Great Lakes Cleveland Brown Ale - Great Lakes Brewing Company

Jason

Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 12oz brown with a drink before date clearly marked.

Appearance: Dark brownish amber with a frothy mass of off white lace hovering on top.

Smell: Dark toasted bread ... hint of coffee also.

Taste: Medium to full in body with soft and smooth mouth feel. A bready malt sweetness flows all the way through ... though it gets slowly cut by the roasted / toasted malts and hops. The toasted biscuit malt seems to be dominant and a chocolate flavour comes forth as well as a pinch of sweet oily hop flavour and a ghost like fruitiness. The after taste has a faded yet lingering hop bitterness with a toasted / roasted flavour. A slight warming alcohol is felt about half way down the glass.

Notes: A yummy brown that Great Lakes a given birth to ... a proud beer to have in their seasonal (fall) line up. A real pleasure to drink.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2002 00:44:14 | More by Jason

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

2.75/5  rDev -29.8%

05-10-2013 22:11:39 | More by mikeburd1128

fullmoonbeer

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -17.1%

04-30-2013 01:51:59 | More by fullmoonbeer

Skott1123

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +21.2%

04-13-2013 16:44:24 | More by Skott1123

Richie24CLE

Ohio

4/5  rDev +2%

03-18-2013 15:57:17 | More by Richie24CLE

pottergator

New York

4/5  rDev +2%

03-03-2013 21:30:55 | More by pottergator

sixerofelixir

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

02-28-2013 01:35:01 | More by sixerofelixir

tdm168

North Carolina

3.98/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

On tap at Busy Bee

A - ruby amber with a thick, off white head that has great retention

S - caramel, nutty, bready

T - big citrusy notes, caramel, faint nuttiness

M - medium bodied, well carbonated

This is a decent brown ale though it is far more citrusy than it is malty. This is clearly a more Americanized version of an English classic. Nonetheless, this is a really nice offering that is both enjoyable and sessionable. It's definitely worth a try.

Serving type: on-tap

02-24-2013 23:20:58 | More by tdm168

Bluerabbitbell

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

02-18-2013 01:56:17 | More by Bluerabbitbell

MudDrinker

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

02-13-2013 01:13:42 | More by MudDrinker

Rhuark

Ohio

3/5  rDev -23.5%

02-11-2013 19:35:16 | More by Rhuark

NilocRellim

Minnesota

3.28/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Poured from the tap a dark clear orange colour. Smells very sweet and malty with a hint of toastiness. Tastes malty and toasty with a hint of burnt and and slight bitter hop finish and aftertaste. Lingering roasted flavour for the finish.

Would I buy this beer again? Maybe.

Serving type: on-tap

02-02-2013 03:58:18 | More by NilocRellim

ryanpj

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

01-18-2013 01:59:02 | More by ryanpj

HippieHops

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

01-13-2013 22:12:47 | More by HippieHops

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

01-10-2013 01:13:05 | More by Gonzoillini

asafarc2

Rhode Island

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

12-28-2012 18:52:20 | More by asafarc2

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.83/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from growler into a pint glass

Appearance – As suggested by the name of the brew the beer pours a medium brown color with a small tan head. The head fades relatively quickly to leave a light level of lacing on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma is of roasted malt, sweet smells of caramel and brown sugar as well as some notes of a nutty smell. Mixed with these aromas are some light earthy hop smells which help to round out the malty and sweet smells nicely.

Taste – The taste starts out with a mix of sweet and some bitter. An earthy hop taste mixed with a caramel malt taste is strongest up front. The hop flavors dwindle some toward the middle with roasted malt flavors increasing in intensity. Some nutty flavors soon join the profile along with a slight increase in the sweet brown sugar and caramel tastes. In the end the hop flavors come back with a lighter bitter earthy hop flavor, leaving a still overall sweet, lightly bittered, and roasted flavor at the end.

Mouthfeel- The body of the beer is rather average in terms of its creaminess. The carbonation level is rather average as well, overall creating a very easy drinking brew.

Overall – A fairly sweet, but overall rather well balanced and smooth brown ale. It has nice flavors and transitions making it quite a nice brew to drink.

Serving type: growler

12-28-2012 03:21:33 | More by Darkmagus82

philhite

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

12-27-2012 23:23:46 | More by philhite

amhatfield3

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

12-27-2012 20:40:20 | More by amhatfield3

Hopheadjeffery

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2%

12-22-2012 13:54:51 | More by Hopheadjeffery

Chrixsus

Illinois

5/5  rDev +27.6%

12-20-2012 18:01:16 | More by Chrixsus

jsprain1

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

12-17-2012 03:47:47 | More by jsprain1

Blueribbon666

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

12-16-2012 15:36:28 | More by Blueribbon666

Hoppyman49

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

12-16-2012 02:08:33 | More by Hoppyman49

norinco

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

12-09-2012 01:03:29 | More by norinco