Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold
Chilled bottle into a glass. Courtesy of a trade with boatshoes. Thanks Fletcher! A: Pours a bright, straw-gold color in the glass that is perfectly clear to the light, save for a steady stream of bubbles up the glass. It is nicely capped with off-white foam that retains well and leaves nice register marks down the sides of the glass. S: Lemon zest and floral hop, bready malt. Admittedly simple, but very pleasant to sniff. T: Admittedly simple here as well. Surprisingly hoppy for a dortmunder (not that I'm a huge expert or anything -- only had a few before this). The lemon and floral flavors are quite tasty, and they are balanced perfectly with bread / pilsner malt. M: Light-medium bodied with refreshing carbonation. Clean, crisp finish. D: It feels weird to say this on a site where the Top 100 is populated almost exclusively by imperial this-and-thats, but this is a clean, simple beer and I'd love to drink this on a regular basis.