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Goose Island Summertime

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bottled
common

on tap
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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 Bigmmartin (367), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Bottle. Excellent summer time brew. A nice German lager with a typical lager aroma characteristic. Clear golden in color with a white head. Flavor is lightly hoppy and fruity, but mostly lagerish. Similar to some pilsners, but with a more crisp and refreshing finish. Mild overall.


 12many (231), Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/514/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Bottle thanks to bigmmartin. Nice bread yeast aroma with some slight pine. Flavor is slightly bland but mostly sweet with some very mild bitterness. Mild carbonation as well. Smooth and drinkable but not mind blowing.


joshiez (48), USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/102/511/20
Jul 7, 2008  
It’s supposed to be a summer beer...which I suppose means light on the palate....a real thirst quencher....and I suppose it works....because it basically tastes like water. There’s not much beer here. The aroma is non-existent, there isn’t any spice or bite in the flavor. It’s not bad, but its not good. It’s basically a slightly better version of a ’Silver Bullet’....which doesn’t work since its so much more expensive, and its not worth it. Avoid this, and get the cheap beer for the summer thirst quencher.


 beerbill (1940), Laurel, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 5, 2008  
12 oz. bottle. Pours a cloudy gold with a thin creamy white head that lasted until mid-glass and left very light lace. After several minutes, the beer becomes a yellow gold and is nearly clear. Light, pleasant aroma of malt and lemon. The flavor is very similar with malt and lemon. Crisp and refreshing with barely any bitterness at the finish. A very solid Kolsch.


 dalekliz (546), San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 4, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a pale gold with a small, bright white head. Light aroma, of hops, malt, and citrus. Yeast and malt taste, sweet and bitter, with notes of lemon. Lingering lemony bitterness. Tasty and drinkable.


 mattmc1973 (302), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 4, 2008  
12 oz bottle, pours clear golden color with big frothy white head. Light aroma of wheat, slightly fruity, and floral. Taste is malty and wheat, very crisp and light mouthfeel. Very refreshing, a nice summer beer!


 Svesse (2613), Hässelby, Sweden
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 3, 2008  
(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm, 1 July 2008) Yellow colour with frothy, white head. Fruity nose with notes of lemon, peaches and grassy, floral hops. Fruity taste with tropical fruit, pineapple and hay. Fairly sweet, but well balanced kölsch. Nice and summery but hardly ground breaking.


 GJF (498), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/58/20
Jul 1, 2008  
Eh. It’s got it’s place I suppose, but it’s fairly disappointing. A bit of sweet maltiness, but a cardboard finish. Drinkable but certainly not to search for.



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