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Lakefront Eastside Dark

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2553.21/5.03.2/5.05%85.5Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
Eastside Dark The rich, coffee-like aroma and flavor ot this find Dark Bavarian style lager beer is derived from a precise blending of three different specialty barley malts, chocolate, black patent, and Munich malt. Munich malt is also added to bring about the creamy body of this malty brew that has an original gravity of 1060. The most impressive aspect of ths brew is the perfect balance between the specialty malts and coveted Mt. Hood hops. Unlike many other dark beers, East Side Dark doesn't have the bitter aftertaste associated with it. Instead, your palate is greeted with the rich body and balanced flavor that only this beer can deliver.
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 cbkschubert (1967), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Apr 27, 2007  
12 oz. bottle part of the variety 8 pack - Pours a clear brown color with a one finger thick light tan head. Very little lacing. Aroma is light bready malt and herbal hops. Flavor is semi-sweet toasted malt. Balanced. Light to medium body. A decent beer.


 buckybeer (666), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Apr 26, 2007  
Dark amber with a small head. Lots of carbonation bubbles that stick to the side of the glass. Aroma is sort of a creamy milk malt. Flavor took a sour turn (pun intended). Sour malts, light hops and a tad of roastiness.


 Skyview (4020), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 1, 2007  
I still fondly remember trying Eastside Dark for the first time at the Midwest Beer Festival in Oconomowoc, WI in 1990. This beer even won first place at the show. I wonder if they ever collected their cash prize since the show. Just like it was in 1990, it pours like a quality oatmeal stout, dark as it gets and holds a tan head well. Aroma of semi-sweet chocolate, coffee and cherry. Finishes clean and chocolatey. It’s terrific to know the product is as consistent as it was 17 years ago. Has it been that long?


 BeerBelcher (937), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/514/20
Apr 1, 2007  
This beer was a decent lightly roasted dunkel which doesn’t go overboard with its malt character. I’d weakly recommend it. Appearance is dark with very little head. Color is brown with some reddishness. Aroma is very faint with some mild chocolate notes. Flavor is very mild roastiness. Mouthfeel is the high-point of this beer and is nice and smooth. Decently drinkable for a beer of this style. I had this on-tap at the brewery.


 Aggie80 (708), Michigan, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 24, 2007  
Nice dark pour with some head. There is a non-hoppy bitterness to the dark cola color. Some malt in the flavor, but nothing particularly notable.


 conor23 (110), Elgin, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 15, 2007  
Very mild aroma. Slightly smoky flavor with pronounced hoppiness. Very drinkable


 nick76 (2656), Tampa, Florida, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/53/102/57/20
Feb 8, 2007    Updated: Feb 11, 2007
The aroma has herbal hops (mint), coffee, raisins, toasted malt, and caramel. The appearance is dark red/brown with a small head. The flavor is sour and not much like a Dunkel except for the very faint chocolate and toasty qualities. The palate is thin with a bitter aftertaste. This is not a good beer and closer to a Lambic than a Dunkel in taste. And what’s up with the commercial description? It doesn’t even come close to describing the taste of this beer. Do the marketing people even taste this stuff?


 argo0 (6890), Washington DC, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/56/103/510/20
Feb 5, 2007  
(12oz bottle, bottled 1st week November) Creamy, medium beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, metallic, some coffee, light caramel. Taste is medium sweet, coffee/roast, caramel, some earthy/grapefruit, light metallic. Light-medium body, light acidity.



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