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Aloha Ale
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
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- From:
- Great Lakes Brewing Co.
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 8.61%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 06, 2019
- Added:
- Dec 16, 2009
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 4
No description / notes.
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Ratings by OWSLEY069:
Reviewed by OWSLEY069 from Pennsylvania
3.65/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy yellow-ish color with a white head. In the aroma, a little grainy, and notes of citrus hops and earthy. In the taste, mellow malt and notes of orange citrus hops. A small bite, but mainly smooth, with a medium to lighter bodied mouthfeel, with a lighter malt and small note of citrus hops in the aftertaste. A nice refresher beer with small citrus hops.
Jul 27, 2013More User Ratings:
Reviewed by OrangeMen from New York
4.03/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
2016 release
Growler fill, no real idea of exact age, but assuming fairly fresh
Appearance- Pours a bright golden color, transparent. Two finger thick, frothy and creamy head, sticks around awhile. Lots of spotty head lacing on glass.
Aroma- Sweet fruitiness, peachy, pineapple, citrus, flowery and herbal notes. Good amount of bready, doughy sweetness.
Taste- Sweet fruitiness, doughy malts, sweet honey, pineapple bread, citrus zest, and a dry herbal hop finish.
Feel- Light bodied, crisp and clean. Good amount of sweetness up front with a nice creamy quality, but finishes dry. Moderate carbonation.
Overall- Super drinkable with tons of flavor. Sweetness comes forward up front, lots of fruits, and then a crisp, dry finish. There is a certain doughy, bready quality throughout which is real enjoyable.
Jul 10, 2016Growler fill, no real idea of exact age, but assuming fairly fresh
Appearance- Pours a bright golden color, transparent. Two finger thick, frothy and creamy head, sticks around awhile. Lots of spotty head lacing on glass.
Aroma- Sweet fruitiness, peachy, pineapple, citrus, flowery and herbal notes. Good amount of bready, doughy sweetness.
Taste- Sweet fruitiness, doughy malts, sweet honey, pineapple bread, citrus zest, and a dry herbal hop finish.
Feel- Light bodied, crisp and clean. Good amount of sweetness up front with a nice creamy quality, but finishes dry. Moderate carbonation.
Overall- Super drinkable with tons of flavor. Sweetness comes forward up front, lots of fruits, and then a crisp, dry finish. There is a certain doughy, bready quality throughout which is real enjoyable.
Rated by Ejsheaffer from Ohio
4.48/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
What a perfect blend of hoppiness for sunmmer!
Jun 24, 2016Reviewed by neenerzig from Ohio
4.11/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Another on-tap only "pub exclusive'" from the fine folks at the GLBC. Served to me in a pint glass, this beer draws a very clear, light to medium golden color with a white head that's initially in inch thick when first served to me that settles to a medium sized ring lining the inside of the glass along with several small to medium sized cluster swirls of foam on the beer's surface. Has pretty good lacing. Aromas of crisp, somewhat grainy, slightly sweet malts that gives way to a nice floral hop smell. The taste is pretty much the same, wiith a slightly sweet, grainy malt flavor that gives way to big floral hop bitterness. Although the bitterness dominates here, it is mainly a refined bitterness that doesn't punch your that's tenure in the face. There's also a bit of a peppery spice flavor here too than follows the floral hips and that lingers on the tongue and the inside of the mouth. This is a very nice touch as far as I am concerned. Has a fairly crisp, yet also smooth and slightly frothy, medium bodied mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. Has a clean finish and a fairly sry aftertaste. An interesting and overall enjoyable offering from the GLBC.
Eric
Jun 04, 2016Eric
Reviewed by damndirtyape from Ohio
3.82/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.82/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4oz pour at Ollie's Place in Centerville, OH. Served in a small tulip stout style tasting glass.
Appearance: Hazy golden yellow with a thin white head. Plenty of fine persistent lacing.
Smell: Peaches with a hint of tropical fruit and citrus.
Taste: Peaches, citrus, fresh cut tropical fruit, a bready/honey malt middle, and a bitter finish that was citrus rind.
Mouthfeel: A tiny bit sticky on the teeth. Good carbonation.
Overall / Drinkability: Very drinkable and it did remind me of a tropical evening despite it being cold outside in the blustery fall tonight. If I didn't need to leave and work tonight I would have requested a 16oz pour. I think this would have gone quite well with food as well. I hope this beer makes it to Ollie's again so I can try it, as I understand it isn't commonly seen outside the Cleveland main location for Great Lakes. A very nice no frills, but solidly crafted tropical style and not excessively hoppy beer.
Nov 12, 2015Appearance: Hazy golden yellow with a thin white head. Plenty of fine persistent lacing.
Smell: Peaches with a hint of tropical fruit and citrus.
Taste: Peaches, citrus, fresh cut tropical fruit, a bready/honey malt middle, and a bitter finish that was citrus rind.
Mouthfeel: A tiny bit sticky on the teeth. Good carbonation.
Overall / Drinkability: Very drinkable and it did remind me of a tropical evening despite it being cold outside in the blustery fall tonight. If I didn't need to leave and work tonight I would have requested a 16oz pour. I think this would have gone quite well with food as well. I hope this beer makes it to Ollie's again so I can try it, as I understand it isn't commonly seen outside the Cleveland main location for Great Lakes. A very nice no frills, but solidly crafted tropical style and not excessively hoppy beer.
Aloha Ale from Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
28 ratings
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