6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Black with a tan head. Loads of coffee aroma as well as bitter chocolate. This is a dry stout with more flavor than many others. There is a nice roasted malt flavor, and like many of Lakefront’s beers, rather sweet. More flavor than American Guinness.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Apr 2005
at 23:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This brew is a slightly cloudy yellow-orange color with a thin white head. Very little lacing. The aroma is citrusy with a pinch of spice. Light-bodied and crisp, and it has a fruity character. Oranges and lemons dominate, along with some spice and yeast. There is an underlying sourness here and there that kind of throws things off though. The finish is crisp, short and fruity. All in all a pretty forgettable Wit.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2005
at 11:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This brewery continues to impress me. Several of their beers seem to rely on sweetness through heavy malt, and it works well for them. This beer is all about malt; it is there in the aroma and very much so in the flavor. Sweet, and the "subtle toasted flavor" is clearly present but not dominant. A great Vienna, and there are not many of those.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2005
at 18:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A much bigger beer than I expected. Has the aroma of a pils. Red with a huge, thick white head. Lightly spiced flavors with some fruit. Very sweet and a heavy palate.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2005
at 17:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle Pours a clear rather dark redish brown with a dense light tan head. Lots of fine lasting lacing. Quite a lot of sweet spice and orange aromas. Like candy almost. Mulled. Tart dry spicy flavor. Cinniman, cloves, honey and some apple cider flavors. Feel is soft carbonation and finish is sweet and clean. Some trainlng bitterness. A nice surprise. Thanks again to MrFacto
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2004
at 19:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2004 bottle compliments of Footbalm. Pours a ruddy auburn with some deeper brownish-yellow tinges and a beige head. Aroma of lightly tart cherries, some pungent yeast notes, hint of balsamic vinegar, and some dusty old hops notes. Flavor is very dry to begin, with a small dose of tart cherries. You can tell right away that the brewers took care not to go overboard with this one. Virtually no sweetness to it, with plenty of crisp, lightly sour lager yeast. Medium-light body, thinning on the end. Overall, a well-made, balanced fruit beer, but it suffers from the heavy filtration, seems a little bit lifeless. If the yeast was left in the bottle, this might truly be a very complex beer. As it is now, it is a crisp, clean lager with a firm tart cherry base.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2004
at 10:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Deep brown body with red highlights, thin off-white head. Chocolatey, toasty aroma. The first impression the beer makes on the palate is its acidity (tartness), leading to roasted malt and dry chocolate flavors. Quite thin-bodied. As the beer warms a hint of grapes develops. A decent beer but there are many better stouts.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2004
at 14:27
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle Pours a very light pale hazy golden color witha brief fizzy head. After a moment there is nothing left for lacing. Aroma is light sweet malts mostly, with honey and bread notes. Flavor is butter honey toast and a little hops. Aftertaste is soft woody flavor with just a little hops bitterness. Not bad for a pilsner. Quite drinkable. Thanks to MrFacto for this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2004
at 21:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thanks to Darkover for the trade. Lakefront is one of those brewers where all their beers are decent but nothing really stands out. This Stout is along those parameters. Dark brown color (not quite opaque) with a medium thin light brown head. Thin and sticky lacing. The aroma is nice and roasty with coffee and cocoa. Medium-bodied (just a little thin for the style) with lots of coffee and a little chocolate in the flavor. The finish is dry and mildly roasty. Overall a fair offering. The components for an exeptional Dry Stout are all here, it just needs a little more oomph.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2004
at 14:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
I’m going against the grain (pardon my pun) on this one. What I really liked about this Oktoberfest was due to a suspected flaw- the dominant nature of the body was partially fermented malt syrup. This gave the beer a very sweet, toasted cereal flavor that reminded me of honey graham crackers. Also had a sweetened iced tea aroma with hints of fruit juice. I suspect if this was more fully fermented the sweetness would be toned down...but maybe then I’d rate it closer to its 2.74 average! Tasty but I could only drink one or two as it stands. Thanks Matt (MrFacto) for the bottle!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2004
at 23:16