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Goose Island Brewing Company
Official Web Page
1800 Fulton, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Tel: (312) 226-1119
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Beers Reviewed
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Goose
Island Christmas Ale |
Type: Winter |
ABV: 6.8% |
Light for Xmas Ale, sweet and smooth with a
little chocolate, but a definite bitterness. Finish is dry and
coffee-like, not dissimilar to a stout, but short-lived. |
Ratings: Appearance: 4/5
Aroma: 7/10 Palate: 3/5 Taste: 7/10 Overall: 14/20 Score: 3.5 |
Goose
Island Honker's Ale |
Type: Pale Ale |
ABV: 4.7% |
Hoppy, citrusy. Initially sweet but hop and
bitterness dominate, slightly toasty aftertaste. |
Ratings: Appearance: 4/5
Aroma: 6/10 Palate: 3/5 Taste: 6/10 Overall: 13/20 Score: 3.2 |
Goose
Island Oatmeal Stout |
Type: Oatmeal Stout |
ABV: 5% |
Strong smell of malt with chocolate and coffee.
Light body, caramel malt and chocolate dominate. Smooth and creamy with
dry burnt aftertaste. |
Ratings: Appearance: 4/5
Aroma: 9/10 Palate: 4/5 Taste: 8/10 Overall: 17/20 Score: 4.2 |
Goose Island Summertime German Style Kölsch Bier |
Type: Kölsch |
ABV: 4.2% |
Pale gold, appealing and refreshing sight, with a
nice clarity that’s almost transparent, well carbonated with a soft
delicate foam. The aroma is mild and subtle, but I get instant signs of
malt, a little biscuity and buttery, with a slight blueberry fruitiness
and a very faint hop spice. It’s nice and soft on the palate with a
gentle mouthfeel and plenty of spritzy carbonation. It’s somewhere from
light verging on medium bodied. The flavors are very clean throughout,
offering the briefest hints of berry-like fruitiness, my taste buds are
still learning but I would guess something of a cranberry, raspberry and
cassis mix, without being particularly assertive. There’s a mild hop
bitterness in the finish, which does leave a slight flowery aftertaste,
but the sweet maltiness comes though much more pronounced. A thoroughly
enjoyable and refreshing summertime ale! |
Ratings: Appearance: 4/5
Aroma: 8/10 Palate: 4/5 Taste: 7/10 Overall: 16/20 Score: 3.9 |
Last Updated: 08/13/2001
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