Great Crescent Brewery
Microbrewery in Aurora, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸
Description
(Original Great Crescent Brewing closed in 2024. Purchased by Holtkamp Winery in 2025)
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft. Black, brown head, solid curtain of lacing. Aroma is big and roasty. Nice creamy mouthfeel, tons of coffee grounds and bitter cocoa.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Nov 2012
at 08:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Orange and light wheat aroma. Deep straw color with a small white head. Bready wheat, fruity orange/banana flavor and a light, slightly dry clove/coriander finish. Light body, lively carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2012
at 12:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Deep brown body approaching black. Huge beige head, slowly diminishing. Aroma of roasted malt, wood, bourbon, molasses. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes moderately sweet, lightly to moderately bitter and lightly to moderately acidic. Medium body, watery texture turning sticky in the finish, soft carbonation. Distinct taste of oak, roast, banana, bourbon. Tart finish. It’s great that the bourbon compliments the beer instead of dominating it.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Oct 2012
at 17:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Sour malt aroma. Hazy amber with a small ivory head. Sour/lactic malt flavor with some light bitterness. Light body, lively spritzy carbonation. Not like any marzen I’ve ever tried, but not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Oct 2012
at 15:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Light lactic caramel malt aroma. Hazy amber with large head. Lightly sweet caramel malt flavor with a light lactic finish. Not bad - would have liked a stronger malt presence.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2012
at 17:07
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
tap at Brewhaven festival - Pours dark brown and has a very mild chocolate malt aroma. The flavor is sweet with a bit of chocolate. It’s thin bodied. I’m wondering where the coconut is and why there’s some band aid character present. Not very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2012
at 13:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can. Weak chocolate malt aroma. Deep chestnut with a large tan, quickly dissipating head. Roasty chocolate malt flavor with a light weedy bitter finish. Light carbonated body.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jun 2012
at 12:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can. Tinny chocolate malt aroma. Dark chestnut color with small head. Slightly sweet chocolate malt and mildly bitter herbal hops flavor. Not a bad tasting beer - pretty light though.
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2012
at 11:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Creamy chocolate malt and bourbon aroma. Dark black-brown color with moderate head. Slightly sweet chocolate malt and moderate bourbon flavor. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2012
at 17:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can. Brown body with garnet highlights. Fizzy, beige head, slowly diminishing. Aroma of roasted malts, raw grain, grass, canned vegetables. The flavor is lightly to moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter, a bitterness that lasts into the finish. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. The aroma is better than the flavor which is mostly the taste of roasted malts with a hint of canned corn. Thin, simple beer. Bitter in the finish and not much else. Just OK.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2012
at 14:10