Dortmunder Gold | Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Ohio, United States
greatlakesbrewing.com
Style: European Export / Dortmunder
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.80%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Yes, it's known for winning medals worldwide. But locally, it's known as "Dort," our flagship lager that humbly maintains its smooth, balanced (and charmingly unpretentious) ways.
A smooth, award-winning (and deceptively unassuming) balance of sweet malt and dry hop flavors.
World Beer Championships
16-Time Medal Winner Since 1994 (World Champion, Gold, Silver)
Great American Beer Festival Awards
1990 Gold Medal Winner
Added by stirgy on 09-18-2001
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Ratings: 3,390 | Reviews: 1,135
4.44/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is truly a Tasty Treat! Exactly what I hoped it would be. My compliments to GLB!
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is truly a Tasty Treat! Exactly what I hoped it would be. My compliments to GLB!
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4.29/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Bottle Date: best by 2/17/19
Palate Contaminants: none
Color is dark gold, if that makes sense. It's also very, very clear. Good amount of fine head. All lagers should look like this.
Smell is sweet grain and moderate hops. The word "clean" fits nicely. For the type, it's intense. The only deficiency is complexity, which isn't something associated with a lager, anyways.
It has a good toasty flavor on top of the grain. Light-moderate sweetness. General vegetative hops flavor is also in there right from the start. Light-moderate bitterness and astringency. As everything else hints at, the taste is rich, if not complex.
I love the weight of this brew. This might be my favorite lager. Fairly well integrated carbonation, only a little bit of prickliness with a swish. Aftertaste is everything in the taste, but the sweetness is diminished.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Bottle Date: best by 2/17/19
Palate Contaminants: none
Color is dark gold, if that makes sense. It's also very, very clear. Good amount of fine head. All lagers should look like this.
Smell is sweet grain and moderate hops. The word "clean" fits nicely. For the type, it's intense. The only deficiency is complexity, which isn't something associated with a lager, anyways.
It has a good toasty flavor on top of the grain. Light-moderate sweetness. General vegetative hops flavor is also in there right from the start. Light-moderate bitterness and astringency. As everything else hints at, the taste is rich, if not complex.
I love the weight of this brew. This might be my favorite lager. Fairly well integrated carbonation, only a little bit of prickliness with a swish. Aftertaste is everything in the taste, but the sweetness is diminished.
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3.74/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.12/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
NE Ohio native, this is my go-to as it's widely available and consistently delicious.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
NE Ohio native, this is my go-to as it's widely available and consistently delicious.
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4.42/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2.75/5 rDev -32.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
3.75/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Total wine brought a truckload of their stuff out this way.Glad I got to try it.Liked all of them except Holy Moses.Not enough to make this AZ native move to Ohio tho
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Total wine brought a truckload of their stuff out this way.Glad I got to try it.Liked all of them except Holy Moses.Not enough to make this AZ native move to Ohio tho
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4.25/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a tall clear pint glass. Has a glowing, clear golden-orange color with moderate carbonation, thin head, and some lacing. Some floaters are present as well.
Along with grassy hops that are upfront, smell is very doughy and yeasty like a dortmunder, along with cracker and bread malts.
Taste like the aroma. Grassy hops and sourdough upfront, very yeasty. Feels smooth. Pretty crisp and mild tasting beer, not very bitter!
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a tall clear pint glass. Has a glowing, clear golden-orange color with moderate carbonation, thin head, and some lacing. Some floaters are present as well.
Along with grassy hops that are upfront, smell is very doughy and yeasty like a dortmunder, along with cracker and bread malts.
Taste like the aroma. Grassy hops and sourdough upfront, very yeasty. Feels smooth. Pretty crisp and mild tasting beer, not very bitter!
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3.92/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Light and efferefecent. Not as tasty as some but looks great
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Light and efferefecent. Not as tasty as some but looks great
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4.02/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.52/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.76/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.68/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
Local pub has draft Dort. Not a fan of these lighter beers but this is so well balanced and full of flavor it just never disappoints.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
Local pub has draft Dort. Not a fan of these lighter beers but this is so well balanced and full of flavor it just never disappoints.
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3.94/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
When in Cleveland.....pours a pale amber/copper - clear, with one finger short lived off white head. Aroma is sweet biscuity malt, caramel, almost a little apple juice like. Taste follows - bready malt, slightly sweet with only a touch of hoppy bitterness on the finish. Medium bodied leaving a pleasant malty bitterness hanging on back of palate. Refreshing and tasty.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
When in Cleveland.....pours a pale amber/copper - clear, with one finger short lived off white head. Aroma is sweet biscuity malt, caramel, almost a little apple juice like. Taste follows - bready malt, slightly sweet with only a touch of hoppy bitterness on the finish. Medium bodied leaving a pleasant malty bitterness hanging on back of palate. Refreshing and tasty.
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3.44/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.56/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Dortmunder Gold from Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
4.06 out of
5 with
3,390 ratings
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