Goose Island Harvest Ale

Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Chicago, Illinois USA

Serve in English pint

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Draught at the brewpub, Clybourn location
Bright amber color. Nice aroma of American hops. Good malt, caramel and toffee flavor, some sweetness but also a bit dry, with a finish of good hops, balanced, more resiny than fruity (but it’s supposed to be Cascade). Also this one is very well brewed.

12 oz. bottle, pours a cloudy orangey amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of butterscotch / caramel English malts, citrusy / fruity hops and toasted bread. Flavour of English malts, butterscotch, dry toasted bread and citrusy hops - dry, caramely and slightly cardboard-like on the finish. Decent ESB.

A nice fall beer, really smooths the pallet for a transition from the light and fruity summer beers to the darker, heartier beers in the winter.

Bottle. Peach, caramel malt aroma. Orange with a moderate off white head. Caramel malt, vegetal, spice, grassy hops flavor. Medium carbonated body.

Smooth copper pour with a small white lid and lace. Aromas of a summer's eve. Freshly cut grass, hops, banana skin, toffee and bread. Very smooth and refreshing. Very slight citrus tang and toffee sweetness. Nice balance of subtle flavours and medium carbonation. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

12oz bottle poured into an English Pint. Pours a hazy dark amber with about 2 fingers of thick white head. Aroma is a little caramel malt with some citrus and pine hops. Taste is light bitter. Some piney hops with a good bit of bready malt. Light bodied with a somewhat thin texture. Lively carbonation and not much of a finish. Overall, it’s ok. I was expecting something a little better from them but then again, I think this beer is pretty old.

From notes. First reviewed 12/9/2010. Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a pint glass. Goose Island Harvest Ale has a faded, browned copper color, hazy with a small off-white head forming on pouring. Most of the head leaves rather quickly, but it does leave a ring and a bit of spotty lace on the glass. Lightly toasted malt, a touch of brown sugar sweetness, and a delicate blend of citrus hoppiness contribute to the nose. The flavor starts out nicely, with a dry bit of roasted malt. It moves quickly into a citrusy hop presence and finishes there. The aftertaste is a bit bitter. Not exceptionally complex. The mouthfeel is half creamy, half carbonated, with a fair amount of oiliness clinging to all corners of my mouth. If it is going to be that oily, at least give me a monster hop presence. Medium bodied, but it feels watery in the mouth. At this stage in my beer-sampling career, Goose’s regular offerings, including their seasonals, just don’t really make my eyes bulge. They are just could-have-been interesting and drinkable while mindlessly sipping at a BBQ or get together.

From bottle-- Aroma: light hoppiness (Cascades), honey App: Clear Copper-colored, firm lt. tan head ~1" Taste: slight metallic (too cool perhaps), balanced between malt & hops. Bit of toasted malt. Hops both citrusy and floral. Light body. Slightly astringent, tea like. Very drinkable for a 5.7% beer. I’ll have another!

355ml bottle. Pours dark orange with a medium head. Aroma is grapefruit,piney, bready malt underneath. Taste has a touch of boiled sweet and grapefruit to start. A little gassy tasting. Strong bitter, creamy piney finish.

Bottle. Deep amber color, thick foamy head. Smells of bread, hay and honey.. Taste is sweet and carby. Easy drinking, pretty nice.

a: pours orange with a white head, nothing special. s: mildly hoppy with some sweet malts in the background. t: tastes as expected from the smell and appearance - with a bit of bready malt flavor on the finish. p: smooth, well carbed, and goes down very easy. o: very good esb, wish this were released for a longer time of the year, i’d certainly drink it aug-nov.