Goose Island Matilda

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

From bottle at Salone del Gusto 2008. Hazy orangey amber, small head. fruity aroma, lots of orange zest. Complex fruity flavours with oranges and yeast most noticeable. Well-carbonated. Advanced.

Pours with a cloudy cooper hue with a small diminishing white head. Aroma is citrus and spice. Mouthfeel is very creamy and smooth. Taste is orange, colindar and nutmeg with a nice hops overtone to finish crisp and clean. Very refreshing. Great summer brew.Pairs well with barbequed chicken, fruits& nuts or as the label suggests mussels. Great imitation of an old Belgian ale. Honk for this one!

12oz bottle. Hazy bronze-amber color. Very pleasant Belgian yeast and hop aroma. Thick and full bodied mouthfeel. Malty and rich with a subtle solid hop bitterness in the finish. Very subtle and respectable beer. Reminds me of a Belgian Singel. Good stuff.

12oz bottle. Bottled on 072705(3+ yrs old... sweet!) Definite tart pineapply brett on on the nose. Some spicy Belgian yeast. The hops are pretty much faded by now leaving an excellent pale malt base surrounded by tart, spicy and slightly funky yeast. Pours a hazed dark orange with a nice sized off white head leaving fairly sticky lacing down the sides of the glass. Head retention is excellent throughout the entire bottle. Flavor profile starts with a good dose of bready malt, a hint of grassy hops mid palate and a blast of tart and spicy yeast on the finish. Slightly earthy. Pineapple and mango (?). Agave nectar. Medium to full bodied with excellent carbonation. Finishes lengthy and dry. Quite a surprise. A very well balanced beer: malty, slightly hoppy, plenty yeasty with a pleasant alcohol character throughout. Nice. Thanks for the awesome vintage treat Joe!

Finally I get to try this...and it was worth the wait. MMMMMMM. Amber pour with a nice off white head that sticks around. Aroma is that of a great belgian. Yeast, toffee, fruit, and the flavor follows suit. Soft on the tongue, yeasty, sweet, malty and just delicious!

12 ounce bottle in pint glass. Orange amber with lasting head. Spicy caramel orange tobacco yeasty aroma. Sweet malty toasted caramel and ripe fruit with tobacco spicy bitterness. Nice soft medium-full mouthfeel and medium-low carbo. I’m not sure why I had low expectations for this. This is an excellent beer.

Orange and amber describes the color well. The aroma is full of citrus, spice, and candy. The taste is a nice blend of prune, sugar, alcohol, malt, and a finish of yeast and clove. Very drinkable, but expensive.

Pours a golden orange amber color with a thin creamy off-white head. Aroma is mostly malty with somw fruit plum and raisin notes. There is also a tiny bit of spice that is mildly apparent. Flavor starts out sweet and very much caramel malts. Quickly hit by some raisin and dark fruit flavors before ending spicy and mildly hoppy also with some ginger. Medium body and soft carbonation. Good but not outstanding. Seems too dominant on the malts and doesn’t get that big presence.