Goose Island Matilda

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

On tap at Rockit Grill, Chicago. Pours a hazy gold-orange color. Thin white head that doesn’t fully dissipate and moderate lacing. Light aroma of lemon zest and yeast. Flavor is much stronger, with lots of yeast, clove and a hint of candi sugar. Medium mouthfeel and nice clean finish.

12 oz. from Woodstock Wine & Deli. Pours a hazy orange/amber with thin white head which disappeared quickly. Malty aromas with some floral notes. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor is sweet and yeasty with some fruit and spice. Nice balance from the abundant hops. Pleasant dry finish. Very drinkable...good beer.

Hazy orangecolour with no head. Slight soap aroma. Yeasty flavour, hint of corriander. Spicey finish, short dry end.

12oz bottle of the 2010. Malty aroma with just a little wild tang to it, light notes of stone fruits. Flavor is exceedingly refined, not ultra complex, but it does have a couple of layers to it. Just a whisper of malty sweetness, light caramel, dried fruits, not super hoppy, no hint of any rough edges. This would be a very interesting one for cellaring 2-3 years - see if it develops another dimension.

UPDATED: AUG 27, 2010 Bottle. Dark, amber colored pour, no head. Aroma is quite wild, funky, barnyard and the likes. Smells quite like Orval, so far the copy is accurate. Taste is sour, lots of doughy-wheaty-yeasty flavors, wet grain with a bit of hop bite in the end. This one loses it’s points to orval in the palate, which was almost completely flat. The beer still tasted fine but was really let down by the weak palate.

355ml bottle. Bottled 18/9/2009. Poured hazy, orange color. White thin head. Aroma is yeast, fruit and spices. Flavor is very interesting, if one can use such a word; spices, raisin, hops and yeast, in a nice combination. Slightly bitter finish. Sure will try this one again.

again thx to those 3 friendly american guys @ kulminator !!

head: white , small
colour: orange amber , clear
smell: alcohol, watery, sugar, malts, little metallic, marsipan, bit of pilsner like, overall sweet and fruity , nice!
taste: bitter, malts, alcohol, hint of caramel, bit of bubblgum, fruity, bit of yeast, peach , deffinitly some sugar , texture is oily, mouthfeel in the end is uite dry , after taste is burny , and mostly alcohol,also something that reminds me of carrots, i kinda like it altough more body would’ve been great

12oz Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy light golden amber with a nice head that is quite lacy and lasting. The aroma consists of hay, floral, and slightly spicy. Taste moderately sweet with low bitterness.