Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA - Great Lakes Brewing Company

ColdWaffles

Pennsylvania

3.4/5  rDev -13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a standard pint glass.

Appearance: Poured a standard orange/gold color with a short white head that lasted a little bit and then died and left a nice lacing.

Smell: Smells lightly of hops and well enough of fruit, maybe apricot?

Taste: Seems a little salty, and definitely a tad sweeter than I'd like. The underlying pine and fruit flavors are good though, and the beer is pretty nicely balanced. It's got an interesting flavor, but I don't think its my jam for an IPA.

Mouthfeel: Nice medium body, goes down easy, a little sticky with moderate to light carbonation.

Not actually a big fan of this. Maybe the salty taste I'm picking up is an anomaly. I'll come back to this again in the future to see.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 02:47:11 | More by ColdWaffles

charlzm

California

3.06/5  rDev -21.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

Consumed June 11th, 2013 at Great Lakes Brewing Company, Cleveland OH.

Medium light golden hue. Nicely fine white head with very sticky sheeting down the sides of the glass.

Very mild aroma. Slight peppery note.

Flavor is low on malt; mainly bitter hops on the finish. A reasonable IPA but simple and mild in flavor.

Medium bodied, drying, parching on the finish.

Nothing special at all.

Serving type: on-tap

06-19-2013 18:13:58 | More by charlzm

DMB

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

06-18-2013 18:24:43 | More by DMB

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

06-18-2013 15:48:25 | More by DrunkinYogi

LikeARollingStout

North Carolina

4.06/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass

A - Bright Orangey-yellow. Crystal clear, with less than a fingers worth of head that sunk very quick. Not as much lacing as your average IPA would leave.

S - This bad boy was a couple weeks past his enjoy by date, but still tons of spicy hoppy aromas. More piney than citrusy. Mildly floral.

T - Not much different than the smell. The piney hops are the backbone of this beer, supported by some sweetness on the end. Its not a malty sweetness, but rather fruity, and it even tastes like there might be some honey in there. I think they might have overdone it a bit in trying to balance this IPA. Its pretty sweet once you get past the initial hoppy kick. The bitter aftertaste isn't too far behind though. The balance just isn't quite there.

M - Medium bodied and Light to moderate carbonation. Pretty oily.

O - A great IPA. Not perfect, but worth re-visting every now and again.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 02:56:24 | More by LikeARollingStout

ValpoExpo

Ohio

4/5  rDev +2.3%

06-17-2013 20:07:19 | More by ValpoExpo

Shnanign

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.3%

06-17-2013 16:13:54 | More by Shnanign

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: Golden; hazy; effervescent; big frothy beige head

Aroma: Malty; slightly bready; grassy/citrusy hops

Taste: Juicy, malty on start; quick move to hops; grapefruit notes; finishes malty and slightly dry and crisp; great flavor profile all around

Remarks: Did not score A, T, S, M at that time; disregard those scores

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 12:12:38 | More by IchLiebeBier

JG_McNaulty

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +2.3%

06-15-2013 12:07:40 | More by JG_McNaulty

Hessian257

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

06-15-2013 02:37:55 | More by Hessian257

generallee

New York

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

06-13-2013 15:52:39 | More by generallee

JVan

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

06-13-2013 13:38:18 | More by JVan

goblin7704

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

06-11-2013 22:24:07 | More by goblin7704

I_BYE_MI_BEER

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

06-11-2013 17:20:44 | More by I_BYE_MI_BEER

ThreeKingdoms

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +2.3%

06-11-2013 16:14:16 | More by ThreeKingdoms

dar482

New York

4.56/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

This beer was a bit old. 2 weeks older than the 90 day enjoy by date of 5/27/13.

The beer pours out in an orange color with a big white head. There’s tons sticking to the glass.

The aroma has just huge sweet orange, citrus, and pine. There’s not really that hop dankness, but it’s so sweet and juicy. There’s also some caramel malt there too.

The flavor is of orange, grapefruit, citrus. Then a sweet bready malt backbone. The aftertaste takes a bit to hit you with a grapefruit and pine bitterness. There very earthy and piney on the end. The bitterness really does linger around for a while.

The mouthfeel is really good and medium and full with the carbonation.

If you didn’t tell me, I would think this was a Double IPA. I guess at 7.5%, it maybe could push towards that, but the maltiness I guess confuses me. This is a fantastic beer for the style. It’s hugely hoppy, but there’s also a great malty breadiness about it. I really love this beer for doing what it does despite being 2% ABV under other Double IPAs I can compare it to, like their Alchemy Hour.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 05:58:55 | More by dar482

Gkitt

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

06-11-2013 03:09:37 | More by Gkitt

javahead71

District of Columbia

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

06-10-2013 21:40:46 | More by javahead71

jarrgal

North Dakota

4/5  rDev +2.3%

06-10-2013 03:13:19 | More by jarrgal

NateMac13

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

06-09-2013 21:47:00 | More by NateMac13

BGsWo22

New York

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

06-09-2013 01:59:37 | More by BGsWo22

Zimm

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.3%

06-08-2013 21:14:02 | More by Zimm

DTown

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.3%

06-08-2013 15:58:52 | More by DTown

thehappybelgian

Ohio

4/5  rDev +2.3%

06-08-2013 03:23:04 | More by thehappybelgian

JoeD15

District of Columbia

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

06-08-2013 03:02:42 | More by JoeD15