Goose Island 1800 Demolition Ale (Strong Golden)

Bottle of the 2007. Pours a hazy straw gold with a medium sized white head. Slightly cheesy, caramel, ocean, sweet. Medium bodied, somewhat empty with some light oxidized notes. Somewhat sweet and faded. Finishes with a light ginger flavor and some faint bitterness.

22oz bomber from Whole Foods LP. A GI beer that I had avoided just cause I havent had the money to buy this at $7 but knew eventually I’d have too try. This poured a nice golden crisp looking color with lasting medium off white head on a light amber, hazy body. Floral and grassy hop aromas w/ some solventy alcohol at first. Creamy body with loads of sweetness. Almost perfect carbonation.There is a tantalizing sweetness, good spices and yest balance with a pleasing aftertaste.

On draft at the Dayton Ale Fest. Pours a nice golden yellow with a thin white head. Aroma is sweet malts, yeast, and spice. Notes of banana, lemmon, chamomile, cinnamon, clove, and honey come out. On the palte there is a bit of carbonation dancing around as it goes down. The taste brings the banana and sweet malts. It finishes rather dry. Very interesting beer, not a favorite by any means, but worth trying again.

Pours a brilliant honey color with a medium sized frothy white head. Nose: honey suckle, clover, spice, corn polenta / cornbread, lemon. Taste is chamomile tea, lemon, bergamot, and green peas. Mouthfeel is little bubbles, with light to medium weight in the mouth and an off dry, yet slightly sweet finish.

2006 bottle poured in a snifter. Pours a clear golden yellow/orange with a thin offwhite head. Aroma is sweet malt, yeast, apples, cinnamon. Flavor is sweet malt, lots of bready yeast, honey, mild hops likely which have subdued with age. Still with plenty of carbonation in the mouthfeel which surprises me given its age. Could easily be categorized as an imperial pilsner.

Shared at DDG release party. ’06 Bottle. Lots of suspension swirling around in the glass. Hazy, bright amber. Nose is sweet hoppy and a bit of farmhouse funk. Butter! Taste is bright and sweet. Hoppy, citrus, and yeast.

Bottled at Monks Café, Wallingatan, Stockholm. Pours out in a sparkling and slightly hazy golden appearance topped with a rich sticky white foam. Authentic Duvel-like aroma of white pepper, coriander, lemon, pale malts and alcohol. Nearly full-bodied with notes of coriander, lemon, white bread and white pepper. Long dryish finish of coriander, white pepper, yeast and lemon-zest.

clear gold, nice white head, not much lace. aroma is slightly fruity, belgian yeasty, but a bit too much air. flavor is belgian yeasty, creamy caramel, fruity hints. medium bodied, creamy mouth feel. i thought it was kinda pedestrian. on tap @ maple tree inn.