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Lakefront Eastside Dark

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66
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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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 Tmoney99 (4716), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 21, 2006  
Bottle. Dark brown color with a large frothy light brown head that lasted and produced good lacing. Good toasted sweet malt aroma. Medium body. Moderate well blanced sweet toasted flavor with a moderate citrus finish. Good brew.


 JohnnyOS (646), Golden, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Dec 28, 2005  
Pours a dark brown with reddish high-lights and a tan head that diminishes quickly. Aroma of toasted malts with decent carbonation and a toasty sweet flavor. Medium bodied beer that’s definitely worth the purchase.


 DarkElf (2681), La Jolla, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Nov 15, 2005  
(12 oz bottle: Obtained in trade with footbalm, thanks Eric!) This is one of the toastiest beers I can remember tasting. It’s sweet, malty, chocolaty and very nutty, with only a slight bitterness in the finish. The nose is equally as toasty as the flavor. Medium-full bodied, smooth and soft on the palate. Medium-dark brown and fully clear, but the light tan head is small and short lived, quickly fading to a miniscule ring. I’m glad this bottle was this tasty because my previous bottle of this was less impressive.


 Bockyhorsey (2511), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 29, 2005  
A good coffee rast aroma. Brown body with off white head and decent carbination. Flavor is a coffee mouthful till the end a zesty fruit appears out of nowhere that has some sweet feel to it. Leaves a fruity aftertaste along with some coffee.


 heemer77 (4303), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 24, 2005  
Dark brown and ruby body with lots of tiny carbonation bubbles. The head is light off white. The aroma is very light chocolate and some raisins. The taste has some light choclate milk. Wow, never tasted that in a dunkel before. There is also some tart cherries in here that may be lactose. The mouthfeel is rich and creamy. One of Lakefront’s more interesting offerings.


 drpimento (815), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Jul 5, 2005  
Poured with a big head, but comepletely disappeared. Dark brownish red color, nice complex nose: coffe, dark sweet fruits, toasted grain, cola. Similar with taste and with a little tang at the end that’s not entirely pleasant. I got this one in a beer of the month. I’ve had this before and it’s tasted much better. They have it at the Bodega downtown La Crosse.


 Gurst (338), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/102/512/20
Jun 29, 2005  
Pours like a Dr. Pepper, cola with ruby red, light fizzy head. The aroma is all about the malt, chocolate and some coffee. Cocoa powder is the strongest taste, but there is some burnt nuts and coffee in there too. The end has a few notes of alcohol and lactose. Aftertaste is very light, but some lingering coffee and oak flavors. Body is rich and creamy, but this is negated by high carbonation and a slightly buttery texture.


 dberger624 (1028), Phila, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
May 25, 2005  
Bottled beer of the month. Average dunkel. Had a nice sweet malt taste to it. Nothing special.



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