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Goose Island Summertime

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4903.09/5.03.09/5.05%79.2Kölsch/Altbier
Commercial Description:
Kolsch, the clean and refreshing beer style of Cologne, Germany, quenches summertime thirst. This pale golden ale with a lightly fruity aroma is cold-conditioned or lagered after its primary fermentation. More simply, our Summertime uses only the finest malts and German hops to create the perfect beer for hot Summer days and warm Summer nights.
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 IlanMan (817), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Bottle: medium golden with some light sweet fruit aromas. Taste is smooth with more light fruit and light malt. Pretty decent.


 DSG (1501), Tel Aviv, Israel
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 18, 2008  
(10/9/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Clybourn, Chicago. Clear golden. Aroma is rather hoppy, with some flowers, some bready malt and nice fruitiness. Sweetish bready flavor with some fruits, finishes dry with moderate hoppiness. Medium-bodied.


 Rastacouere (5552), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 8, 2008  
Objectively speaking: Fresh on tap at Clybroun, this was an absolutely superb Kölsch, better than most I’ve had in Cologne.
I like: Absolutely spot on. This is one pint I downed in less than 10 minutes and could have done it again until I fell as natural as it felt. Precisely what I’m looking for in the style. Hugely refreshing, focused, crisp soft cerealic taste, based on doughy freshness. Lasting lacy white head. Gentle creamy, minimal acidity acts as a bonus. Not bubbly, but enthusiast, rather big-bubbled, coating carbonation. Soft noble hop kiss in the finish leaves lots of room for the breadiness and graininess. Fresh! Fresh! Fresh!
I dislike: I can’t believe how low this is scored. The bottles must not translate the exuberant freshness all that well.


 Papsoe (14881), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 28, 2008  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear golden with a white head. Sweetish malty nose. Medium body with sweet malts and basically no hoppiness. Drinkable but bland. 190908


 Boutip (2347), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/59/20
Sep 22, 2008  
Bottle: Poured a golden color Kolsch with an average pure white foamy head with minimal retention and no lacing. Aroma consists of some semi-sweet malt with not much else to report. Taste is a mix between some semi-sweet malt without the grainy aspect and no distinctive feature form the yeast which is usually the case with this style. Average at best and not something I would like to try again.


 weaselkenievil (738), Cheshire, England
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/510/20
Sep 21, 2008  
Bottle. A Kolsch eh? Thought this was a little bland and lacking anything that would make me drink this again given any choice. Pale yellow gold (like a lucky lucky man’s bracelet) with a thin white head. A little watery and metallic. Didn’t care for it much, but didn’t hate it. Cheers.


 mcmd (134), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 14, 2008  
Pours golden yellow with a slight haze. Smell is grains, citrus. Taste is slightly sweet caramel with bitterness in the fihish. Crisp and refreshing. Nice Kolsch.


 JJClark (545), Roscoe, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 14, 2008  
On tap. Pours a hazy golden color with white head. Aroma of lemon, cerial grains and light hops. Taste is mild and semi sweet. Very one dimensional but easy to drink.



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