Goose Island Imperial IPA 4 585

Goose Island Imperial IPA

	Percentile
	99
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Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Chicago, Illinois USA

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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
585	4.01/5.0	4/5.0	Winter	9.2%	97.2	Snifter, Tulip

Commercial Description:
Traditionally, there are a lot of rules when it comes to brewing great beer. The fact that American craft brewers have broken those rules to produce some of the world’s finest beers is downright heroic. At Goose Island we live and die by hops, so breaking the rules meant pushing the hop limit to the extreme to create this monster Imperial IPA. We took three of our favorite hops, TETTNANG, SIMCOE, and CASCADE, and balanced their spiciness with tons of malt. Them we went back and dumped in MORE HOPS and more malt until this beer was exploding with flavor...strong enough to wake the dead and filled with more bitterness than a woman scorned. This Imperial IPA is absolutely gigantic, you’ll smell the hops from about a yard away. What will surprise you is how incredibly drinkable it is. Pair it up with the saltiest blue cheese you can find, and go nuts.

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bvc (326), Kenmore, Washington, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Apr 27, 2009

12oz bottle (06) from Ughsmash. I am going to go ahead and rate this one, but will rerate a fresh one at some point when I get another. I fully expect this one to not have much if any hop presence. Bottle opens very ’flat’ sounding, but lets give this a go. Pours a murky golden amber color with just a few protien floaties, but some head. Nose is sweat bready maltiness with hints of honey, caramel and apricots. Decent carbonation on the tongue and a smooth feel on the palate. This one is no tasting like a DIPA, but more of a malty American barleywine and I am digging it. Some resiny hop flavor on the very end, but the overall taste is consumed by sweet malt. Very smooth with some alcohol warmth as it makes its way into my belly. Thanks for sending this one Jason and I am looking forward to having a fresh one to compare.

shawnm213 (985), South Bend, Indiana, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Apr 16, 2009 Updated: Apr 27, 2009

12 oz bottle. hops. great balance of malt and hops. flowery aroma. hops, citrus, mango, a great all around beer.

bigtaster (184), Grand Rapids, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	15/20

Apr 15, 2009

On Tap @ Hopcat. Pours a dark hazy orange\brown. Nose of a good amount of roasted malts and a little bit of alcohol. First thing I noticed is the huge malt presence that balances that equally lage hops presence. A good deep bitterness and some citrus\ piny hop presence. The malts bring some caramel and complexity that most IIPA’s don’t usually have. Very well balanced and very good!

garthicus (1309), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Mar 28, 2009

2005 bottle! With great thanks to HogTownHarry. Pours an electric-murky orange with a medium yellow head. Aroma: Wow, hops, mango juice, caramel, banana, ginger, hops again. Wonderful. Flavour: Big hoppy start, ginger, salt, caramel, citrus, thick mouthfeel, sticky, long hoppy finish. The alcohol is somewhat evident but not distracting in the slightest. A wonderful Imperial/Double IPA.

LearninBeer (210), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Mar 23, 2009

Poured a cloudy orange/brown. The aroma was hops and the head was big, creamy with excellent lacing. The flavor was hope, malts and very good.

polomagnifico (535), Saginaw, Michigan, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 15, 2009

2007 bottle from mashmaster. Aroma has notes of caramel, and citrus hops. Hazy medium orange amber hue with a small off-white head that left good lace. Flavor is sweet with a bitter finish. Palate is full bodied and oily soft. Very good and has aged quite well. Delicious.

mnurda (434), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Mar 12, 2009

extremely hoppy. on tap at the clybourn location. loved the sample i had. hope to try more of it.

jahmokie (14), Chicago, Illinois, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	5/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 2, 2009

on tap at the map room. color is amber. aroma is dark brown sugar, caramel, and subtle notes of citrus. palate is honeyed with a spicy hop bite.

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