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Goose Island 1800 Demolition Ale (Strong Golden)

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4413.56/5.03.55/5.0Winter6.7%76.1Trappist 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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 daknole (2940), Plantation, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 28, 2009  
Tap at GI. Oh yeah this is one helluva beer. Delicious! Lightly cloudy golden pour wtih a white head. Aroma is really nice. Honey, hops, malt, yeast, and some spice notes. Flavor is really great. A bit sweet with a superb dose of hops to balance it. Spcies, sugar and the fruity yeast rounds this one out. Hell yeah.


 17thfloor (1481), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Apr 24, 2009  
22oz bomber [6.7% abv]. Pours a hazy golden yellow with a small white creamy froth 3.5. Aroma is typical Goose Island yeast, sweet and fruity, very pleasant, some citrus, candi sugar. Flavor is crisp, sweet and very yeasty, some orange peel, lemon rind, finishes very bitter and yeasty with lingering candi sugar and fresh hops. Fairly dry overall. Medium bodied with lager sharp soda carbonation, very crisp and slightly chalky. Mmmm the hops are nice.


 HonkeyBra (1335), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Apr 3, 2009  
Fresh 22 oz bottle from the Clybourn Heritage Collection. Golden pour with some scattered white bubbles for a head. Aroma is sweet and spicey, some grass, light citrus and honey. Flavor is light honey, pale malts, citrus, some pears. Light saaz bitterness. Dry finish with a bit of pine. Slight moutfeel, medium bodied with nice carbonation. Nice to see this around, and it drinks great.


 SudsMcDuff (1692), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Mar 29, 2009  
had a bottle that was approaching three years ... i did enjoy this brew, fits its style well, and has that goose island quality, house yeast is there, aging well ..


 WakeandBake (430), Greenville, Michigan, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Feb 28, 2009  
Bottle 12oz Bottled on date 02/22/2007 1439 . A cloudy amber/orange color body with a thin frothy white head,lasting a short time and then fading to a thin ring with spotty lacing.Aroma of zesty spicy and floral hops,some lemon zest and a hint of pepper corns, a little grassy and a touch of yeast fruityness. Flavor is citrus hops some nice spices,wine grapes,honey,and more peppercorns,some candy like sugar but not overly sweet at all,quite balanced. Mildly bitter and dry at the finish with a nice little hop aftertaste. The 8% ABV was well hidden. A very Very tasty brew. I plan to keep some of this on hand from now on.


 jameswolfe (142), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 23, 2009  
I thought this was a fantastic brew. Well balanced, fruity and a powerful finsh. Looks great in the glass and tastes wonderful all the way through.


 LearninBeer (206), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Feb 20, 2009  
2007 bottle from Joe P. The aroma is sweet, honey, citrus - orange and cherry. The color is a dull yellow/orange with mostly diminishing head, white and creamy with very good lacing. The flavor is fresh for a 2007 bottle. Some bitter, creamy mouthfeel, hangs on in the mouth with a very nice feel.


 pantani (1900), Salinas, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 12, 2009  
Light brownish/Amber with a thin loose white head. Aroma is a light maltiness, yeast, some spiciness to it, and light honey. Taste is light alcohol, malt, some spice. Overall a bit bland.



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