Goose Island BeerHunter Brown Porter

Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company
Style: Porter
Chicago, Illinois USA

Draught at the brewpub, Clybourn location
Hazy dark brown color. Mild, nutty, with a mix of chocolate malt and roasted malt, but less interesting than the Naughty Goose or Dublin Stout.

Tap at Clybourn and enjoyed with JSquire and MrFacto: Mahogany hued with a small frothy tan head and good lace. The aroma as notes of caramel, toffee, walnut, fig, prune, yeast, roasty, and aromatic pipe tobacco.

The taste starts fruity and malty with a nutty background. There is a minor lactic and chocolate twang at midsection before a mild smoky finish come through. The mouth feel is rich and lively, aggressive around the edges. This seems a bit Baltic like and is worth a try.

On tap at GI Clybourn. Poured deep brown with a short cap of beige head. The aroma picked up a decent amount of dark fruits with moderately-roasted chocolate almost taking second fiddle. The flavor was similar, again with moderate roast and the chocolates stood out more.. simple and likely intended more for the masses.. approachable and tasty. Short of medium-bodied with a decent feel on the palate.. seemed lacking at a couple points, but solid overall.

Tap the the brewpub (Clybourn Location): Deep brown ruby pour with a ruby hue and a fading tan head. Richly malty aroma- fruity undertones suggesting raisin like notes with a chocolaty and nutty presence as well. Creamy body with a rounded malt flavor. Fruity upfront with some roasted raisin and plum. Some chocolaty malts are apparent in the middle with later smooth roast and a nutty richness. A nice porter. (R.I.P. Michael Jackson)

on tap at GI LPB, pours dark red with off white head. nose of roasted malts, some chooclate. flavor of tootsie roll chocolate, a bit artificial tasting, mild roast with some dark fruit. pretty sweet tasting.

On tap at the pub. Mahogany color with a thin tan head. Dark fruit nose with molassess and chalk. Dark sweetness with come chocolate, molassess and ash. Pretty aggresive beer.

Thanks to thickfreakness for the bottle shared! Pours dark brown with a short lived biege head. Smell is aged sweet sugary malt. Taste is tart, sour and spoiled with a lasting sourness in the finish. Thin body and carbonation was normal. Spoiled and not enjoyable.

Tap at Clybourn. Dark brown with ruby tint and no head. Very sweet, some roast, chocolate aroma. Flavor is bubblegum, mild roasted grain, very sweet, milk chocolate. Syrupy, medium bodied.NOt bad, a little too sweet and syrupy though. We’re going to miss you Mr. Jackson.