Wild Goose Snow Goose Winter Ale

Brewed by Wild Goose LLC (Flying Dog)
Style: English Strong Ale
Frederick, Maryland USA

Thank bro (beer_hawk) for sending me this beer. It’s pours wtih a deep red-brown body topped by a thin to medium thick head with a good amount of lacing. It’s slightly sweet and malty with slightly sour oakey notes and finishing with a bitter hoppy notes with the slightest hint of pine. Full bodied, smooth and a touch warming.

From bottle. Pours a deep reddish brown with tan head. Light malty and spicy hopped nose. Flavor is slightly spicy malt. Some bitter in the finish. Palate is a little thin.

(draft @ The Old Toad - Rochester, NY) Dark copper color with a thick and puffy tan head. Aroma is very warm and spicy with some roasted malts, some cinnamon, and some gingerbread. Flavor is rather spicy mixed with some bread and a decent amount of hops. Finish is very balanced with some toasted malts and a touch of bitter hops. Medium-bodied.

On tap at Fuel and Fuddle. Dark copper body with small off-white head. Very mild hoppy aroma with a slight breadiness. Flavors of oasted malts and piney hops. Body is a little on the thin side.

Bottle. My sister Anne brought this one up for Christmas. Pours a light ruby with minimal head and maximum lace... well, at least some decent lacing. The goose on my label is not as cool looking as the one in the photo to your left. My goose looks like one of those pain in the ass yuppies with a red scarf on saying "look at me!" I don’t like this goose... I do, however, like the beer. Nose is hoppy and noble with a nice solid roasted barley quality. Flavor is even better as the Fuggles and Goldings are really evident and they show up well at mid quaff with a solid and really enjoyable bitterness on the back of the tongue. Great body to this beer as the mouthfeel with the viscosity and the carbonation are really well done. Makes me want to grab the 16 gauge, go down to the pond and shoot a goose, then roast it with an orange glaze, rosemary, potatoes, carrots.... mmmm. I wish I could kill this yuppie goose.... probably would taste like Drakkar or Polo or some tired cologne. Good beer.

Bottle. Poured a reddish brown with a creamy tan head. The aroma was slightly subdued but some malts were picked out. The flavor found spices, coffee, dark chocolate, and some roast to it. Medium body with a coffee aftertaste. Not bad!

Darker brown color with light head. Aroma is malty, with a dark-bread style to it. Taste is a nice mix of dark bread, lightly roasted malts, and maybe a little brown sugar. Solid brown/English style ale. Better than most I’ve tried from Wild goose.

Bottle from Beer_Hawk; Thanks! Nose of caramel, molasses, and breadiness; clear brown with a small beige head; Flavor of molasses and burnt toast in a medium heavy body, plate and body were really nice, just need to get more flavor and get rid of the burnt taste. I found out while drinking this that Wish used to work in one of Wild Gooses pubs and since they didn’t have their own shirts at that time, the employees wore Budweiser Shirts!