Goose Island Matilda

Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Style: Belgian Ale
Chicago, Illinois USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

10.02.05 Various samples all over Denver, bottle and tap. Special thanks to Facto for half a bottle at Logan’s. Hazed orange-straw color is nearly irredescent below a short white head of large bubbles. Aroma is a knockout, one of the finest perfumes of any beer glass I’ve ever stuck my nose in. Smells like a flowering spring field on the range. Cobwebs, some saison-ish spiciness. Flavor is a blend of apple skins, underripe pear, edible flowers, but it’s maybe a bit underdone. Some honey sweetness underlying. The stuff is just good enough to make me want something more.

Bottle: 2009: it pours a dark, hazy orangeish color with a small white head. Bready, yeasty aroma that gives way to a full sweet, bready flavor. Tasty beer.

03-02-11 Bouteille 330ml Embouteillée 21-09-11: Belle couleur orangée cuivrée pâle, avec un moyen collet de mousse blanche et une effervescence moyenne. Premiers arômes funky genre orval en plus intense, avec des notes d’herbes et de craquelins. Pas très sucrée avec une moyenne amertume en bouche, mais plus légère en finale. Bonne petite base maltée qui fait un bon balancement. Corps entre léger et moyen avec june texture légèrement ronde et une asser forte carbonisation. Finale asser astringente sur des notes légèrement fruitée. Saveurs pas asser prononcées à mon gout. :Bataille avec une orval, puisque inspirée de cette dernière (bouteille fraiche et jeune) et remarque surprenante de ma part puisuqe je trouvais la orval assez puissante, la Matilda est plus puissante, mais pas plus complexe et la orval l’emporte haut la main.

Bottle, 2006(!) vintage thanks to gwguest. Pours clear apricot with two finger creamy head, impressive retention and lacing, lasting till the last drop. Nose is lovely, with fruity yeast, soft orange lemon citrus, a little funk, pale malts. Taste is similar, soft fruitiness blended with pale malts, yeasty dry finish. Palate is medium, a little bit of sharpness from carbonation that competes with the flavor. This really held up well, super enjoyable, reminds me of some of Fantome’s offerings.

Fruity, spicy, bready, citrus. Sweet yet slightly drying. Some banana, caramel. lively mouthfeel. Bonus points for having the same name as my daughter!

A cloudy, yellow-orange pour with a thin, white head. The aroma has a lot of fruit and floral notes, plus a little spiciness. It has a medium body with a somewhat oily texture and fizzy carbonation. The taste is a little tart with mild warmth and a dry finish.

Goose Island really makes great Belgian style beers and Matilda is no exception. This one is always a go to beer for me in the local restaurants and bars.

Pours golden yellow with a fluffy white head. Smells like fresh squeezed lemons. Sweet malts and citrus, has a funky sour taste. This is a great Belgium style and well done.

Thick frothy head off of pour with orange amber color. Flavor was not as deep or intricate as I had hoped, although my tastes were perhaps unrefined enough to notice details. A bit of fruit flavor.