Great Lakes Cleveland Brown Ale - Great Lakes Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.92
pDev: 13.52%
Reviews: 21
Hads: 34

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Brewed by:
Great Lakes Brewing Company

Ohio, United States

Style | ABV
English Brown Ale | 6.80% ABV

Availability: Fall. on-tap (13), bottle (5), growler (3).

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Reviews by ryanpj:

ryanpj

Illinois

3.5/5 rDev -10.7%

01-18-2013 01:59:02 | More by ryanpj

More User Reviews:

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

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

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