Goose Island Autumn Ale

Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Chicago, Illinois USA

On tap at GI – Clybourn. Poured a lovely, clear reddish-caramel with a short, creamy white head and thorough coating lacing as it descended. The aroma picked up sweeter, candied floral notes backed by assertive dry white peppery spices, cloves, and corn-derived sweetness (that worked). The flavor was peppery and lively with strong, spicy yeast leading the way.. sweetness from medium-skinned fruits and caramel.. long, enjoyable finish. Higher carbonation on the palate with a creamy feel and a nice spicy contrast.. refreshing sweet peppery finish. Good stuff.

On tap at GI Cly. Hazy red dark color with small ring of a white head. Fruity, red apple, sweet malt aroma. Spiced up flavor, fruity(grape, red fruit), very sweet and malty. Full bodied and no carb. Okay, a little sweet and no hop presence.

Bottle from The Party Source. Dark amber color, ample lasting head with good lacing, intense malt aroma, flavor much like the aroma. Very good seasonal effort from Goose Island.

"i don’t know, it smells like an octoberfest and tastes really strongly nutty, lots of alcohol." is my voice note. this actually was pretty close to an octoberfest to me. tons of malt, very sweet and pretty pronounced alcohol. i got through it pretty easily, and i didn’t notice the rice/corn adjuncts mentioned in the description, but i definitely didn’t think it was that exceptional.

Tap at Clybourne. Red copper ale with a lcaing off-white head. Sweet herbal aroma with smooth hops. Lightly sweet malt with good nutty notes, nice german style hops, crisp, and dry. medium bodied, with staying power. Fresh! Nov. 10, 2005.

Clybourn. Clear, opulent cherry wood in color with a fluid, sturdy grey wrung and a hawkeye-shaped sheet of tan for the head. Simcoe and amarillo jump out in the aroma, swirled around with maraschinos and red raspberry jam. Blueberry fruitiness with a juniper and callow lilies impart a garden sense for additional smelling stopping power. An unforeseeable nutty dimension manifests for flavor, rooting itself in honey roasted pecans, poppy cock and autumn pipe tobacco. Amble palate spanning bitterness and nearly sticky malt sensations. Not a sock-it-to-ya strong ale, but an enjoyable, moderate, medium-bodied treat to bode well with the season.

Pouring a reddish-brown boddy with a stunted, creamy head, this has a sweet malt aroma with hints of apple and citric juices, grainy with an underlying fresh bread scent. Medium-bodied, this is an interesting malty brew, the mix of grains creating a soft, sweet drink with a suggestion of spices and enough hopping to keep it from getting cloying. A nice warmer.

<font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp? Island Beer Company - Clybourn, Chicago, IL<font size=-1>

Cask, Wrigleyville (2004 version): better pour than usual at this location (they tend to chill their cask ales, this one was the perfect temp…) orange-red with flecks of gold – strong, off-tan cream on top. The aroma and the mouth feel can be described as smooth, the orangy hops drift evenly into the nose and hints of pine come out of the sweetly, bitter orange hop flavour. A real winner on a crappy, rainy and cold late fall day in Chicago. (7/4/8/4/16)
Draught, Clybourne (2003 version): Light red brown. . . a thin whisp of pine flows through a sticky aroma of candied raisins, brown sugar, rye and wheat. Sticky palate with loads of malt that wrap the tongue - finish is dry and bitter. With the abundence of malt in this one I was surprised by (and enjoyed) the hop presence. Well done. (7/3/8/4/15)