Goose Island 1800 Demolition Ale (Strong Golden)

Formerly brewed at Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Chicago, Illinois USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle from Liva. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are yeast, fruits, malt and hops. Nice and sweet.

BIg bottle from Ølbutikken, Copenhagen, The pour is clearish golden with tiny lively yeast stuff swimming around topped with a inch high white head that fades a bit. The nose a fresh with a more hoppy profile than normal belgian ale that seems to be a little more perfumic talking generally. Citric notes and touches of melon and lots of saaz.. Its a pretty heavy aroma. The taste is likewise pretty heavy at first but fades quite quickly leaving the impressions of saaz and giving me chezck associations. Some metallic notes sneaks in to blur the picture a little but not enough to ruin the nice impression. The mouthfeel is medium with a creamy finish. nice summerly beer.

Bottle from the Cave. Golden colour, medium off-white head. Nose of sweet malts, spices and some fruits. Flavour is sweet malted, spicy, yeasty, orange.

Appearance: cloudy, orangey golden; one-finger white head shrinking quickly; generous lacing. Aroma: floral, peppery, fruity and herbal, with notes of biscuit and pie crust. Taste: light, crackery malts, a slight honeyed sweetness, with notes of clove, ginger, pepper, and white grapes. Finish: smooth, crisp, a little dry and tangy, with pleasant lingering hint of floral sweetness and herb garden. Notes: Top notch Belgian-style golden ale. Become a little more herbal/spicy as it warms. Dangerously easy drinking, and the palate is excellent. Hides the alcohol, although there is a little pleasant warming in the belly before you know it.

Reviewed from notes. Pours a really nice golden color with a fluffy white head. Good retention and some nice lacing, but not good enough to justify a 4.5 in a style where this is quite common; needs to go above and beyond. Nose is quite nice with some floral and grass plus some light pepper and Belgian yeast. Mild citrus and pear. The taste is nice with the yeast really coming through next to some floral and peppery notes. Great feel with all the components combining quite well. One of the best American examples of the style that I’ve had. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 11-12-2010

Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Some nice yeasty notes. Moderate bitter flavor powerfull fruity esters. Moderate bitter average finish. Oily palate. Nice.

Pour golden yellow with big white head long lasting with solid lace. Aroma of floral hops, Belgian yeast, touch spicy, banana, bubble gum, clove, orange peel. Taste pepper, clove, sweet malt, Belgian spicy yeast. MF medium to full body mild carb. Meh alright brew was hard to enjoy because it was later in the evening below avg Belgian.

Bright straw body with moderate carbonation and a tall, white bubbly head. Nose is fruity with some barnyard characteristics. Sweet candied malt backbone. Bananas, yeast, esters . . . the usual suspects. A little thin and oily. Wheat and orange citrus. Nothing offensive but not stellar in any way.

Some bread in the nose. Blonde caracter, light hoppy some herbs and grass. Clear almost bright yellow, with a fine and lasting creamy head. Medium body, oily and with a ligth bitter finish, notes og grape an hay. some sweetnes.

Bottles: Semi-clear gold with a fizzy white ring head. Spicy, yeast aroma with a tinge of green apples with a crisp and smooth feel and flavor. Light flavors and not to over the top. Tasty. Thanks Indiana_Red for sharing.