Dortmunder Gold
Great Lakes Brewing in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Dortmunder Regular|
Score
6.84
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A classic award-winning balance of sweet malt and dry hop flavors, proudly waving the flag for Cleveland and refreshing beer drinkers everywhere since 1988.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Rich golden to amber color--lovely. Nicely hoppy aroma: a bit of citrus on clean, rich, malt. Great aroma hops in the flavor, with citrus fruitiness on top of light yet rich malt, and a good bitter finish. Excellent flavor and balance, with great hops for the style without being over the top on anything. One of the best bottled lagers I’ve tasted, well deserving of its praise.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2009
at 07:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Poured a dark golden with not much of a head. Flavor was underwhelming, malts and a touch of hops. Flavor has a bit of sweetness of the caramel variety to complement the hops and malts. Very good for style, but not my favorite style.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jun 2009
at 00:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Archer Liquors. Light copper color with a transient, temporarily impressive off-white head. Aromas of pale malt and saaz? hop. Near medium body with fizzy/frothy carbonation. Flavor is amazingly bitter, almost overpowering the light malt. Comes a bit bready, but finishes nicely bitter and fairly dry. 30 IBU seems a good number.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2009
at 19:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to ilovedarkbeer. Pours with a foamy, off-white head and a clear copper body. Aroma of honey, caramel and a bit of cardboard. Overall pretty sweet and bready. Taste is cereal, biscuit and light hops. Fizzy and dry mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2009
at 13:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle courtesy of dankman38. Pours a golden amber with a medium frothy head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is bitter hops with toasted malts, nuts and an odd cheesy note. Taste is toasted malts, caramel, pear, peach and bitter hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2009
at 03:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Brown bottle, 12 ounces, best before 10/07/08, gift from Philippe Boutin received on November 13 2008, savoured on November 17 2008; eye: copper, clear, slight effervescence, tan head that falls and turns into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: lots of malt, grain, light hops, caramel; mouth: lots of malt, grain, bitter hops, finale in caramel malt with a hint of pepper, silky, average carbonation, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium-full body, average carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, meilleure avant 10/07/08, cadeau de Philippe Boutin reçu le 13 novembre 2008, savourée le 17 novembre 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, très légère effervescence, mousse fauve qui tombe et se transforme en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : beaucoup de malt, grain, léger houblon, caramel; bouche : beaucoup de malt, grain, houblon amérisant, finale en malt caramel avec une pointe de poivre, soyeuse, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : bien aimé
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2008
at 16:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle, best by date 08/06/08. Pours golden amber with a small white head. Aroma is mainly malts with just a touch of grassy hops. Flavor is a pleasant balance of pale malts and light bitter hops. Not much to describe, but this is a very nice, drinkable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2008
at 00:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Copper pour with a finger deep, off-white head. Fruity, malts, biscuit, and light herbal tones in the aroma. Medium, crisp body. The biscuit malts back a nice fresh fruit and crisp hops flavor. Been a fan of this beer for quite some time.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2008
at 17:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
I’ve held off a long time from rating this beer, simply because I wanted to try it on tap (I think a beer like this isn’t the same in the bottle) - so I got it on tap at the Winking Lizard in Cleveland (and again at the airport while waiting for my plane), and I’m really glad I did - this strikes a perfect match between assertive european hops and buttery, bready, almost nutty flavors - some mild spiciness and bright fruity character - very clean, but full enough to keep it from being thin - I would drink this all day long.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2008
at 21:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle from Secret Santa (Winter 07). Pour is a clear golden with some orangish under tones. Nice two inch white head. Aroma of sweet malt and some bitterness. Taste is the nice mellow caramel sweet maltiness, with some almost roasted almond nuttiness and bitterness towards the end. Nice crisp finish, drinkable beer. Thanks Santa!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2007
at 08:30