ogivlado (19466) reviewed Honkers Ale from Goose Island Beer Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled(355ml). -No sign of ABV on the label. Pours a dark amber coloured with a small but persistent white head. The aroma is sweet malty and hoppy with fruity and spicy notes. Subdued caramel notes in the background. Mild bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pour is deep black, restaurant served straight from fridge in a chilled glass - shame! After letting it warm, aroma is roasted malt and a little bit of light sweetness. Taste is coffee, faint cocoa and roasted malt. I really didn’t get mush of an oatmeal feel with this one, but a nice stout nevertheless.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled 22 June 2005, sampled 13 January 2007. Hazy light orange body, thin off-white head. Bready, biscuity nose with caramel and butterscotch, estery. Herbal, medicinal body with abundant breads and burnt caramel. Sweet with warming alcohol. The hops are tired and stale, as expected. It’s been awhile since I’ve purchased Goose Island, and this beer reminds me why that is. This joins their Honker’s Ale, 312 Urban Wheat, and Summer Ale in its cardboardy staleness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Hazy pale yellow body, like a lemonade but with straw tones, thin off-white head. Earthy, biscuity aroma. Light, tart, bready body, grassy. Tastes a bit stale despite the 10 April 2007 drink by date, although, come to think of it, that same taste characterizes their Summer Ale. Rather dull and boring, and I’m not a big fan of the palate, either. Pass.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5
Thanks to Joebrew for sharing. I appreciate the quality of this beer but the bourbon is not for me. There is a powerful bourbon aroma that destroys other aromas that might be there if not for the bourbon. Not as much bourbon as Shipwreck or Dragon’s Milk, but a lot of bourbon anyway. A thick, black, and malty beer underneath the alcohol. There is some malt sweetness and a hint of English style port and wine flavors, but in the aroma the bourbon overwhelms all. I would like to taste this same beer with the bourbon removed.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Rating # 850 Bottle from TPaliga; Thanks! Nose is fruity and caramelly with notes of apples, pears, spices, and brown sugar. Rusty red with a small tan head; Medium body with the flavor of caramel and fig newtons, along with a slight amount of alcohol. the finish shows the tiniest bit of hops mixed with some slight alcohol.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Pere Jacques from Goose Island Beer Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
An unclear brown beer with a brown head. The aroma is of over ripe fruit and oxydized, as well as with light notes of alcohol. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and over ripe fruits, as well as light spicy notes, especially cloves and coriander. The end is dry.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Samll, almost non existant head of light brown over a solidly dark body. Nutty light malt aroma. Some roasted malts and caramel as well. Light malt sweetness carries into the finish. Somewhat dry, but a bit watery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle (courtesy of Monger): Poured a deep yellow color ale with a medium foamy pure white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of sweet malt and candi sugar with some nice floral hops (saaz?). Taste is well balance between sweet malt and candi sugar with a slightly bitter and floral hoppy finish. Carbonation is great and alcohol is well hidden. Another well-done beer from this great brewery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle. Opaque body, quick disappearing head. Aroma of coffee, oatmeal, and chocolate. Much oat in the flavour, like a comforting bowl of oatmeal on a cold morning. Bitter chocolate/coffee finish.