Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft, at CLBC, July 30, ’05 Served as "Christmas ale in July." Yup, it’s all there: honey, ginger and cinnamon. Kind of comes across as a pumpkin pie spice beer. Good maltiness. Turns out to be a good summer beer too, when enjoyed in a cellar bar.
2004 Bottle, rated Jan 12, ’05. Brown like an IPA when poured, and almost as hoppy. In fact, I think the spiciness in this beer comes more from hops than any spices themselves. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.. Rather, what I find is something more "easy drinking" than the usual overspiced holiday beer.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed 15th Anniversary Ale from Great Lakes Brewing 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy orange/golden coloured body with a super-thin white head. Aroma of yeast, coriander seed, alcohol and a nice spiceyness. Medium-bodied; Sweet character with a good nutmeg and coriander seed freshness. Yeasty flavour that lasts a while in the palate. Aftertaste shows a prolonged sweetness & yeastiness mouthful. Overall, a nice tripel, definitely worth trying! Thanks to my mom for picking this up for me on a trip back to Detroit. I’ve had this one saved for a few years, so i’m not sure when it was made. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 06-December-2004.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Deep garnet with a thick off white head. Roast malt aroma with caramel. The roasted malt flavor remind me of unbuttered toast. Medium body with a dry finish. Good brew and a nice change of pace.
BoiseBrewBlog (9108) reviewed Nosferatu from Great Lakes Brewing 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle pours a dark caramel golden hazy golden color with a modest liight tan head. Coarse lacing. Aromas are sweet malty and some caramel and hops...like barlywine. Dry astringent flavor. Malt and caramel and spice. average carbonation.Significant hops character and a bitter hoppy finish. Not bad. Thanks to HerFtyDork for sharing this one
jhaase (14816) reviewed Nosferatu from Great Lakes Brewing 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Herbal aromatic hops. Amber, creamy head, Nice flowery and citric hops in good balance to the body. Very nice.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Eliot Ness from Great Lakes Brewing 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Fruity and hoppy nose. Dark amber, low head. Medium matiness, ok balance to aromatic hops. lightish body. Slight herbal aftertaste.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Blackout Stout from Great Lakes Brewing 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle Fruity, strawberry and dirt aroma and coffee of course. Quite brown, small creany brown head. Earth coffee and fruity tastenotes. Slightly fizzy but otherwise mellow mouthfeel. Chocolate and burned coffee aftertaste.
SpringsLicker (4048) reviewed Nosferatu from Great Lakes Brewing 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Rich shining clear copper color with a dense, coating, off white head. Caramel malt in the aroma that repeats in the flavor. Starts sweet then becomes bitter on the tongue. Very nice. Highly carbonated, acidic start that quickly becomes malty caramel then turning bitter, finishing dry. Where’s the 8% abv??
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle Pours a jet black with a deep rich, thick tan head. Heavy lacing coats the sides of the glass. Aromas are of sweet molassas, cola, and charcoal. Stong sweet smokey flavors. Syrupy. Very thick, slick feel with a smokey lingering aftertaste. Thanks to MrFacto for the trade.
Silphium (4308) reviewed Nosferatu from Great Lakes Brewing 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Love the label (somebody get that baby scanned!). Isn’t blood red as the description suggests, pouring with a lighter orange-red and topped by a thick light tan head. Grapefruit and other citrus notes dominate the aroma. The body is high on grapefruit and lemon, balanced by sweet, thin caramels and toast, finishing with piney bitter hops. Alcohol shows up at the end of the sip after the brown sugar flavors fade. Not thick-bodied but the flavors are dense and rich. Glad this finally arrived in Michigan.