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Goose Island Summertime

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bottled
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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 henry3r (586), Wichita, Kansas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 7, 2005  
The bottle poured a light gold slightly cloudy beer with a medium fizzy white head that lasted a while but not very long and left little lacing on the glass. The aroma was a delicate combination of sweet fruit, biscuit and subtle hops. The body light with lively carbonation and a slightly dry texture. The flavor begins with a subtle, clean fruitiness. The middle is taken over by the sweet maltiness while the finish is taken over by a mild hop bitterness.


 thehoff (569), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 5, 2005  
Cloudy pale gold in color. Great nose. Nice accents of citrus and banana. Thin white head. Easy to drink. Slight bitterness and clean taste with a little sweetness. No aftertaste. Very refreshing beer.


 Ughsmash (3999), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/513/20
Aug 28, 2005  
Clear light golden pour with short white head. Nice lacing as it went down. Aroma lacked some substance, but what was there was quite pleasant... light fruity hops and some bready malt. Well-carbonated in the mouthfeel and crisp. Flavor picked up some bright floral and citrus hop bite as well as a light-medium bready malt backbone. Quite tasty and refreshing.


 TheBeerOrg (1569), Kentucky, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Aug 20, 2005  
Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Quite lovely. Aroma is slightly bready, with citrus, and a hint of metallic. Body is thin and carbonation is perhaps a little too high. Accomplishes it’s purpose though. Crisp and refreshing, with assertive hops.


 Styles (1653), Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/58/20
Aug 3, 2005  
I guess from now on I make sure there is a wheat reference on the summer brew. Man I can’t stand kolsch. Aroma has some fruit and that’s it. All downhill from there. Slightly skunky, probably good after some hot sauce and your palate is wrecked.


 darkerdabetter (255), Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 3, 2005  
Good, crisp, German style brew. It’s very light in the fruit and spice department, but that’s what makes it a good summertime brew. Very refreshing and lightly hopped.


 Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Jul 17, 2005  
Poured a pale yellow, fizzy white head. Light on aroma, body . Got some yeast and some clean crisp bittering. This had a strange mettalic taste. Thanks Duane.


 redmosquito (172), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/515/20
Jul 16, 2005  
How refreshing a summer beer that isn’t some type of wheat beer. Light gold in color, clear with a huge white head. Light malt aromas, biscuit and bread, faint floral hops and slight yeast, all very nice but subdued. The flavor is clean. Malt, not overly sweet or bitter, somewhat crisp with a lingering yeast flavor. This is a great summer beer, a brave effort for a micro to undertake.



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