Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft, at the brewery. Tried this at the breakroom of Goose's brewing plant, so if they still microbrew it at the brewpub, it may be different. Nice light color and appealing aroma. Sweet malt flavor, hops are noticeable but not in the way, and some yeasty taste, too. Kölsch is not a common style in the midwestern US, and it's nice that the Goose (and other brewers) are using it as their summer beer. Hope it turns on a few new people to the world of beer.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Summertime from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
A tasty, refreshing Kolsch from Chicago's "micro" macro, Goose Island! Lightly hoppy, lemony aroma gives way to a similary accentuated flavor. Very refreshing, definitely one to bring to the beach or to enjoy at a barbeque.
JK (8171) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Black with a tan head. Aroma of burnt wood that is at first overpowering but relaxes as the beer warms. Some taste of coffee.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed IPA from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Good colour, orange with a light amber tint. A great smell for hop lovers...most likely very well dry-hopped. The taste was great too...very light in the mouth, but with a hoppy aftertaste that lingers perfectly. One of the better IPA's by a larger producer of beers.
Sloefmans (15519) reviewed IPA from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Orange colour as weak tea - virtually no head. Citrus-hops and preserved ginger, succade, in the nose. taste is very hop-bitter, noble hops. Bitter-herbal too. Again something as preserved dessert-ginger or khulfi. Quite refreshing, yet not light-bodied. A bit oily. Long bitterish aftertaste, giving an impression of hopextract. Nice American IPA, hyper-classical, but well worth the trouble.
Sloefmans (15519) reviewed Honkers Ale from Goose Island Beer Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Amber with orange shine, cold haze; slight orange head, lacey. Nose yields caramel and colour malts, and fine hops. Malty underbuild with hoppy surroundings in the taste. Surprising for an American, this tastes very British. Including the mouthfeel and aftertaste, both rather empty - just the hopbitterness, and a little oiliness linger on. It starts off proudly American, then turns out to be prominent British, and finally fails to deliver both goods. Ay. Expected better from this much-vaunted ale. I don't know if it's for export, but my label states 5.0% ABV.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Honkers Ale from Goose Island Beer Company 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
A refreshing beverage, perfect for warm temperatures (although...come to think about it...it was in the 30s outside when I drank this). I'm not sure about the pale ale description however. Flavor is smooth and modestly hoppy with a pleasant citrusy, spicy character evident as the ale enters the throat. In this respect, Honkers Ale reminds me of a sort of "Oberon lite." This is my favorite beer in Goose Island's lineup.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Honkers Ale from Goose Island Beer Company 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Great colour, and a fantastic smell. The flavour was great at first, but quickly faded away. Not a bad beer, but not my favourite APA. A great beer to have real quickly between Terminals 1 & 2 at Chicago O'Hare (ORD).
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
This is tolerable. If you're stuck with Guinness, Murphy's, or the like, this is at least a half degree superior. Here is the secret of Goose Island Oatmeal Stout: they take one of their other, lighter, beers, and add a "stout tablet" that provides stout flavor in a thin, watery beer. Brief roasted flavors dissolve into a thin, watery, semi-bitter aftertaste. Quaffable, but inferior to microbrewed stout. Goose Island is the next Anheuser-Busch.
crit200 (5349) reviewed IPA from Goose Island Beer Company 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle:Amber color, off white head. Floral grapefruit hop nose.Decently hopped but not overpowering. Good body