Matilda
(has 11 batches)
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Rotating|
Score
7.11
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Wild in character, a complex ale with dried fruit and clove aromas, and a satisfying dry finish. Inspired by great Trappist ales, our complex Belgian Style Pale Ale is fermented with the wild yeast Brettanomyces. Matilda pours a golden sunrise color with dried fruit and clove aromas, a spicy yeast flavor, and a satisfying dry finish.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at O’Hare. Pale amber with a low, fine head. Nose of amber malts, caramel, dry and earthy with minerals, hay, light citrus, light esters. Medium sweetness with peaches, caramel. Turns dry and earthy, with minerals. Crisp and light.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Mar 2014
at 23:13
2/10
Tried
on 20 Feb 2014
at 13:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap. Pours a dark amber with light head. Aromas of burnt resin, fruity esters, and caramelized bananas. Flavors of dried bananas, resin, toasted malts, and light spice. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2014
at 22:48
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bouteille 765ml. Couleur orangée foncée trouble, mousse beige crémeuse laissant une dentelle éparse. Arôme d’ananas mûrs, levure, cuir, brett. Goût de levure, brett, fruité, paille?, légère acidité. Carbonatation moyenne-faible, corps moyen-dense.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2014
at 06:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
First rating2013 bottle from Total Wine & More, Clearwater (thanks Brian / not on ratebeer). Sampled on January 24, 2014.Hazy copper color, fluffy white head. Sweet, funky scent. Acidic, yeasty, light bitter taste. Brown yeast aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness.7/4/7/3/13=3.4RerateBottle at CBC, April 8 2014.2014 bottle.Clear golden color, yellow head. Sweet, phenolic scent. Phenolic, yeast taste. Fizzy mouthfeel, low bitterness. Phenolic aftertaste.6/4/6/2/12=3.0RerateAt CBC Denver, April 10 2014.Clear copper color, off-white head. Banana, a bit phenolic, alcohol taste. Phenolic aftertaste. Fizzy mouthfeel, low bitterness. belgian style, estery, phenolic scent.7/3/7/2/13=3.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2014
at 09:07
8/10
Tried
on 24 Jan 2014
at 15:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. A- Fruit, spices, caramel. A- Dark copper color, clear liquid, white head. T- Mild fruit tones, spices, sugar, caramel, slightly bitter. P- Medium body, average texture, medium carbonation, spiced finish. O- Very complex yet balanced. A lot of flavors going on here and a good ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2013
at 07:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle. Bottled on 4/06/2012. Cloudy orange amber color topped by a rocky beige head. Funky, fruity yeast aroma. Upfront, flavor is tangy barnyard malty with notes of sweet fruit and hay. Mid taste is more yeasty funk and sweet malt. Finish is light grassy hops and tart earthy malt. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2013
at 19:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle: Pours honeyed-gold....with a thin white head. Orange malt, yeast, fruit syrup aroma. Taste is sweet...orange, lemon, apple. Sweet grains. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2013
at 16:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Dram Shop, Sheffield. Hazy amber colour. Tight, even, thin, lasting, white head. Good looking beer. Aroma is dried pineapple, vanilla custard, some sour yeastiness. Taste is dry, yeasty, with a light, gingery spiciness. Dry, light tart finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2013
at 13:57