Best Great Lakes Brewing beer?

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  1. HumphreyLee

    HumphreyLee Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Yeah put me down for Alchemy Hour too. I didn't realize how much I loved it until I had three in a row on tap one night and the hops never really accumulated a bitterness on my tongue like most IPAs do after a couple. Next time around I may buy a case.
     
    #61 HumphreyLee, Jul 21, 2013
  2. JamesShoemaker

    JamesShoemaker Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2012 Michigan

    I already posted in this thread, but............god, I love Great Lakes.
     
    #62 JamesShoemaker, Jul 21, 2013
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  3. MooseBoose

    MooseBoose Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2007 Wisconsin

    Lake Erie monster for me. oktoberfest 2nd.
     
    #63 MooseBoose, Jul 21, 2013
  4. alexr379

    alexr379 Initiate (0) Apr 24, 2013 Connecticut

    alchemy hour is my favorite for sure
     
    #64 alexr379, Jul 21, 2013
  5. HopCraverDave

    HopCraverDave Initiate (0) Feb 20, 2013 Ohio

    Too many votes here for Alchemy Hour. It is too new to tell if it can stand the test of time.

    The shininess is blinding so many of you.
     
    #65 HopCraverDave, Jul 21, 2013
  6. BB1313

    BB1313 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,290) Jul 16, 2009 Ohio
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    I felt like being a prisoner of the moment saying Alchemy Hour, but I can honestly say it's my favorite beer from them and I've had 90% of their "pub exclusives/on-tap only" stuff too.
     
    #66 BB1313, Jul 21, 2013
  7. KTCamm

    KTCamm Pooh-Bah (2,677) Jan 18, 2009 New Jersey
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    Elliot Ness is one of my favorites all around. Just had Wright Pils on tap today, and was very impressed. look forward to grabbing a christmas ale this year. Cheers.
     
    #67 KTCamm, Jul 22, 2013
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  8. 1246434

    1246434 Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2013 Virginia

    Eddy Fitz... or whatever the OP brings back for me.
     
    #68 1246434, Jul 22, 2013
  9. mattcrill

    mattcrill Pooh-Bah (1,845) Mar 16, 2004 Ohio
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    Isn't this akin to asking "which one is your favorite child?" or "which Van (Roth) Halen album is the best?"

    Ok...I'm a sucker...I'll play:

    1. Blackout Stout (it has stood the test of time and is true to style)
    2. Rye of the Tiger
    3. Burning River (see #1 explanation)
    4. Nosferatu
    5. The Doppelrock
    6. Alberta Clipper (pub-only)
     
    #69 mattcrill, Jul 22, 2013
  10. JDD419

    JDD419 Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2013 Ohio

    I would go Edmond Fitzgerald as my #1 followed by rye of the tiger.

    I love the Xmas ale and can say I put a few down before browns games past year
     
    #70 JDD419, Jul 22, 2013
  11. TheNightwatchman

    TheNightwatchman Initiate (0) Mar 28, 2009 Pennsylvania

    While I like their ales, I mostly love Great Lakes for their awesome lagers. Give me a Dortmunder Gold or Eliot Ness any day.
     
    #71 TheNightwatchman, Jul 22, 2013
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  12. JakeEsterly

    JakeEsterly Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Rye of the Tiger and Lake Erie Monster is good also...surprised I didn't see anyone post that
     
    #72 JakeEsterly, Jul 22, 2013
  13. Holmes698

    Holmes698 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Edmund Fitzgerald & BA Blackout for me.
     
    #73 Holmes698, Jul 22, 2013
  14. maxcoinage

    maxcoinage Maven (1,256) Apr 6, 2012 Illinois
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    Lake Erie Monster is my favorite, and I love Christmas Ale in the winter
     
    #74 maxcoinage, Jul 22, 2013
  15. Jaskok

    Jaskok Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2012 Ohio

    Nosferatu without a doubt,am waiting for fall to have some more.
     
    #75 Jaskok, Jul 22, 2013
  16. TravisR

    TravisR Zealot (591) Dec 31, 2012 New Jersey

    It's nice to see love being spread around the entire line up. Eliot Ness and Edmund Fitzgerald for me.
     
    #76 TravisR, Jul 22, 2013
  17. InVinoVeritas

    InVinoVeritas Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2012 Wisconsin

    I'm the odd one out, I think most Great Lake's are good, not great as name would indicate. However, I really like Lake Erie Monster, which I do believe is very good!
     
    #77 InVinoVeritas, Jul 22, 2013
  18. Potatocrawler

    Potatocrawler Initiate (0) Jun 12, 2013 Pennsylvania

    I'll just go with all of the above.
     
    #78 Potatocrawler, Jul 22, 2013
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  19. cjoc83

    cjoc83 Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2010 Pennsylvania

    Alchemy Hour was really amazing, but I was a bit disappointed by Lake Erie Monster... Just really malty and bland, but has an amazing citrusy finish, oddly enough (although I find that great grapefruit-like finish to be common among unfiltered IPAs). If they could only get the front and middle of the mouth to taste like the finish on that one, they'd have a real winner. Eddy Fitz is also always amazing.
     
    #79 cjoc83, Jul 22, 2013
  20. mjw1200

    mjw1200 Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2011 Ohio

    I went through a couple cases of alchemy hour and loved every minute. Eddy fitz is a clear2nd to me.
     
    #80 mjw1200, Jul 22, 2013
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