Goose Island Naughty Goose

Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company (Brewpubs)
Style: Brown Ale
Chicago, Illinois USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

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lucent mahogany, creamy tan head, med-effervescence, med-co2, creamy med-body.

aroma: creamy hops, chocolate toasty malt.

taste:
T1= sweet malt, leafy hops.
T2= roast malt, tobacco hops.
T3= creamy hop leaves.

lots of flavor, and all well balanced. possibly the richest and most complex brown ale i’ve had (@500), and certainly the best. great for pairing with classic american food -i.e. bbq, loaded burgers, seasoned and grilled steak.

Another great beer from Goose! :) I highly recommend this beer - on tap if you can get it.

Had on draft at the brewery. I was very surprised at how good this beer was, and how average some of its ratings were. This beer was fantastic! Huge malt with aromas of vanilla and oak. A huge beer, very complex with flavors of maple syrup, oak, vanilla and caramel. Huge alcohol and dry in the finish.

Cask!! at Clybourn. This stuff was just fantastic. Deep brown pour with a tall tan head. Perfect lacing as this went down. Aroma was highly roasted and nutty, with an excellent twist of citrus from a nice helping of Cascade hops. I can’t say that I’ve smelled a finer brown! Flavor followed the aroma up perfectly, and added some sweet caramel. Exquisite on the palate! Smooth and coating... without the cola-like consistency often found with the style. Cask conditioning gave it a perfect level of carbonation and temperature. they have it on tap right now at both locations... GET SOME!

Exotic! On draught at clybourn. Dark ruby in color with a dark brown head. To my suprise the aroma was fruity! Not dark fruit but citrus like juicy fruit. Sweet orange and lemon dominated the aroma. The flavor starts off with sweet orange and lemon, then switches to a hopped middle, with a malty nut finish. When I asked about it I was told it was something the brewmaster had been experimenting with. It is like a mix of and IPA with a nut brown ale. Goose Island IPA meets Goose Island Hex Nut Brown. Strange, but absolutely great.

(22oz bottle thanks to bu11zeye) I knew brown ales could be good, and this is finally the one that did it. Pours a dark orange/brown, nice lacing. Nose is honey, sweet malt, biscuits and delicious. Carbonation is velvety. Taste is lightly toasted sweet malt. Not complex at all, but so well done. Best brown ale I’ve had to date and highly recommended for anyone who has given up on them.

Tasted 9/23/09. 22oz bomber. Dark brown hue with cavernous bubbles of cream colored head. Aromas of cocoa dust, chocolate, fudge and caramel. Undertones of raisins and maple. Wow! What a great aroma! Subtle yet clean. Discernable and yet melded. Medium bodied with a big dominant malt character. Sweet and smooth palate. Flavors of Toast and caramel. Cinnamon and molasses. Tight effervescence that adds a nice dimension to the otherwise sweet mouthfeel. An almost coffee acidity. Finishes with a decent dose of hops. Dry and floral hops to mix with the malts. Works quite well, you ask me. Great palate roll with an equal dominance between the malts and hops as it warms in my glass. Solid and complex brew! Fun to drink and easy as well.

I'm not sure I was drinking the same beer these other guys got. Mine was handpump at the Clybourn brewpub. Fairly thick & sweet with hints of licorice and coffee, grassy flavoring hops, and a very good touch of bitterness. Almost like a light imperial stout.

Bottle: Poured a clear dark brown color ale with a large thick off-white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of lightly smoked malt with some residual sugar and some black chocolate notes. Taste is also a mix between some chocolate malt with light subtle traces of smoked and nuts with light residual sugar which provides a very nice balance. Body is a bit light with good carbonation. Good example of how to pack loads of while keeping the alcohol level to a reasonable amount.

bottle thanks to bu11zeye. amber with a cream head. nose is caramel with some light hops. very malty with a caramel flavor that finishes with a slight hop kick.