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Goose Island Alt Bier


 Percentile 
65
overall
Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company
Style: Altbier

Chicago, Illinois USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
193.28/5.03.24/5.0Special5.2%65Kölsch/Altbier

Commercial Description:
A copper colored German Style Ale make famous in the Industrial cities of Munster and Dusseldorf. Medium bodied with a fruity aroma, dry malt character and a clean bitter finish.
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 BroSpud (584), , Massachusetts, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
Feb 25, 2009  
Draft. Included as part of a sampler at the brewpub. Tried many of the GI offerings over several visits to the brewpub while living in Chicago. I remembered liking pretty much everything but do not remember specifics.


Jimrbb (16), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/515/20
Apr 9, 2008  
from tap. didn’t impress me. caramel malts. very watery beer. mild and fruity. easy to drink.


 BBB63 (4199), La Porte, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 17, 2007  
Tap at Clybourn and served in a MBA pint glass: Coppery hue with a fizzy lasting head and okay lace. The aroma is SAAZ, SAAZ, SAAZ and some biscuity and caramel malt with a hint of apple esters. The taste has a clean mild bitterness with matching malt background. Minor fruity acidity and herbs on the finish. Sprite and refreshing mouth feel with a dry finish. Good for the style and easy to drink.


 Ughsmash (3981), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Dec 9, 2007  
On tap at GI – Clybourn. Poured clear, brilliant coppery-amber with a well-retained cap of off-white head. The aroma picked up sweet caramel with some herbal accents.. a bit of cola sweetness as well.. overall malty and pleasant. The flavor had sweet caramel at the core with herbal and floral bitterness.. sweet complexion and lighter with a nice feel to it.. more bitterness emerged with warmth. Lighter-bodied and well-balanced. This was an enjoyable beer on all fronts, and I could drink a lot of it.


 xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 3, 2007  
On tap at Cly. Semi-clear dark amber color with off-white head. Aroma is very fruity with caramel malt, all of it is very light. Hoppy citrus flavor at first, caramel and dough backing it up, fruity as well. Creamy medium body and well carbonated. Nice a little too fruity.


 kseecs16 (865), Naperville, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 3, 2007  
Draught at the Clybourn Pub 12/1/2007. Light palate, dry malt finish that lingers nicely. Nice color, but effecescent look and palate detracta from the malt body. Decent.


 csbosox (1076), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/517/20
Dec 1, 2007  
On tap @ Clybourn. 5oz pour. Earthy/spicy hops are apparent in the aroma along with a nice malt backing. Malty with a fair amount of munich malt present along with some really nice earthy/spicy hops. A fair amount of hop bitterness. Nice mouthfeel. IMO this is a nice example of the style and a really nice beer.


 JMerritt (1313), Macomb, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 24, 2007  
On tap at Clybourne brewpub on December 23, 2006. Copper-red with a moderately sized off-white head. Berryish, dry wheat flavor. Rye, straw aroma. Moderately carbonated. Was good with my stilton burger.



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