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Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale

Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale

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A Wheat Ale brewed by
Goose Island Beer Company

Chicago, Illinois USA

bottled
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4122.75/5.02.75/5.0Special4.2%49.4 Shaker, Weizen P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Like the digits suggest, it's a beer that's densely populated with flavor and loaded with character. We don't filter it, so none of its life and soul is stripped away. The first thing you notice is the hazy, cloudy appearance. That’s how you know it’s unfiltered. What hits you next is the spicy aroma of Cascade hops, followed by the crispy, fruity ale flavor delivered in a smooth, creamy body, the result of blending barley malt with torrified wheat. It’s not like any other Goose Island Beer, but no less that you’d expect.

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 bigtaster (113), Grand Rapids, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/510/20

Jun 22, 2008  
Pours hazy pale lemon yellow with white head. Aroma of strong citrus, lemon and grapefruit. Flavor is a bland wheat with a smidgen of citrus and yeast. The flavor is dominated by carbonation. Reminds me too much of the typical American macro brew.

 UnsofistaCat (209), Garden City, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 6, 2008  
On tap and very fresh tasting. Kind of a very light and crisp wheat beer. simple back ground of citrus. these wheat beers are getting old as a whole, but this isn’t a bad beer to have with dinner on a summer night.


MartiniFiend (95), Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/58/20
Aug 30, 2008  
Bottle. Light gold in color with lots of carbonation. Small white head. Aroma is grassy and hops. creamy palate. Flavor is more hop than wheat. I’m not a big fan of wheat beers but I like this one. They didn’t go overboard on the wheat.


 AllAboutStout (479), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/58/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Pours a cloudy light gold in color. About a half inch of head on the pour, but it’s quickly gone. Smell is spicy, but off slightly. Taste is hoppy, but rather BMC’ish. Highly carbonated in the mouthfeel. Refreshing, but not good enough to warrant another purchase.


PolakPorter (74), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/103/513/20
Aug 25, 2008  
I really want to like this beer, unfortunately it’s a rare miss from Goose. Color is pale straw and transparent, similar to macro-crap. Taste is slightly wheaty and very light. Very very light. When it’s hot and the 312 is cold, it’s quite refreshing. However, so is just about anything. I’d have to say, stick to the other Goose Island brews.


 aubreya (670), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
Aug 22, 2008  
The color was light, pale golden. The head was white, creamy, and laced some. The aroma was wheat and sweet. The flavor was strong wheat, but rotten somewhat. The palate was very carbonated.




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