crit200 (5349) reviewed Pere Jacques from Goose Island Beer Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Hazy deep amber, lasting beige head.Light alcohol, spicy yeast nose. Taste is sweet, malt/molasses, medium alcohol heat.Chewy
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Hazy golden amber, lasting beige head.Malt whisky nose.Chewy sweet malt profile,light citrus, medium lasting bitterness, light alcohol heat
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pour is a very hazy orange with no head at all. Aroma is big hops and tons of citrus fruits. Lots of grapefruit and pine. Very clean smelling and worth it just alone for the aroma. Thre flavor actually made me say wow after I took a sip. HUGE hops with enough malts in there to make an appearence after you get past the hops. Aftertaste is more hops with a bit of honeydew. Hop head heaven. Very outstanding and well recommended. IIPA does not get any better than this. The only problem with the brew is the price. I paid $4.50 for a 12oz. bottle and the 4 pack it came in cost $17. Buy a single when you have the bread and you will not be wasting money.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Thanks to CaptainCougar for retiring this from my wants list! A deep golden colored body that supports a sticky off-white head. Huge nose of grapefruit and sweet juicy malt in the back. Starts sweet and juicy with a powerful bitterness that builds at the end and lasts forever on the tongue. The body remains light, making this a dangerously refreshing beer for it’s alcohol content.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed IPA from Goose Island Beer Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at the brewpub, Wrigleyville location, 2007-09-29, 7-4-8-4-16=39
Light amber color. Hoppy aroma, fruity, very nice. Good malty flavor, with sticky sugars, good body, and a powerful hopping, aromatic and resiny, a bit fruity too. Very good, especially for being a low gravity one.
Bottle, 2005-11-05, 7-4-6-3-13=33
Golden to light amber color. Beautiful fruity hoppy aroma. Weaker body than expected, some sweetness, quite bitter and aromatic but not aggressive. Mild American IPA.
shrubber (15840) reviewed Christmas Ale from Goose Island Beer Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Chocolate and flowery hops aroma. Dark red/brown color with small head. Strong chocolate malt flavor with smoky hops finish. A very good old ale - really enjoyed this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Reddish copper, like a sunset, with a thin ring of white lace - explosive aroma - lots of wood, resinous hops, light fruit (peaches, grapefruit) - very herbal and spicy at first (some thyme and coriander) - malts are thick, but not sticky and overpowering, as is often the case with IIPAs - bready, biscuity qualities combine well with the hops and herbal/tea-like characteristics - well-balanced and quite gentle for an IIPA, but still a HUGE beer - excellent stuff.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
[upon tasting several more samples, I’ve come to think that this beer is a bit too cloying and needs to age for quite some time - still great, though] Only a handful of beers have made me exclaim "holy shit!" upon my first sip, and this beer is one of them - inky black, viscous pour, with the darkest tan lace a beer can hope for - aroma of bourbon, vanilla, cinnamon, figs, plums, oak, a roaring fireplace - a bit hot, which is my only complaint (a little aging should help with that) - alcohol and bourbon up front, along with the oak of the barrels - followed by vinous notes and dark fruit - vanilla and toffee, then some dark-roast coffee and cream - smokey, woody finish - once this mellows out it will be the perfect Imperial Stout IMHO.
shrubber (15840) reviewed Imperial IPA from Goose Island Beer Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Lemon-mint and pineapple aroma. Orange amber color with small head. Sweet pineapple flavor with an strong hops finish. Moderate body. Fruity but not much else to it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Wow! You can smell this one across the room. Wonderful aromas of chocolatey malt, charcoal/smoke and vanilla. Appearance is very dark with a pretty substantial brown head. It’s a darn good stout, too. Malt really dominates the flavor up front. It slowly gives way to a rich chocolate/vanilla bean flavor. It packs a little alcoholic heat towards the end of each sip that is pretty nice for this time of December.