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Goose Island Matilda

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94
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6923.65/5.03.64/5.07%97.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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 BuckeyeSammy (455), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/513/20
Apr 15, 2008  
Not much of a head, ruby amber with minimal lacing. Aroma is sweet hops, toast. Flavor is lightly spiced, high drinkability. Malty hints. Well balanced, not too thick/syrupy. Pretty decent american take on a belgian style.


 RPillsbury (112), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/55/20
Apr 15, 2008  
Draught at Goose Island, Chicago, Illinois. I found this overly sour and disappointing. I ended up trading with my drinking companion for Honker’s. The aroma of fruit and hops was nice.


 JohnnyJ (1309), Carlsbad, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Apr 11, 2008  
Pours a gold/orange with white head. fruit, bread, pepper, citrus, and spice (clove). This is nothing that special and Im not a huge fan, but it’s still well done.


Piggy (27), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Apr 6, 2008  
amber in color with a small off white forming head, Aroma small hops add it to, with a hint of a very sweet sugar candy. Taste light in spices with a clove flavor to it.


 dmac (1442), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 3, 2008  
12 oz bottle from xmarcnolanx, thanks Marc. Pours a hazy orange with an average to small, small for a Belgian anyway, lacey white head. Aroma of candied sugar, tropical fruit, biscuit, green bananas and yeast. Medium bodied with creamy smooth carbonation and a quick disipating aftertaste. Flavor starts off with lots of biscuit, sugar and tropical fruit, finishes with a yeast kick. Really drinkable and nice, never knew anyone named Matilda though.


 MrBunn (1525), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Apr 3, 2008  
Bottle and first rating on the new computer after a lovely little hard drive crash pushed the last machine out of service. Thought maybe Matilda would be a good way to start (better than Mikkeller Black Hole or Weyerbacher Insanity.) Anyhow, Matilda is a lovely copper color... very transparent and highly carbonated, yet there is not much head forming. Smells like fruit and a bit of peppery hops... a bit of a sweetness to it. Flavor is familiar and nicely done. I get the feeling that I’ve had this beer a hundred times... Taste opens up with a sweet and fruity salvo that transitions to lovely candi sugar and cloves. All of this eventually fades to a bit of a pepper and banana/clove finish that reminds me a lot of yeast. Very nice.


 egajdzis (3621), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/514/20
Apr 3, 2008  
[MJ Rare Beer Club, 07] Poured a clear dark gold color with a small, white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of noble hops, toast, light spice, faint horsey brett, and a bit of citrus. Taste of vanilla, toast, light citrus, spices, and a bit of a sourness in the finish.


cjowo (4), USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Goose Island Matilda does not count
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Apr 2, 2008  
this beer looks amazing in a goblet, it is a nice amber color. great spicy clove aroma and flavor. overall a great american made belgian-style brew.



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