4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Huge whiff of the hops upon pouring...faded quickly to a boozy roasted malt. Flavor matched the nose of this one well. Kind of a burnt caramel roasted malt flavor with a big boozy finish...nice imperial stout. Bottled on date of 11/19/12. Didn't get much of the hops so this one may do better with some age. Brewer suggests drinking within 180 days of bottling.
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4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
malt, prunes, caramel, sweet chocolate, booze and bourbon quite strong alcohol taste but not distractingly so. One of these a session will do you just fine.
Definitely one of my tops and indicative of the style but nothing outrageously unique.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
22 oz bomber. Pours an oily pitch black with a huge creamy brown head. Aroma of bitter chocolate, roasted malt, barley and dry hops. Taste of bittersweet chocolate, roasted malt and dry hops. Superb.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz bottle pours black with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and alcohol. Taste is malt, licorice, and coffee.
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4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours black as night with some tan head. Aroma is strong roasted malts, cocoa and booze. Flavor matches aroma but has a wonderful mouthfeel to it. Nice and creamy with some bourbony notes.
4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Dark, rich, delicious brew. Black on the pour, coffee colored head.
Aroma is dark black almost burnt coffee with some chocolate and dried fruits.
Sweet molasses in the flavor. Bitter chocolate and hops in the aftertaste.
Thick creamy mouthfeel. Lively carbonation for an imperial stout.
Big bold beer! Excellent!
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4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Extremely thick, great aroma, best to drink slowly. At 11.2 percent, this beer packs a punch
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3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at the Anchor, I much prefer Bourbon County.. this beer has a touch too much anise taste for me, and loads of dark fruit, perhaps raisin and plum? I didnt find too much hop profile here, just loads of slick tongue coating stout.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Very good beer that stayed on your palate and had some cool fruit flavors that was not expected. Look forward to drinking again to give a more detail write up had on st pats day.
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4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
This pours a very dark brown/black color with a frothy, light brown head. The aroma isn’t too bold, just hints of sweetness that seem a little chalky. There is a very complex taste but I was picking out hints of raisin, plum, and prunes, burnt oak with slight hints of vanilla. This is very big and bold which made for a good hour long sipping beer. The finish was kind of sweet and left behind a chalky texture. A very good beer, but I was left wanting a little more given the Goose Island name.
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