Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA
Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA
Rated 3.583 by BeerPals
Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Cleveland, OH, United States
Style: IPA
7.5% Alcohol by Volume
80 International Bittering Units
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Medium bodied and well hopped with a dry, fruity aftertaste, this monumental India Pale Ale honors the hero from the War of 1812 who battled the enemy on Lake Erie. Alcohol Content 7.5% by volume, IBU's = 80, best served at 55 degrees Farenheit.
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| Overall Rank | 2123 |
| Overall Percentile | 96.2 |
| Style Rank | 141 of 6161 |
| Style Percentile | 97.7 |
| Lowest Score | 2.6 |
| Highest Score | 4.8 |
| Average Score | 3.638 |
| Weighted Score | 3.583 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.496 |
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32 Member Reviews
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
A solid pour into my large Tripel Karmeliet Tulip produces an almost three-finger thick, lightly amber tinged, off-white colored head that leaves some layered lacing patterns on the sides of the glass as it slowly subsides. The beer is a nicely red-tinged, full copper color that shows a brilliantly clear, burnished, bright, red-copper color when held up to the light. The aroma smells of citrus hops that are not quite polished; perhaps tempered a bit by a cracker-like pale malt aroma that plays a distant secondary role in the nose. Specifically notes of Meyer lemon, ruby-red grapefruit zest, a touch of lychee, and some kumquat notes all contribute a clean citrus hoppiness. The herbal hop notes are really not here at first, but after a bit of time a tempered overlay of hemp oil herbal character becomes noticeable; it provides just enough hop-stench to balance out the otherwise too smooth hop fruitiness. Deep, focused ruminations of the nose bring out more of an herbal, dank character as well as a touch of supporting, clean, pale malt toastiness that would be missed in a cursory pass at the aroma. The nose will be quite enjoyable to any hop lover, I know I am definitely enjoying it.
A nice bitting bitterness gets bigger as the beer rolls across the tongue, it seems to get tempered in the finish by a touch of palate cleaving, smooth malt character. While the beer was pretty dry as the first sip hit my tongue, the middle picks up a light malt sweetness which accentuates ample hop fruit character; this sweetness, though it does fade some, sticks around into the lingering finish. The flavors of this beer are clean and bright; there isn’t much of a rustic malt or hop edge here and I would guess this is somewhat filtered. There is a nice herbal hop edge here that is a bit more noticeable than in the aroma. Notes of pine play a significant role here but still play second fiddle to the fruity hop notes of lychee, tangerine zest, kumquat and ruby-red grapefruit notes. This is definitely quite quaffable; there is just enough body to carry the hops, but it is still dangerously quaffable.
This is certainly not a unique take on the style (but it is an IPA, I am not sure one really wants unique), it is entirely enjoyable. It is perhaps a touch too refined in its bright, clean interpretation of loud hops and supporting malt, but that doesn’t keep it from being a great example of the style.
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7
Sampler, darker yellow color with white foam head. Nice bitter hoppy aroma and similar taste, good IPA. (Cleveland 201210) Pitty I only had such a small glass to drink
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7
pours a nice orangey color, with a nice large head. Has a nice flowery citrus aroma. has a grapefruit taste with a touch of pine. perfectly carbonated. Overall an excellent beer.
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6
I had this beer at a pub in Chicago on April 11, 2012. This beer was just "okay" by me. It is nothing to get excited about given all of the wonderful IPA options available.
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6
Pours a pretty apricot color with small, swirly head. The aroma is bright with citrus and grassy notes. The flavor is moderately bitter; floral, minerally, crisp. Medium bodied with perfect carbonation: somewhat effervescent and really suiting to the beer. A good IPA. Thanks Kinger!
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7
disclaimer: apparently the date on the bottle (otherwise unmarked) is a best by, not bottled on. so this beer was well past it's prime, though freshly bought. high expectations and a bad 1st impression of this one. for the record, english ipas aren't my first choice. the hop aroma at 43 degrees is nearly non-existent, and the beer poured as close to yellow as orange. athe flavor was better, fruit up front, with some bitterness in the finish. well rounded if not exceptional. the aroma opened up, but took far too long to do so. i can kinda sorta see why some people really like this one, but for me, it was close to average. not enough hop aroma or flavor for an IPA, and a slight disappointment from Great Lakes, of which there are few.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8
Clear, yellow/gold/light orange color. Light yellow highlights around the bottom. A slight off white head of nice size with good retention and some average lacing. A few large bubbles in the head, but overall it was mostly creamy and a bit rocky. The nose was some fruity citrus of orange, tangerine, grapefruit. Rather laid back. Not quite the presence of most IPA's I've had. A malt backbone of yeast and bread. Balanced pretty well. A bit piny. All in all, pretty good though. Some earthy tones round it out. Laid back flavors of grapefruit citrus. Again, not as prominent as most IPA's. Nice bit of hop bitterness. Some bready tones. Seems more malty than citrusy. Meidum, dry mouthfeel. Snappy, crisp, smooth. Covers the palate nicely. Leaves me wanting another sip. Easily drinkable at 7.5% ABV. Not as robust as others, but still a good brew and one that I would pick up again. This kind of reminds me of an "ESB" only a tad more bitter. Nothing overly complicated. Just down right enjoyable.
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6
Pours a orange to cooper color with a nice medium head that was slow to disappear. The aroma was of flora hops. The taste was good but with like all IPA's for me the hoppy aftertaste is just to bitter to enjoy them.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6
UPDATED: MAY 22, 2010 Beer pours golden yellow, clear as day with a nice frothy head that leaves superb lacing all over the glass from top to bottom. I bought a sixer of this today and had two tonight. I felt it was a bit on the syrupy side. The malt profile was grainy sweet with maybe a tinge of that liquid that comes in the bottom of fruit cocktail. The best by date on the bottle was 7/1 (a full two months from now), but this had sweetness characterists of a bottle of IPA who’s had it’s hop bitterness fade with age. It just lacked a crispness that should be present in a good IPA.
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
Not much aroma at all. Pours a darker amber with a nice fluffy head that dissipates quickly. Alcohol is a little strong and you can taste it but it isn't off the wall. Taste like a very full bodied IPA, plenty of the good stuff. Aftertaste is a tad bitter and a tad dry. Great IPA. Will have again.
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7
Had my brother pick me up a bunch of GL brews after hearing so many good things about the brewery. This is the first one I cracked open and I am sad to say I am a little disappointed. Aroma and taste were lacking the bitter, hoppy kick I was expecting from a higher ABV IPA. More of a mild English style IPA (or my bottle was old enough for the hops to fade considerably).
