Goose Island Anniversary Ale

Formerly brewed at Goose Island Beer Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Chicago, Illinois USA

One of the best ESB’s. Very English and authentic to its style. Great use of dry-hopping/ The aroma smells like kind nuggets and pine. Hops are huge in the beginning with toasty like maltiness in the long finish. A superbly balanced beer. This would be in my fridge all year if possible. Comes out each Fall around Late Sept.

The hoppy nose is just the beginning! It is so smooth with a soft malty beginning that turns to a hoppy spicy finish. It’s almost gone, so grab a couple six packs if you see ’em!

I got a mix pack and this was in it, and I was hoping it was old like many tend to be. Im not the biggest ESB fan, but this brew is an ecxellent intro. Well balance hops with a smooth crisp palate. Reccommended

Best before date - 2/21/02. Hazy light amber. Thin white edge head. Very light carbonation. Aroma of piney/citric hops, orange peel and honeyed malts. Very citric flavor with notes of bitter tea and light biscuity malts. Carbonation fizzles to nothing. An overall decent ESB with good hop burps, even for an old brew. Would be great on cask.

Not a bad ESB. Has a unique tea-butterscotch like property. I dont equate this with a normal property of an ESB though

I dunno, I guess I’m really just not a big ESB guy. Best thing about this beer is the great dry-hopped aroma. Dry-hopping makes me want to wet my pants, I love it so. Extremely light body here, and some basic fruity flavor and bit of vegetable taste as well. Not my bag, but ok.

Brilliant; georgeous hoppy nose preceding a full malty body, the characteristic Goose Island hop flavor (what hops are these, anyway?) and a slight nutmeg/cloves kind of sweet spiciness.