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Goose Island 1800 Demolition Ale (Strong Golden) 3.55 442

Goose Island 1800 Demolition Ale (Strong Golden)

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4423.56/5.03.55/5.0Winter6.7%75.8Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Brewed to honor the brave souls who kept our brew pub open in the early 90’s while wrecking balls tore down the mall around us. Dry and smooth, with a grassy, citrus aroma and a honey malt middle. Brew House notes Style: Belgian Style Golden Ale Alcohol by Volume: 6.7% IBU’s: 45 Hops: Saaz, Chinook Malt: Pilzen Cellarman’s Notes. Demolition will remain fresh 180 days from the bottled on date. Unfiltered, so a light chill haze should be expected. Some yeast may settle in the bottom of the bottle, decant gently.
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 KAME (156), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Feb 22, 2007  
Wow, this was a really nice beer. I wasn’t expecting much based on the ratings, but I was really impressed. Pours a cloudy brownish-orange with no head. Aroma is hoppy and sweet. Kind of like a line barleywine with belgian yeast. Flavor is great, sweet and bready. Definitely a hybrid brew and not your standard "belgian strong ale".


 CigarsLoveBeer (153), Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/104/516/20
Feb 22, 2007  
Bottle: Orange-amber body with no head. Lots of pine hops in the aroma with some molasses. Enjoyable and sharp. In the mouth it started sweet, honey like with dry, white-bread like undertones. The hops were interesting, and left a very pleasent purfume-like flavor in my mouth. Finish was dry with notes of black cherry.


 SubstanceT (1090), Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 21, 2007  
#1020, Bottle from Sam’s in Downers Grove. Hazy golden yellow no head. nose has lots of yeast. Taste about the same, more grains. Drinkable.


 spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Feb 21, 2007  
Lots of caramel malt in the aroma.Pours a light copper with a medium off white head.The flavor holds true to the aroma.Thin to medium mouthfeel with a sweet finish.


 mgumby10 (1858), Jupiter, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 18, 2007  
Pours a cloudy gold with a thin white head. Not much in the nose of this one. I get a little sweet citrus if I breathe deep but not much else. Taste is very belgian, alot of sweet malts and orange citrus.. Taste is more bitter than sweet as it was kind of mellow. The finish was pretty short. I think this beer is kind of stuck in between being too light or too heavy. I think its uncomfortably in the middle. They should have lightened up a little or beefed it up a little. One of the two.


 decaturstevo (2007), decatur, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Feb 18, 2007  
06 An peach/orange pour. Fluffy white head that goes quickly. A sticky lacing. A beer that goes sweet, sour, then bitter. None of these flavors overpowering. A good palate that is a tad over carbonated for me. Not bad but not great.


 Ty5592 (1015), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Feb 16, 2007  
Bottle from jgd0608. Hazy gold with lacing type head. Spicy, yeasty aroma. The taste was slighty fruity but mainly yeasty and spicy. Dry on the palate. Creamy texture in the mouth. Just ok nothing to get excited about.


 bfeldmann (1042), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Feb 15, 2007  
UGh what a let down. Poured a orane color with good head not much lacing. Aroma was of apples pears spices and yeast. Flavor was of candy sugar and strong alcohol, some light fruits.



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