Goose Island Imperial IPA

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	99
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Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Chicago, Illinois USA

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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
585	4.01/5.0	4/5.0	Winter	9.2%	97.2	Snifter, Tulip

Commercial Description:
Traditionally, there are a lot of rules when it comes to brewing great beer. The fact that American craft brewers have broken those rules to produce some of the world’s finest beers is downright heroic. At Goose Island we live and die by hops, so breaking the rules meant pushing the hop limit to the extreme to create this monster Imperial IPA. We took three of our favorite hops, TETTNANG, SIMCOE, and CASCADE, and balanced their spiciness with tons of malt. Them we went back and dumped in MORE HOPS and more malt until this beer was exploding with flavor...strong enough to wake the dead and filled with more bitterness than a woman scorned. This Imperial IPA is absolutely gigantic, you’ll smell the hops from about a yard away. What will surprise you is how incredibly drinkable it is. Pair it up with the saltiest blue cheese you can find, and go nuts.

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Ty5592 (1015), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 23, 2006

Bottle from footbalm. beautiful apricot color. No head and minimal carbonation. Fruity/milky aroma. Mild earthy hop flavors. Smooth and easy to drink. Alcohol well hidden. Great beer I need more of this! Thanks Eric.

cbkschubert (1963), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Sep 22, 2006 Updated: Nov 1, 2006

12 oz bottle via trade with goldtwins - Pours an amber color with a nice size off white head. Has a nice floral, citrus, and resiny hop aroma. Flavor is mostly hops with just a little malt back up. Medium body. A very nice DIPA. Thanks Larry.

vyvvy (2034), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 9, 2006

Pours lightly hazy amber with an off-white head that has nice retension. Aroma has huge grapefruit / citrus hops. It is almost light putting a spoon into a fresh grapefruit. There is some malt to back things up - aroma is wonderful. Full bodied with a lot of soft carbonation. Taste starts off with a mix of floral and citrus hops with bits of grassiness. There is some malt for balance. Finish however has no balance - all hops. This turns into a grapefruit citrus bomb. This is an excellent IIPA.

nhorween (639), Chicago, Illinois, USA

4.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.4	9/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Sep 2, 2006 Updated: Nov 17, 2006

Bottle. Orange color with a thin white head. Aroma = citrus. Tons of hops, marmalade, and an awesome tart grassiness followed by a bit of alcohol. Decent flavor, pleasantly bitter and sweet tasting, following the aroma profile well. Nice mouthfeel, refreshing and clean despite the bitterness and ABV. Very nice, balanced in the right ways. Rerate, I bumped this up a bit on the palate and the flavor, I really like this beer. Really smooth and really nice.

Aubrey (2774), Denver, Colorado, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Aug 29, 2006

Light golden hue. Smooth, weighty body with nice and prickly carbonation. Fruity, sugary and juicy up front. Hops were zingy, bold, vibrant, flowery and tasty. Nice amount of bitterness to boot. Complex hop aromas followed through into the aftertaste. Nice stuff.

moejuck (1165), Ohio, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Aug 19, 2006

Very solid IPA. The pour is a hazy amber with a good head which fades quickly. The aroma is all citrus hops (gotta love that simcoe smell). Taste was solid with a nice grapefruit flavor, good malt backup, but also a little bit of some floral tastes which didn’t seem to match up quite right. Easy to drink and refreshing.

unclemattie (2401), Georgia, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	18/20

Aug 9, 2006

Had this at the Rose & Raindrop IIPA tasting, Portland. Medium bodied, amber color. Skunky aroma, same finish. not much to this IIPA. more malt, more hops, no uniqueness.

glkaiser (1163), Seattle, Washington, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	9/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Aug 8, 2006

Huge aroma....citrus and malts mingling quite nicely. A bit of a soapy hop taste. But, tons of grapefruit also. Good stuff.

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