Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Orange amber body with pretty subtantial foamy head that laces nicely as it dissipates. Aromas are pleasant, of hops, grass and orange peel. Maybe a bit of a mead like honey note, too. Flavor is nice, but slightly astringent on the backside. Grassy and sweet with some whiskey. A bit unbalanced in the finish as alcohol takes over... but nice.
mrbunn (3068) reviewed Imperial IPA from Goose Island Beer Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Excellent aroma of piney hops with some grapefruit in the background. Color is a hazy amber with a frothy head. Flavor promises a lot up front, but kind of gets watery as it develops and finishes weakly with only a slight evergreen hoppy character. Back to the scent... outstanding.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
This is a very dry Belgian ale. The hops are bitter and this beerr lacks any hint of fruit or sweet malt so characteristic of the style. It is cloudy and gold but no sediment I can see. Medium palate. Comparable to Arabier but a touch sweeter and a better palate.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Honkers Ale from Goose Island Beer Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
2007-09-29, draught at the brewpub, Clybourn location, 6-3-7-4-14=34
Hazy light amber color. Light malt aroma, light hop. The mouthfeel is a bit dry, with some toffee flavor and a quite good hopping. Pleasant.
2006-01-27, bottle, 6-3-6-3-12=30
Hazy amber color. Aroma of beans, malt, hop. Some malt aroma, breakfast cereals and bra; something’s wrong. Quite strong bitterness.
gunnfryd (22089) reviewed IPA from Goose Island Beer Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle.Copper colour with a nice white head.Hoppy aroma. Taste of sweet malt and hops. Balanced beer with agreat finish.
patrick767 (7172) reviewed IPA from Goose Island Beer Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
bottle - Pours up copper colored with a thin, head. The pine hop aroma is very good. The bitter and rather well balanced flavor is pretty typical for the style. There are some mild citrus notes and the dry finish is okay.
gnoff (11189) reviewed IPA from Goose Island Beer Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
First ratingInitial Rating Date: 4/9/2006Bottle at Delirium Café in Gothenburg, Sweden. Courtesy of Rickgordon.Honey color, white head. Very much citrus hops in the scent, classic Cascade perghaps? Hoppy taste, good bitterness.8/3/8/4/14=3.7RerateBottle at CBC Denver, April 11 2014.Clear, golden color, white head. Hoppy, citrus, bitter, grass taste. Bitter, lemon zest aftertaste. Fizzy mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Green, hoppy, citrus scent.8/3/7/2/14=3.4
gnoff (11189) reviewed Honkers Ale from Goose Island Beer Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from a friend that brought it home from the USA to Sweden.Brown color. Scent and taste is well balanced by malt and hops. Nice enough bitterness.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Bottle (courtesy of Dalaamar): Poured a pitch-black color stout with a large dark brown color foamy head with minimal retention. Aroma of bourbon is quite powering as well as some chocolate and vanilla. Taste is a mix between some chocolate malt with hints of vanilla, coffee and oak. Bourbon presence is interesting but a bit too powerful for my liking since it brings too much alcohol, which is not something that I necessarily enjoy. Body is full and has a creamy texture, which I quite enjoy. Overall, this is a very interesting creation, which I’m glad, got a chance to try but I feel I would probably prefer the non-barrel aged version more. Also, this is more of a sipper then anything else and half a bottle would probably be enough for one session.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Dark black with near black brief head. Aroma of vanilla and licorice. Sweet with full body and clean mouthfeel with intense oak barrel flavour. The barrel character goes overboard and along with excessive alcohol it gets too intense and unbalanced. A lot of flavour, but not a lot of flavours.