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IPA
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
- From:
- Great Lakes Brewing Co.
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #1,707 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #14,603 - Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 9.18%
- Reviews:
- 50
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 02, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 02, 2019
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 15
To celebrate our family of employee-owners, we crafted a lightly filtered, citrus-forward IPA that’s as bright and approachable as our crew. Hard work never tasted so good.
MALTS: Harrington 2-Row
HOPS: Simcoe, Mosaic, Lemondrop, Azacca
SPECIALS: Lemon Peel
50 IBU
MALTS: Harrington 2-Row
HOPS: Simcoe, Mosaic, Lemondrop, Azacca
SPECIALS: Lemon Peel
50 IBU
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Ratings by tmcarter23:
Rated by tmcarter23 from Michigan
3.81/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Sep 07, 2019
3.81/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Sep 07, 2019
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida
3.55/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.55/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
I'm assuming this is their signature IPA, regardless, it wasn't all that I am used to out of great to outstanding IPAs...
Though it does have a superbly sweet smell of mangoes and peaches, it did not translate to the taste. The taste was more bitter and hoppy and less balanced than other IPAs I have had recently. Mouthfeel was very astringent as well - detracting from the overall experience. While not a bad IPA by any measure, it is not a memorable one either...
Jul 02, 2023Though it does have a superbly sweet smell of mangoes and peaches, it did not translate to the taste. The taste was more bitter and hoppy and less balanced than other IPAs I have had recently. Mouthfeel was very astringent as well - detracting from the overall experience. While not a bad IPA by any measure, it is not a memorable one either...
Rated by jrpapajcik from Illinois
3.85/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From the tap @ Great Lakes brewpub.
Dec 26, 2022Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
3.94/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear amber gold with a short white head.
This one's less abrasive than their OG catalogue: a little softer and juicier with an almost melony yeast, but still with a piney cologne spritz. A little stanky dankness emerges as it warms, though.
I'm so glad GLBC replaced Saucy in the Q...er Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. lol. They even have carolers up in here, though they can barely be heard over the noise of the crowd. And I'm not even getting a Christmas Ale!
Dec 08, 2022This one's less abrasive than their OG catalogue: a little softer and juicier with an almost melony yeast, but still with a piney cologne spritz. A little stanky dankness emerges as it warms, though.
I'm so glad GLBC replaced Saucy in the Q...er Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. lol. They even have carolers up in here, though they can barely be heard over the noise of the crowd. And I'm not even getting a Christmas Ale!
Reviewed by DrOfGolf from Delaware
4.15/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
My Brother from NE Ohio brought me this, along with some other beers. Poured this into a clear glass and it was a golden color with a foamy white head. The taste was pretty good and I can see myself getting and drinking more if I see this around here. Thanks Bro.
Jul 26, 2022Reviewed by Wattie83 from Pennsylvania
3.52/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 12oz can to Teku glass. Pours mostly clear gold with foamy white head that reduced to a cap. Looks very still in the glass. Leaves some lacing behind. Smells like tropical fruit salad with papaya, grapefruit, and mango dominating. Taste follows with a burst of those tropical fruits up front. Middle sees some bitterness, but a pithy bitterness. Fruit is still front and center. Finish tastes a bit like citrus fruit rind which lingers on the tongue. Feel is medium bodied with light carbonation. Overall, a tasty IPA, but doesn't stand out in the crowd. Easy to drink and flavorful though.
Jun 23, 2022Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
4.12/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Great Lakes Brewing Co. "IPA"
12 fl. oz. can. "SEE BOTTOM FOR ENJOY BY DATE. 32158BL 08/03/22". Sampled on 06/20/22
Notes via stream of consciousness: A finger's width of white foam tops a hazy golden body teeming with fast rising tiny bubbles. Citrus greets you in the nose with notes of lemon and grapefruit over a lightly sweetish and grainy malt base. It's zesty on the tongue with an effervescent, fine-bubbled carbonation. The flavor remains citrusy with lemon and grapefruit but it's also got some sweet red berries, apple, mango, pine, and subtle pineapple to it. Supporting the hops is a lightly sweet and bready malt that's balanced by a firm bitterness. The label lists it at 50 IBUs and I won't argue against that. It finishes dry with the citrus passing quickly, leaving behind some spicy, grassy, and piney notes to linger. I'm more than two thirds though the glass now and I still have a short, creamy, and completely solid covering of foam. The walls of the glass are lined with an almost solid walls of lace that's embedded with rings that indicate where I took each sip. Not unlike their pale ale this is a solid go-to offering that isn't given enough credit.
Review #8,089
Jun 20, 202212 fl. oz. can. "SEE BOTTOM FOR ENJOY BY DATE. 32158BL 08/03/22". Sampled on 06/20/22
Notes via stream of consciousness: A finger's width of white foam tops a hazy golden body teeming with fast rising tiny bubbles. Citrus greets you in the nose with notes of lemon and grapefruit over a lightly sweetish and grainy malt base. It's zesty on the tongue with an effervescent, fine-bubbled carbonation. The flavor remains citrusy with lemon and grapefruit but it's also got some sweet red berries, apple, mango, pine, and subtle pineapple to it. Supporting the hops is a lightly sweet and bready malt that's balanced by a firm bitterness. The label lists it at 50 IBUs and I won't argue against that. It finishes dry with the citrus passing quickly, leaving behind some spicy, grassy, and piney notes to linger. I'm more than two thirds though the glass now and I still have a short, creamy, and completely solid covering of foam. The walls of the glass are lined with an almost solid walls of lace that's embedded with rings that indicate where I took each sip. Not unlike their pale ale this is a solid go-to offering that isn't given enough credit.
Review #8,089
Reviewed by MrOH from Maryland
4.76/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.76/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Clear light gold, generous white head, great retention,
Smells like orange with slight dank and pine, maybe a hint of mango
Orange then a hint of resin then mango and then the resin again on the long, slightly bitter, finish
Medium bodied, very clean, well carbonated
This is what IPAs were supposed to evolve into, dammit!
May 02, 2022Smells like orange with slight dank and pine, maybe a hint of mango
Orange then a hint of resin then mango and then the resin again on the long, slightly bitter, finish
Medium bodied, very clean, well carbonated
This is what IPAs were supposed to evolve into, dammit!
Reviewed by burnstar from Pennsylvania
4.11/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours clear and bright gold with a big persistent rocky head. Smell is bright citrusy hops- pretty typical IPA aroma but nice. Taste has a nice hoppy bitterness throughout and that's the main flavor here. There's some pine and grapefruit. Little sweetness. Crisp. Feels a little old school not heavy and juicy like a lot of modern IPA's. I'm digging it. Very drinkable, sessionable even. Nice spring and summer beer.
Feb 12, 2022Reviewed by ZebulonXZogg from Illinois
3.67/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a pale yellow with a small white head that fades quickly with just a little lacing.
Lemon and some grassy aroma. Taste is mildly citrus and doughy, mild bitterness. Medium bodied and crisp. This is a pretty solid beer.
Aug 20, 2021Lemon and some grassy aroma. Taste is mildly citrus and doughy, mild bitterness. Medium bodied and crisp. This is a pretty solid beer.
IPA from Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
124 ratings
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