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Goose Island Matilda

Goose Island Matilda - Belgian Ale

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 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company
Style: Belgian Ale

Chicago, Illinois USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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6853.65/5.03.64/5.07%97.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Bottle conditioned.
Ingredients: Water, Styrian and Saaz Hops, 2-Row Barley and Caramel Malt, Yeast and Granulated Beet Sugar.
Matilda is made with a rare yeast that suggests a fruity and spicy flavor. There is complex maltiness balanced with a profuse amount of hops.
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 Fin (3382), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Bottle from Bitter Virtue, Southampton, Hampshire, courtesy of my dad, cheers dad, consumed 29-12-08. Pours reddy amber with a nice white lively, cheeky, bubbly head, it looks really decent. Starts off with some sweet tangerine at first but there is quite a lot of Belgian yeasty characteristics to this. There is also a Biere de Garde quality to this also although a sweet version and with plenty of fudge swishing about and some overipe fruit its really quite an interesting beer and not at all what I expected. A7 A4 F8 P4 OV15 3.8


 leaparsons (4659), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Dec 29, 2008  
Bottle. Golden brown with a small head. Aromas are caramel malts with vanilla. Some citrus, yeast and spices. Flavours are toffee malts with bitter lemon and banana. Yeasty with raisins. Dry on the finish. Decent.


 harrisoni (6703), Ashford, Kent, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/514/20
Dec 28, 2008  
355ml bottle from Utobeer. Slight haze on orange gold beer with lasting rocky beige head. Spicy lemony hop aroma, some good yeast character and orange citrus notes. I guess a bit like a Belgian strong ale with some pretty good stinging hop on the finish. Would never pick this as an American beer. Two things stand out, one is that the over carbonation make the mouthfeel very hard, secondly its actually pretty sweet. Toffeeish in the mouth and the orange sweetness carries on through the finish. Interesting aroma, good hops on finish, but a bit too sweet for me. Solid beer, but given that there are some very good beers at Utobeer, Im unlikely to buy this again. Yeast character rather fades on finish.


Immiz182 (17), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/518/20
Dec 27, 2008  
Awesome beer. Had it in a 12 oz bottle at the Goose Island Brewpub. Had the appearance of a Golden strong ale. Nice and strong flavors


 jefcon (997), Arlington, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/514/20
Dec 27, 2008  
Deep amber with a lively head. Aromas are a little floral, with a fresh grain component. A little yeast on the nose, but the beer tastes yeasty and combines spices and floral notes to good effect. Palate is unimpressive, however, as the weight of the beer and the finish leave something to be desired.


 kiefdog (1534), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 24, 2008  
12oz bottle from Kahhs Fine Wine and Spirits (Indianapolis, IN). Pours a generally clear dark golden to copper color with a massive bright white foamy head. In fact, the bottle started to gush as it was opened and the proceeded to pillow out of the bottle before the head in the glass settled. Aroma is fresh grain, wheat, yeast, spice, and some hints of grapefruit, citrus, and fresh ripe fruit. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of wheat, caramel, spice, ripe fruit and candy sugar. Generally medium body with a slightly sweet malt finish.


 basewars (144), Albany, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 22, 2008  
Bottle at Mahars in Albany. Pours golden with nice effervescence. Smells of fruit and caramel malt. Flavor is fruity with some spice notes. I really enjoyed it.


 WakeandBake (422), Greenville, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Botle. Pours a hazy golden amber color,with one finger of white foamy head.Smells of ginger,cloves,grass,yeast,and dried fruits.Flavor of peaches,orange peel,allspice,nutmeg,coriander,sweet caramel malt,and some hop notes. A sticky mouthfeel,soft carbonation,and a fruity finish. Very Good



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