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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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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
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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 ford9719 (369), Vilseck, Germany
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Nov 11, 2007  
Bottle. Poured a ruby golden color. Aroma is spice and banana and carmal. Taste is smooth with a finish of banana.


Ringollo (4), USA
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Nov 11, 2007  
Descriptors: golden amber appearance with a little froth; crisp, fruity, yeast flavor with a dry finish. Has a pleasant acidic "bite" which I find to be the most notable characteristic of the beer.


 DrBayern (1135), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 6, 2007  
12 oz. 2006 bottle , from my brother. Hazy amber with a big, billowing yellow/tan head that collapsed over several minutes. Aroma of yeast, earth, lemon, light stone fruits, and spice. Body is light to medium, complemented by lively effervescence, and a mildly acidic, clean palate. There is some sourness in the flavor that counters a honey like sweetness, and at the finish a spicy bitterness comes on strong. Very drinkable and thirst quenching.


 Saarlander (1577), Saarlouis, Germany
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 5, 2007  
Nice gold pour, decent fruity head. Some earth, Spicy fruit, slight sourness to it, very drinkable for the alcohol content, could get in trouble with a few of these! Good drink!


 Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Nov 3, 2007  
Bottle sampled. Pours a orangish gold color with a two finger white head. Aroma of fruit esters, citrusy hops, yeast, coriander, and spices. Flavor of caramel malts, citrus, yeast, and some dry fruits with a bitterness finish


 Arayaga2 (932), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Oct 31, 2007  
Faintly sweet, spicy aroma with a slight acetic twinge. Honey gold in color with white speckled head. Taste is same as aroma with funky brett type sourness to it. $3/12oz


 drfabulous (1212), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/513/20
Oct 30, 2007  
I remember buying this at Holiday Market in Royal Oak...my thoughts were: decent Belgian, bit pricey. But I’d like to see the local distributors bring it into Missouri so I can re-rate...hint hint hint


 GRM (1235), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 29, 2007  
Sample, at the Mondial de la bière 2007, savoured June 2 2007; eye: copper, no effervescence, lightly hazy, tiny ring of almond head; nose: nice floral hops, caramelized malt; mouth: caramelized malt, milky, lightly bitter hops, finale is surprisingly thin and creamy at the same time in caramelized malt with a hint of hops, creamy texture, medium body, average carbonation, lightly bitter, mildly sweet; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue au Mondial de la bière 2007, savourée le 2 juin 2007; oeil : cuivrée, pas d’effervescence, légèrement voilée, petit anneau de mousse amande; nez : beau houblon floral, malt caramélisé; bouche : malt caramélisé, laiteux, houblon légèrement amère, finale curieusement douce et crémeuse et en même temps malt caramélisé et pointe de houblon, texture crémeuse, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement amère, moyennement sucrée; en résumé : bien



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