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Lakefront Eastside Dark 3.2 258

Lakefront Eastside Dark

Percentile
66
overall

bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2583.21/5.03.2/5.05%85.4Dimpled 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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 DYCSoccer17 (2201), Davis, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Dec 22, 2007  
12 ounce bottle from a mixed 8 pack that was purchased at Nugget in Woodland, CA. Quite a bit of roastiness present with some espresso coffee notes as well. There is a bit of an acetic aroma, too. Mahogany/cola colored body with a smallish light tan head. Start has some of the metallic lager-like flavors present, which gives way to a nice, mildly sweet maltiness in the middle. Roasted notes and some light coffee make an appearance. A light, estery finish with a kiss of hops seals the deal. Pretty drinkable stuff.


 michael-pollack (2759), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 15, 2008  
12oz. Bottle: Aroma of coffee, nuts, wood, malts, cardboard, and metal. Poured brown with a hint of amber in color with a small tan head that diminished. Cloudy. Sparkling. Full of medium-sized particles. Flavor of malts, chocolate, coffee, nuts, roasting, and a hint of hops. Medium body. Average to lively carbonation. Roasted malt finish.


 Nuffield (2749), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 15, 2005  
Very simple beer--malty, with a bit of chocolate and caramel popping through in moments of the aroma and flavor. Clinging head on a clear brown body. Normal, unremarkable palate. Plain and simple beer, though not unsatisfying.


 raymow (740), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 26, 2004  
I do taste a hint of coffee/chocolate and the beer is fairly drinkable, but it’s also nothing special. Pretty good - but not great.


 Rockinout (946), Kent, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 23, 2004  
Dark brown with golden edges. Malty with a round mouth feel. Some roasty chocolate present.


 heemer77 (4312), 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.


 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.


 bhensonb (4401), Woodland, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Nov 28, 2007  
Nice aroma of dark malt with hop. A mahogany color with a white head that quickly left. Medium body with creamy/fizzy carbonation. Flavor is slightly sour, with strongly roasted malt and some coffee. Something of a noble/hallertau hop presence. The finish is sweet malt, and the bitter is not fully balancing that. Still it is quite nice, and not that far off a porter in its way.



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