Lake Effect
Great Lakes Brewery

Taste: Begin with floral aroma, and a tinge of sweetness. A dry hoppy finish, a short lasting slight bitterness. Nothing too complex going on in the aftertaste.
Feel: Not my thing. Not really enjoying the dry and simple finish.

 

 

Pours a slightly cloudy golden yellow with solid two fingers of bubbly white head.
Aroma is big on citrus hops - orange, tangerine - some mango and a bit of pine and floral note with a caramel like malt backing.
Relatively sweet on the palate - caramel malt, tangerine, citrus, a little floral and tropical - not overtly bitter but there is a bit of a spicy bite admixed with a boozy kick.
Medium full mouthfeel - nicely carbonated with a just a touch of boozy heat - a simple (in a good way) easy drinking IPA.

LooK: Pours a bright pale semi opaque yellow/orange, the colour of apple juice.. Fluffy 1 1/2 finger white head with great lasting power. Still strong with great lace after 5 minutes.

Smell: Sweet with nectarines, peaches, passion fruit and mango. Definite floral aspects as well, with a backbone of pine and a slight sourdough bread note to round things off.

Taste: More tropical east coast then west, but with a floral underbelly stealing the show. Hard for me to describe. Lets just say all the expected characters from a GLB IPA make a show, ie) grapefruit, tangerines, mango, pine, but this beer is very jambalaya as the flavours blend into each other so well.

Feel: Medium to Full bodied. Very crisp with a great dry finish. plays both on the tongue and palate.

I love this beer. After HazeMama it is my favourite GLB IPA, and that is a high bar give all the great IPA'S they put out. A solid A.

This beer doesn't make it into my local LCBO's very often. I updated the review on it this Christmas, having forgotten I'd ever had it and how much I loved it. It's as good in 2024 as it was in 2021. I can't say its unforgettably good.....but hope it sticks around in my neck of the woods so I can drink more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

winter is coming.....oh wait...it’s here....darn...
Will this beer get us through those Edmund Fitzgeraldeqsue storms?
let’s see...
Pours beautifully golden orange with fine collar and just enough opaquey goodness.
A fruity nose of orange and citrus awaits with subtle love.
taste is caramel pineapple sweet with little aftertaste. An excellent finish on this one.
Bring on those lake effect streamers and enjoy this one winter, spring, summer or fall ironically!
Another fine job by Great Lakes!

Enjoyed from a 473 ml tall boy can. It smells and tastes floral to me, but my spouse said it smells lemon to her. It has a bitter and somewhat sour aftertaste. Potent. I liked hoppy bitterness, but this beer was not entirely what I expected.

 

 

 

Golden and clear with lots of small bubbles, and topped with a finger of white head.

Smells of tropical fruit, mangos, papaya, orchids, pine and caramel.

The taste follows the nose but is much richer in tropical fruit, floral notes and pine. Amazing taste. Catnip and green herbs, as well as a solid but not overpowering bitterness.

Medium body, medium carbonation, and covers the ABV very well.

Got at LCBO, really loving this brew March 30th 2018 in New Hamburg, ON. Reminds me of Lagunitas Sucks, and Phantom Bride.