Goose Island Matilda

355ml bottle (Kaisla, Helsinki)
Mid orange, tiny head, clear. Aroma of frankfurters - or am I just sitting too close to the kitchen or smokers’ terrace? Massively fruity taste - melon? Sweet malty body, and a pleasant hoppy bite. Also some sweet pumpkin pie. Under-attenuated, may benefit from some aging, but in a screw-top bottle that doesn’t make sense. Mid-way between a belgian ale and an american sucrose-bomb. Closer to the latter if anything. Finish is very simple - fruity and sweet. Some toffee, some subtle hops. Too damn sweet. Covers 7% well, using the mechanism of being insanely sugary.

crazy bottle, so carbonated. barely could get a glass out of it. Very yeasty, sweet, fruity. bad aftertaste, that kills it.

2008 bottle, shared @ Smithfield Hotel Manchester. Very fruity aroma. Mango and grapes. Alcoholic flavor with grapes. Malty sweet. Notes of orange and mango and citrus.

RBESG Sheffield 2009, day 3, Smithfields Hotel, Manchester. Bottle. Hazy orange colour, big off white head. Aroma of oranges, yeast, spicy like cloves. Flavour is sweet, spicy, oranges, yeast, sugar. Bit on the sweet side, but nice. Medium bodied.

Bottle. Pours golden coloured with a nice egg white head. Aromas of citrus, dust, bread, yeast, caramel, pepper fruit and cloves. Dry and crispy flavour with notes of bread, brett, spice, licorice and bitter hops. Dry and spicy finish. Really great brew.

Gorgeous Amber pour with a lacy white head. Sweet flavor with almost no bitterness. Alcohol Flavoring is hidden quite well, Very fruity flavor with a clean crisp finish.

Caramel sweet malt. High feel of acohol. Fruity (banana, peach), spicy, woody, ligh roasted-feel, touch of yeast. Higher carbonation. Deep golden unclear color.

Pours a light gold/amber color with a pillowy taupe head that lasts well. Nose full of beautiful floral, oaky hops, and yeasty malts. Palate is smooth, coating the tongue in charred oaky malts, a hint of hops for accent, caramel, and toast. Gorgeous beer to the last drop.