Goose Island India Pale Ale

Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Chicago, Illinois USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Good looking light orange, close to amber body body with a large, off-white, long-lived head that turns into patches of foam floating on a film of tiny bubbles. Very good lacing. The aroma is quite unusual for an IPA: there are some hoppy citric notes of over-ripe grapefruit, but the malty elements are almost as evident. I get caramel and some almost lightly toasted notes. The malts provides a moderate to light sweet taste, while the finish is moderate plus bitter. The malty parts almost drown the grapefruit and floral notes with lots of caramel, bread and toasted notes. Good mouthfeel. A quite nice IPA, but the malty elements are a bit in the way of the fruity notes, which I think is what should rule a good IPA.
[35.5 cl bottle, enjoyed 6 months before BB date, from Vinomonopolet Storo, Oslo]

13/IV/2012 - 355ml bottle from Waitrose (Canterbury) @ home - BB: 8/IX/12 (2012-351)

Clear golden beer, big creamy head, pretty adhesive and stable. Aroma: very fruity, sweet exotic fruits, passion fruit, pineapple, lychee, bit piny. MF: little carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty fruity, little sweet, piny hops, bit cheesy, very hoppy, honey, sweet malts. Aftertaste: little sweet, resin, piny hops, honey, exotic fruits, lychee, dry bitter ending. Nicely balanced ipa. Better than Stone stuff.

Haven't had this in forever, assumed I wouldnt like it. So wrong. Very good IPA! Pours golden/orange. Fruity and hoppy aroma. Perfect hops and citrus pine favor. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Pours to a golden color and decent head/lacing. Smells piney but tastes much more smooth than that - good hops kick, yet balanced, with a lemony after-flavor I haven’t noticed much in other IPAs. Malts figure in the finish as well. Quite refreshing.

Pours a clear orange color with a medium off-white head. Aroma is citrusy along with some sweet malt. Taste is piney hop mixed with sweet malt and a citrusy hop finish. Palate is medium. Moderate carbonation.

Tap - small foamy head, dark orange/amber color, nice big citrus hop aroma and flavor, good IPA

Perfect balance of bittering and late boil aromatic hops. Fruity taste and modestly carbonation. A great pale ale.

12oz bottle, clean golden color, with a frothy white head, soft hops bouquet nose, with some light spicy, piney, leafy, grassy, lemon peel accents, with a floral pineapple, mango, peach fruity hoppy note in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate, with a nice flowery fruity peachy, mango, lychee, pineapple, lemon peel, cedary, piney, leafy hop character, with some light honeyed pale, munich, toasted malt, faint lemongrass spicy flavours, and with a light lemon pie, lemon marmalade undertone, leading towards a fruity pineapple, citrusy, lingering leafy, cedary, sappy hop bitterness finish.

Pours a light golden with plenty of carbonation and a large white foamy head. Brew smell reminds me of incense sticks, hops and some lighter fruits or flowers. Medium body the hops and carbonation bounce around on the palate. Floural hops and the taste of orange balance pretty well with a bread like malt and a dry finish. Neither malt or hops are too strong, not a weak beer but too expensive.

Gooseberry and fruity flavours combined with wine like qualities, lovely on the palate