Glen Lake IPA
Grand Traverse Brewing Company

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From:
Grand Traverse Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
+4 ratings needed
Avg:
3.43 | pDev: 10.79%
Ratings:
6 | reviews: 3
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 28, 2023
Added:
Oct 15, 2021
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Floral citrus, sun and fun characterize this American IPA. Flavorful and aromatic, smooth yet assertive with a diverse arrangement of six hop varieties, it’s almost as fun as a day on either Glen Lake!
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan

3.57/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Canned less than 4 weeks prior to enjoying. Let’s see how it holds up.
The label promises six hops! But doesn’t say which.
Pours a malty auburn with a creamy cap. The malty descriptor extends to the flavor profile, balanced by what I can only describe as a muddled, unremarkable hop profile. Think candied orange, faded hop notes in spite of the beer's youth.
Oct 28, 2023
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Reviewed by bilgeez from Michigan

2.62/5  rDev -23.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
I just can't wrap my head (or taste buds) around IPAs. I tried this Grand Traverse offering because it purports use of six different hops to flavor the brew. I was curious, my previous experiences with IPAs were nightmarish, maybe the hop combo will temper the taste a bit? Obviously one of them is Cascade. I just cannot abide beer that smells or tastes like a pine tree, I would amend the Reinheitsgebot to include banning the use of Casade hops! I've had more bitter beers, and beers that are overloaded with Cascade hops, If you like IPAs you may enjoy this, I didn't. I will stick to my safe lagers and pilsners and wheat beers. The fancy artwork on the pint can don't make the beer taste better! It's a pleasant enough looking beer, but the smell and taste do nothing for me!
Nov 11, 2022
 
Rated: 3.61 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Aug 14, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by Nunya from Ohio

Jun 23, 2022
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Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois

3.76/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Only 3 years into this enterprise (and half of that time in a pandemic that kills people and tries to kill the key part of micros' business plans... i.e., their taprooms), Grand Traverse is doing pretty good with 8 beers and 751 ratings on Untapped. But then, Grand Traverse's owner has 20 years experience in the Northwest... so he knows how to make hoppy beverages and, hence, it improves his chances of overcoming all the many obstacles to opening a brewery.

Does this mean that I suddenly like AIPAs? Not quite. But since I rate relative to the style (which in this case, I do not like particularly), Glen Lake IPA is slightly better than average and slightly better than OK. I primarily am impressed that it is balanced and does not try to overpower with salivating hops and, instead, appreciates that there is such a thing as after-taste and that the finish should be balanced which Glen Lake IPA is.....

But I'm not sure that remote Michigan needs yet another micro. But we shall see what the future holds. Good luck !
Nov 07, 2021
 
Rated: 3.52 by beersampler6 from Michigan

Oct 15, 2021