Goose Island Imperial Brown Goose

Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Chicago, Illinois USA

On tap at the Flying Saucer in KC. Listed as having 7.2% ABV. Pours a clear, deep ruby brown colored body with a sensually creamy, finger-width, tan head that dissipates slowly and leaves a great looking, slippery veil of creamy lace. Aroma is creamy vanilla, sweet bourbon, and oak. A soft sweet caramel, raisin malt with a light chocolate balance the big vanilla-bourbon really nicely. Flavor is the same. Creamy vanilla pie with a strong, but not overpowering bourbon flavor. Big caramels and raisin malts are subdued thanks to the vanilla-bourbon dominance. Finishes woody with a light chocolate and no real bitterness. Long lasting flavor after a smooth, light drying finish thanks to the wood and just a touch of booze warmth. Light body, slick and creamy, and no carbonation. Overall, I really liked this beer. Sweet with lots of vanilla and bourbon, but just enough of a balance to make this very pleasant. No real roast or bitterness, but I think they would have taken away from the accented sweet flavors that go quite well together. Great beer.

Dark amber brown color with a nice big head. Hints of nuts and caramel or butterscotch in the aroma. The same in the flavor. Nice beer

Draft at Goose Island Wrigleyville: Not sure if this is the right place for this or not - the beer I had was the barrel-aged imperial brown, but it was listed as 7.2% ABV and 55 IBUS. Anyways, phenomenal beer in many regards. Served in the proper glassware (snifter) but a bit cold. No problem, I had time. Great bronze body and a whipped thick white head. As the beer warms, both the nose and body come alive with a great balance of creamy caramel malt and woody barrel influence. Nicely bitter too, so everything just kind of jives together. Lots of vanilla, mashmellow, raisins, etc throughout. Very nice.

tap. pours a clear brown with a big tan head. notes of tofffee, bourbon, rum cake, zuchini bread, nuts, and butter scotch. good beer. smooth with a little roughness on the edges. tight.

@Freaktoberfest, pours amazing orange with a nice cream color head, aroma of butterscotch, cherry liquor and coconut where alcohole could be sensed, flavors of coconut pineapple, pinnacolada and marmalade with a bitter hoppy finish, medium to full bodied, nice stuff

I was under the impression that the Imp. Brown Goose WAS only bourbon aged so why the multiple draft listings, rating #s and abvs? Oh well,... I enjoyed it at GI’s 09 Imp. Brown Goose Tapping at Lunar Brewing Co. on 10/07. It was snifter served, a dark brown color, with a creamy, light tan head and nice draping lace. The aroma was some roastiness, bourbon, cask oak, vanilla and coconut. The flavor added to these some nutty qualities, caramel, and chocolate, along with a smooth, creamy mouthfeel. A flavorful, ampted to the max Brown Ale. Very nice! Next up was the 06 bottled version.

On Tap @ Wrigleyville GI. Hot. Dark brown with a tan lasting one-fingered head. Had to let this warm up a bit. Huge nose of dark sweetness, maple syrup, raisens, pruns, brown sugar. starting VERY fruity and ending very roasty, with coffee and chocolate coming through. Just the right amount of sweetness and bitterness. Clean finish, thick and creamy mouthfeel.