 2009
Clear dark brown beer. Rich and fullsome hops but they are well mannered. Plenty of unsweet marmaladey grapefruit. Dry and sumptuos. Just a little bitterness in the aftertaste. Nice.