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Goose Island Hopscotch Ale

Goose Island Hopscotch Ale

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Goose Island Beer Company

Chicago, Illinois USA

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413.12/5.03.11/5.0Summer5.3%38.1Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This Goose Island classic, once considered quite hoppy, is a nicely balanced American Pale Ale. It is brewed with flaked barley, plus pale, caramel and wheat malts. It is hopped with Willamette and UK Fuggle in the kettle and the bright tank. Hopscotch is one of our most popular seasonal beers, so make sure you have a pint before it’s gone.

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 holdenn (1161), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20

Jun 30, 2008  
On tap at Clybourn. Pours a hazed golden yellow with a white head. Caramel and pale malts in the nose with pine and spicy hops rounding out the sweetness. Light sweetness of caramel/pale malts with a floral and piney hop flavor. Bitterness is mild but lasting. Decent beer.

 SQNfan (476), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 8, 2008  
Bottle from the Clybourn 20th Anniversary Collection. This poured deep golden to orange in color with a moderate fluffy head that faded rather quickly. The nose gave off hoppy aromas of citrus, herb, wheat and light caramel adding some sweetness. In the mouth it was medium-bodied with a wonderfully smooth midpalate with flavors of orange and orange rind added to the flavors from the nose.


 chicagodri (542), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Bottle from the Clybourn 20th Anniversary Collection. Pours a clear gold/amber. Minimal white head. Didn’t really think of this as an American Pale ale...no hop flavor to speak of. Sweet caramel malt dominates the flavor. Smooth, but really nothing special.


 BeerBunker (103), Burbank, Illinois, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/511/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Pours with a orangish brown color, and has a small white head. Earthy, fruit taste that is too similiar to that of skunky beer flavor. Nothing special, and not worth drinking again.


 pantanap (784), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 26, 2008  
tap at GI clybourn.... medium apple cider brown pour with a white head that quickly diminishes.... caramel malt and grassy hops, somewhat toasty and buttery aroma.... sweet toasted caramel malt, and some hops and spice. more than adequate carbonation and mouthfeel. smooth and pretty drinkable.


 WickerBrew (279), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Jul 7, 2008  
This was only OK. It has some good pale flavor but i think those fuggle hops are not my thing. They always leave a syrupy oily feeling in my mouth. This beer is actually a little too thick for me.



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