Regular readers of R.A.B will probably have guessed what it is.
At a not inconsiderable 5.9% abv this beer is very nicely balanced. At the point of writing this it has 1191 ratings and a score of 96 on Ratebeer.
It goes really well with Chicken, Pork, curries, Gouda & blue cheese - well everything really.
It won gold medals at the World Beer Cup and The Great American Beer Festival - 10 years apart those awards...
The Brewmaster at the brewery recently left, and is now pursuing other interests(cider), good on him too, he's done an amazing job in the last 23 years or so. Thank you sir...Oh and he's also one of the nicest blokes on the planet.
Have you guessed what the beer is yet? Well if you haven't let me give you some tasting notes...
Colour : Light copper or Bourbon coloured.
Nose : Lots of fruit mainly citrus fruit like lime & orange and floral although not being a florist I couldn't tell you which.
Taste : Lots of citrus, lime, lemon, orange or mandarin, and a biscuity dryness which just makes the beer all the more..er moreish.
Ladies and Gentlemen, if you haven't already guessed, I give you Goose Island I.P.A. (cue applause)
Speaks for itself. |
3 comments:
Yet to try any of their beers, may grab some of these for IPA day though.
I couldn't agree more; I think this is one of the best American IPA's. I completely agree with the notion that the biscuity maltiness gives it a certain moreish quality.
S.D - You really have to try the Goose Island beers, they are some of the best and most consistent around.
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