Burning River
Great Lakes Brewing in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.91
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Greetings from Cleveland! Where an infamous river fire rekindled appreciation for our region’s natural resources (like the malt and hops illuminating this Pale Ale).
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Orange to brown pour. String piney hops and resiny character. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:05
7.5/10
RB score 3.62
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Mar 2025
at 12:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Gold with a frothy, white head. Aroma of mango and citrus overlayed with yeasty white bread, dough, caramel. A bit dank. Right up my alley. Taste is mildly bitter with a fruity undertone at the finish. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, nice chewiness. I could drink these on a regular basis. Nice!
Tried
on 24 Aug 2021
at 16:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottled. Orange color. Flowery hops, red berries and grapefruit in the aroma. Firm oily, piney, flowery perfumed hopbitter flavor with red berries. Plastic and leather in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft at The Tavern at Nemacolin Woodland Resort, Farmington, PA. Clear dark gold color with a small white head. Light hops aroma. Typical pale ale profile. More hoppy than anything else and a little harsh on the finish. Good lacing.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Aug 2019
at 12:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
From Mar 2008
I got this in a trade with joe1510. Thanks Joe!
It pours an orange amber with a huge head of foam and some nice lacing. Great head retention!
The smell is of earthy malt, some caramel, some fruit, and a light nose of citrus but it also has a bitter smell in there.
The taste starts off bitter with some grass and just a tad of citrus. Another sip in and I notice the malt which has both caramel and earthy flavours and...oh there's some biscuit as well. The mouthfeel is medium and very nice, the carbonation medium, and it finishes with a nice bitterness that lasts through to a shortish aftertaste. Very refreshing and easy to drink.
My second brew from Great Lakes and yet another tasty and interesting brew. My hat's off to them, for sure, for making an APA that kept my interest from first pour to last swallow. I really do like well made APAs. :^)
I got this in a trade with joe1510. Thanks Joe!
It pours an orange amber with a huge head of foam and some nice lacing. Great head retention!
The smell is of earthy malt, some caramel, some fruit, and a light nose of citrus but it also has a bitter smell in there.
The taste starts off bitter with some grass and just a tad of citrus. Another sip in and I notice the malt which has both caramel and earthy flavours and...oh there's some biscuit as well. The mouthfeel is medium and very nice, the carbonation medium, and it finishes with a nice bitterness that lasts through to a shortish aftertaste. Very refreshing and easy to drink.
My second brew from Great Lakes and yet another tasty and interesting brew. My hat's off to them, for sure, for making an APA that kept my interest from first pour to last swallow. I really do like well made APAs. :^)
Tried
on 08 Nov 2017
at 09:31
7/10
Somewhat malty and sweet pale ale.
Tried
from Draft
at
Jet Rock Bar & Grill
on 20 Sep 2017
at 17:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Great Lakes CLE. Clear medium copper with a small short lived white head leaving patchy lace. Light caramel with some pine and citrus but nothing standing out. Flavour has the light sweet malt base with a medium bitterness. Mouth is medium- and slick with average carbonation and a fading bitter finish. Didn’t quite live up to expectations. 7/4/7-/3/13
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Aug 2017
at 17:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of malt, citrus. Tastes of big malt, light citrus. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2016
at 22:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
*Old rating. Best before 07/27/12. Very nice and fresh brew. Crisp with lots of floralness, round and intense. Long moderate bitter and very fruity aftertaste. Great!
Tried
on 13 Mar 2016
at 16:29