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Great Lakes Brewing Company is a principle-centered, environmentally respectful and socially conscious company committed to crafting fresh, flavorful, high-quality beer and food for the enjoyment of our customers. We aspire to maintain our status as the premier craft brewery in the Great Lakes region and are dedicated to uncompromising service, continuous improvement and innovative consumer education.
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from CBC Liquors, Westford. Opaque, murky, dark brown, tons of light floaties, ring of head, light viscosity, no lacing. Aroma is strong fudge/mocha, nuts. Taste is strong fudge/mocha, background hints of barrel, earthy malt. Smooth, silky texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Strong fudge/mocha, which is nice, but pretty much to the exclusion of base stout and barrel is incredibly muted. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
from
CBC Liquors - Westford
on 07 Apr 2026
at 02:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Ryan I: pours near black with a beige head. Aroma is chocolate some licorice notes. Taste is somewhat bitter, quite dry. Nice roast. Hefty punch for a relatively low abv stout. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2026
at 20:12
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dark gold with a large foamy white head. Tangy with waxy chocolate. Medium finish and body.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Apr 2026
at 15:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Hazy golden yellow wtih moderate off white head. Orange, honey, wheat malt, and straw aroma. Very sweet herbal honey, blood orange, wheat malt, and mildly bitter straw flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Apr 2026
at 00:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours clear gold with a white head. Taste is tropical fruit, citrus, pine, caramel, warming finish.
Tried
from Draft
from
Craft + Carry - Hell's Kitchen
on 02 Apr 2026
at 23:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Excellent lager, rich and full-bodies and crisp, with a grainy sweetness laced with lemon, apple, cut grass, and white bread, followed by a firm floral bitterness on the finish. Tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2026
at 00:32
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
12 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours a clear, super dark ruby red color with dark ruby highlights and a beige head with excellent retention. Great lacing too. Dark chocolate and roasted malts aroma. The flavor is similar to the nose, with more roasted malt flavor and less chocolate notes. Super smooth and clean, with a drying finish. Slightly thin body for the style. Light carbonation. Low bitterness in spite of the 40 IBUs. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2026
at 23:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft pour into a standard shaker pint
Pours an deep amber to ruby red with a finger of white to off white head that disapates fairly quickly leaving minimal lacing.
Aroma of caramel malt to toffee, clean yeast with faint fruity esters, some grassy hop notes.
Caramel and toffee lead into some light but bright fruity esters lending a perceived sweetness that ends balanced by the hops coming in at the end
A medium bodied ale that is super smooth and drinkable considering the abv. A nice malty body balanced by a dryness and a slight hop bitterness make this one go down easy
Overall this is a very nice big Irish red ale that drinks smooth and easy. Paired with a shepards pie on St Paddy's day it was really working for me. I'd gladly come back to this.
Pours an deep amber to ruby red with a finger of white to off white head that disapates fairly quickly leaving minimal lacing.
Aroma of caramel malt to toffee, clean yeast with faint fruity esters, some grassy hop notes.
Caramel and toffee lead into some light but bright fruity esters lending a perceived sweetness that ends balanced by the hops coming in at the end
A medium bodied ale that is super smooth and drinkable considering the abv. A nice malty body balanced by a dryness and a slight hop bitterness make this one go down easy
Overall this is a very nice big Irish red ale that drinks smooth and easy. Paired with a shepards pie on St Paddy's day it was really working for me. I'd gladly come back to this.
Tried
from Draft
from
Alkies Brews and More
on 17 Mar 2026
at 17:25
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Very dark brown with orange highlights and a large foamy tan head that left good lacing. Boozy with bourbon, raisin, fig, molasses, caramel and dough. Very long finish. Full bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2026
at 23:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
12oz can. Medium bodied, quite sessionable. Easy malt tone, faint noble hop balance. Pretty enjoyable overall.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2026
at 20:45