 blutt59 (653), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jul 11, 2008
bottle, good amber pour , nose is grapefruit and malt, flavor of citrus fruit and slight malt , a little too bitter on the finish
AllAboutStout (461), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Aug 24, 2008 Pours a nice dark amber in color. There’s about three inches of head atop the beer. Smell is piney hops. Taste is more of the piney, grassy hops. There’s a little bit of a juicy, citrus hop flavor as well. Very good, biting mouthfeel. This is a good IPA.
rugbydude05 (162), Kew Gardens, New York, USA
Aug 23, 2008 On tap in manhattan. Pours a clear maroon color, very attractive looking right from the start. Aroma is very very hoppy and floral with a little citrus and pine. Taste also reflects the high hop character and is bitter but balanced out by sweet citrus. Palate is smooth given the bitterness. Solid domestic IPA.
PolakPorter (60), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 21, 2008 One of my go to beers. Goose’s IPA is a nice, easydrinking balanciado of pleasant citrusifruit hoppage and malt just light enough to avoid disturbances. Very tasty and easily my favorite of the Goose six-pack selections.
shalloWMeans (113), Florence, Kentucky, USA
Aug 17, 2008 I’ll be honest. I have always been a big fan of Goose Island. They may not be considered one of the best micros in America, but I believe that their beers are all extremely well-crafted and very true-to-style. Of the many IPA’s Iv’e tried, this one has long been one of my favorites for it’s high drinkability and awesome balance. It pours a neat, appetizing rustic orange color with a medium to small head that quickly dissipates into nothing. The aroma is fresh and curious; full of orange marmalade, citrus, spruce and pine. The beer screams "Drink Me!" from the first sniff. It has the utmost hint of toasted malt and a fuzzy, charming tongue-tingling mouthfeel, shining before the bitter, drying, ultra-appetizing finish. The taste is blustery, spicy and peppery and has a whole lot of orange peel, citrus zest, chives, and a woodsy, minty, coppery palate. I love to pair this beer with some aged swiss, cream havarti, or smoked gouda. It is, in a word "stupendous." The finish is very long, leaving a pleasant, lingering orange-flower taste on the tongue.
sstackho (249), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 17, 2008 Draft at Goose Island Clybourn brewpub. A clear pale gold, little head or carbonation - seems to be a trend here. Lovely aroma of... well... of marijuana. Lovely fresh hop flavour. And there’s that weed again. This is wonderful stuff. The star of the show at Goose Island this evening. They are out of the Imperial IPA - I can’t imagine what that would be like. Hard to top this.
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