Day 250: Eliot Ness

Name: Eliot Ness

Brewer: Great Lakes Brewing Co. (Cleveland, OH)

Classification: Vienna Lager

Alcohol: 6.2%

Thoughts: If you are unsure of who Eliot Ness is than may I recommend you watch The Untouchables. It is one of three Kevin Costner movies that was any good (everything else sucks). Anyways, Eliot Ness was a Prohibition Agent based in Chicago who fought against Al Capone. So I find it ironic that a beer be named after him. However, it is a damn good beer and even he would have enjoyed it! It pours a glowing amber that seems to have this majestic property about it. The head that rests on top was as perfect as a head can get. Just look at the picture and see how even and smooth it is. The aromas dancing out from the glass include beet sugar, toasty malts, and some traditional yeasts and hops. This is a full flavored beer with plenty of malts and sweetness to make any beer drinker happy. Then comes the light hops to balance out this beer and lead it into the dry finish that puts a nice, little ribbon on it. Great Lakes has only been distributing to North Carolina for a couple of months, but in that time I have managed to have two of their beers and both have made huge impressions on me and the score I give them. If you have a chance to try something from Great Lakes, just trust that you will enjoy it and order it. 

Rating: 89/100