Day 49: Burning River Ale

Name: Burning River Ale

Brewer: Great Lakes Brewery - Cleveland, Ohio

Style: Ale

Alcohol Content: 6%


Review: There's really nothing that great in Ohio, except for Cedar Point and Ohio State football. I'm also starting to like Great Lakes Brewery. The burning river ale is named after the cuyahoga river in Ohio, which at one point, was so polluted that it actually caught on fire... multiple times. Supposedly, the river oozes more than flows. I hope Great Lakes doesn't brew their beer with this water. If they do, then kudos. It's a light copper color (most likely from actual copper in the water), with a sweet herbal aroma and some caramel notes. The mouth feel is both clean and bitter, if that can accurately describe a mouth feel. There's a good penetrating malt flavor with hops that only kick in until around the finish. The finish is very hoppy and dry. Good all-around ale. 

Rating: 4.25/5

Recommend? YES