Great Lakes Eliot Ness - Great Lakes Brewing Company

Jason

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

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

Appearance: Crystal clear reddish amber in colour with a well retaining off white lace that holds its own all the way down.

Smell: A bit of toffee, a bit of toasted grain and a touch of sweetness.

Taste: Full rich and smooth with quite a chewy malt mouth feel. Very malty on the palate with toasted and caramel all over, just enough hops to balance and a dose of spicy/herbal hop flavour to add a complexity. The toasted grain seems to go on for a while into the dry finish which is reminiscent of toasted whole grain bread.

Notes: Indeed a awesome brew ... high quality and oh so flavourful, very hard to find anything wrong with this beer. A definite BeerAdvocate pick!

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2002 00:42:55 | More by Jason

whatsgoody

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-25-2013 03:08:56 | More by whatsgoody

KingMe

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -20.9%

05-24-2013 23:58:18 | More by KingMe

dennarb

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +15.6%

05-24-2013 22:03:05 | More by dennarb

sir_rucker

Ohio

5/5  rDev +21.7%

05-24-2013 12:25:04 | More by sir_rucker

TeamMathis

West Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Gorgeous, deep amber.
Smell: Sweet, slightly hoppy and floral, caramel and honey. Maple syrup.
Taste: Sweet, slightly hoppy and floral, caramel and honey. Maple syrup.
Mouthfeel: Excellent.

This brew absolutely blew me away. Normally lagers and and amber lagers are good, but never really exciting. This is it. The sweet, excellent smells are mirrored so well by the taste. It's been a long while since my expectations were surprised this much. In my opinion this is the best lager available. I will definitely get it again.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 05:06:16 | More by TeamMathis

megamass

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

05-24-2013 01:42:03 | More by megamass

msinger1002

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +15.6%

05-23-2013 21:38:52 | More by msinger1002

Derka29

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-23-2013 20:41:54 | More by Derka29

BeerYoss

Pennsylvania

4.39/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance - Very attractive dark amber color. Nice meaty looking head settles down slowly to a puffy film on the surface. Active carbonation. Great lacing all the way down.

Smell - Great smelling beer; Earthy with a honey sweetness

Taste - Delicious malt and grains up front and subtle hop coming in behind. Great honey throughout.

Mouthfeel - Medium body, the honey sweetness lingers in the mouth. The carbonation lightens things up a bit.

Overall - Really, one of my favorites go-to brews. Drinks so easy. I like the honey/sweetness because there is substance to it but it could be too much for some.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 00:42:25 | More by BeerYoss

Rdc67

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -14.8%

05-22-2013 20:34:27 | More by Rdc67

billbeers

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-21-2013 05:03:20 | More by billbeers

nstorts

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-21-2013 02:09:17 | More by nstorts

rapayn01

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-20-2013 21:41:51 | More by rapayn01

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-20-2013 14:37:20 | More by InspectorBob

SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-20-2013 02:24:20 | More by SpAiReArGsEonNE

NJB145

Michigan

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-20-2013 01:00:11 | More by NJB145

TheNightwatchman

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-19-2013 06:44:45 | More by TheNightwatchman

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-18-2013 22:46:29 | More by Photekut

jl28r1

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -14.8%

05-18-2013 16:40:39 | More by jl28r1

Kgrubb1224

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-18-2013 15:00:59 | More by Kgrubb1224

Dkizzle79

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-18-2013 00:11:37 | More by Dkizzle79

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-16-2013 13:57:22 | More by Slatetank

GinsuDave

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

05-15-2013 10:23:12 | More by GinsuDave

JoyHelfrich

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-15-2013 05:38:46 | More by JoyHelfrich