I'm a bit late on the 25th anniversary train for Great Lakes, but that could be blamed on the exams I've been studying for (blissfully over, although the house has consumed all the free time since). The bottle advertises it as being 100IBUs, which is an impressive number. I've heard that you can't really tell the difference past 60 or so. Anyways, on to the beer. Pours jet black, lovely hoppy aroma with great head retention. I'm not the kind of person who pays attention to head unless it's completely absent, so for this to stand out for me was something. The smell one gets matches the taste. I didn't get much malt at all... mainly a bit of roasty flavour in the distance, but oh the glorious hops! What really stood out for me was the resinous hoppy flavour of it... very piny, very citrusy... I wouldn't say piney as in it smells and tastes like a tree, but that's partly what comes to mind. The resiny oily nature of the hops in it were wonderful. I think it may be primarily cascade hops but I could be mistaken. A lovely, big, hoppy beer that does not come out so aggressively that it wants to destroy its drinker. Well done!
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