Honkers Ale
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.31
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Inspired by visits to English country pubs, Honker’s Ale combines a fruity hop aroma with a rich malt middle to create a perfectly balanced beer. Immensely drinkable, Honker’s Ale is not only the beer you can trust but one you’ll look forward to time and again.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 16-06-15 - 355ml bottle brought back from the States by a friend, poured at home in Jersey. It's amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, bread, grass & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Very enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2025
at 10:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours reddish w/white hoppy head. Not to bitter, not too bad, not too exciting either.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 00:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
It is an interesting bitter or I could say close to an Irish ale, watery, a bit metalic, malty, few hop and mineral, good pint. 10.07.2017, buying it at one monoprix in Paris, drinking it at Bonfol, relax, on holidays.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2025
at 09:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Really good. Haven’t had a lot of bitters but they are tasty. Decent head. Deep golden color. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Listed everywhere i see it as an apa, but this classification of bitter is more appropriate, maybe even english pale ale. Clear gold pour, with a small white head. Aroma is slightly pungent, subtle uk hops, pale malts, decent cereals, mouthfeel and carb are spot on, the finish is lightly bitter with some floral uk hops, and a solid malt bill. Nothing spectacular, but well executed and a good session ale.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Hopt. Aroma is biscuity malt, soft fruity hops, fruits, berries, jam, touch of caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to medium bitter. Body is almost medium. Not bad, nicely fruity, more aromatic than the average English Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:48
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
On draught at Old Chicago April 11, 2015.
Pours a clear copper/gold, good head of foam to start, recedes leaving little lacing behind.
Smells of bready malt, some sweetness, touch of h
Light bodied, kinda lively carbonation.
Average beer, imho.
Tastes of bread, malty sweetness, light bitterness, very lightly flavoured overall.
Pours a clear copper/gold, good head of foam to start, recedes leaving little lacing behind.
Smells of bready malt, some sweetness, touch of h
Light bodied, kinda lively carbonation.
Average beer, imho.
Tastes of bread, malty sweetness, light bitterness, very lightly flavoured overall.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2025
at 16:22
5/10
Meh. Not as good as I would like. Tastes almost skunk.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:57
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at Goose Island Sao Paulo. Almost clear orange with small white head. Malty and some light caramel, watery and pretty bland.
Tried
from Draft
at
Goose Island Brewpub São Paulo
on 22 Oct 2024
at 05:13
25/05/2018. BELL, King Street, MAIDENHEAD, Berkshire, England (ORCHID (Mitchells & Butlers))
Tried
on 29 Jun 2023
at 03:10