Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold
Contained within a Great Lakes Mix Pack purchased at Giant Eagle in Chagrin Falls, OH. A: Deep gold hue with brilliant glowing clarity. Ringed by a whispy thin white head. Visual carbonation. S: Pleasantly sweet and clean aroma. Some background hop scent that is very restrained. Definitely grainy. Overall very nice. T: Well balanced with plenty of hop character to keep it interesting. Malt is just sweet with alot of grainy bready character. Hop flavor is bitter and lingering. I also notice a touch of sulfer character. MF: Medium full body - certainly not light. Highly carbonated. D,notes: The perfect gateway beer for the BMC crowd. Having been out of the Cleveland area for close to a decade with occasional visits home, I have watched this and some other Great Lakes beers slowly become more and more prevalent in bars. It has also slowly become the beer of choice for many of my friends.