Goose Island Beer Company Harvest Ale

Harvest Ale

 

Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Autumn Out of Production
Score
6.74
ABV: 5.7% IBU: 35 Ticks: 77
Brewed in honor of the Harvest season this copper colored ESB is made with Cascade hops and the richest Midwestern malts. A fruity American hop aroma and a toasty malt character make Goose Island Harvest Ale an extra special beer worthy of your devotion.
 

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6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
355ml bottle @ Monks Cafe Wallingatan, Stockholm. Lightly hazy red-brown color, small to medium sized off-white head, slight lacing. Smell malts, caramalts and a bit buttery. Taste malts, caramel, lightly butter, lightly bitter. Low to med carbo, low to med body.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2012 at 03:01

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. Pours a beautiful autumnal leave colour - somewhere between red and brown. There is a decent head to start with but is disappears fairly quickly. The nose has honey, cake mixture and cornflakes. The taste is more of the cake mixture a refreshing bitter lemon finish. The palate is medium bodied with a gorgeous creamy texture and a refreshing finish. Overall, a lovely balanced beer.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2012 at 13:40

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12 oz. bottle, pours a cloudy orangey amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of butterscotch / caramel English malts, citrusy / fruity hops and toasted bread. Flavour of English malts, butterscotch, dry toasted bread and citrusy hops - dry, caramely and slightly cardboard-like on the finish. Decent ESB.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2012 at 13:37

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Peach, caramel malt aroma. Orange with a moderate off white head. Caramel malt, vegetal, spice, grassy hops flavor. Medium carbonated body.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2012 at 14:14

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
12oz bottle poured into an English Pint. Pours a hazy dark amber with about 2 fingers of thick white head. Aroma is a little caramel malt with some citrus and pine hops. Taste is light bitter. Some piney hops with a good bit of bready malt. Light bodied with a somewhat thin texture. Lively carbonation and not much of a finish. Overall, it’s ok. I was expecting something a little better from them but then again, I think this beer is pretty old.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2012 at 18:21

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. Pours dark orange with a medium head. Aroma is grapefruit,piney, bready malt underneath. Taste has a touch of boiled sweet and grapefruit to start. A little gassy tasting. Strong bitter, creamy piney finish.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2011 at 14:41

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample at Ale Wine & Spirits in Powell on 10/14/2011. The beer pours a hazy dark golden color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily. Stringy lacing on the glass. Nutty aroma with notes of caramel malt and fruit. Light to medium body with flavors of sweet caramel, roasted nuts and fruit. Mild hops in the background. The finish is malty with a fruity aftertaste. Decent ESB overall.
Tried on 17 Oct 2011 at 08:42

8/10
Nice
Tried on 28 Sep 2011 at 20:38

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Deep golden colour with a beige head. Aroma is hop, malt, fruit, caramel. Flavour is hop, malt, fruit, caramel, yeast, citrus. bitter finish. Nice/OK beer.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2011 at 02:45

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
355 ml bottle. Slightly hazy, dark golden body with a diminishing off-white head. Aroma is dominated by citric fruit, some malt and caramel. Flavor is fruity, peaches and malty with some caramel and decent bitterness. Nice and refreshing ale, but more of an American pale ale than ESB imo.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2011 at 12:29