Goose Island Honkers Ale

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

Serve in English pint

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One of the better English style Bitters out there. Can’t believe that it took me this long to try this. Nice balance between a lush dry malt profile with some pleasant and mild yet abundant hops. Very easy to drink. Will seek this out again.

Bottle at bar. Amber color, white head. Bitter taste with caramel, toffee, citrus and floral hops. Smooth body with hops. Great pale ale.

Bottle. Really good. Haven’t had a lot of bitters but they are tasty. Decent head. Deep golden color. Good stuff.

Copper pour with a sweet nose of caramel and malt. Bitter taste that transitions to that malt sweetness at end. Easy drinking.

UPDATED: APR 8, 2013 Decent taste but nothing specific of note. Good red color had at pawleys front porch....

Bitter, dry, decent head retention. Off tap, slight caramel character on the finish. Decent palate.

From tap. Pours copper with decent head. Aroma was bread, citrus and spice. Taste was a mild malt and hop combo that was lacking.

Pours a clear copper with a decent, sudsy white head. Aromas of some citrus hops and spices. Flavor is dry hops and some caramel malts floating in there with some yeastiness. Decent bitter and very drinkable but nothing much in the realm of amazing or great for that matter.

355 ml bottle.
Originally rated on 20090425.
Pours amber color with a small head. Aroma of hops, some caramel malts and fruits. Flavor of hay, caramel, some hoppy fruits and hay. Decent.

A copper color with a white head. Aroma contains citrus and caramel. The flavor is somewhat bitter with some lemons, caramel. The aftertaste is also bitter. Overall pretty good session beer.