Goose Island Summertime

Bright lemon-yellow body with substantial carbonation and a soft sudsy snow white head. Nose of light citrus, lightly buttery malt, honeysuckle, and a touch of Noble hops. Flavor has citrusy white wine qualities plus mild grassy hops. Dry finish with low bitterness. Ultra-crisp, clean and refreshing. A great rendition of a very delicate style. Thanks to TTB for sending this enjoyable beer.

Bright, hazy straw gold. Nose is lightly fruity and crisp, flavor has a surprisingly hefty malt backbone of sweetness mixed with lemony crispness. Quite refreshing.

on draft chicago, somewhere: found this to be similiar to their 312 beer. crisp refreshing lagerish and boreing with slight notes of citrus and puckering hop malt bitter end.

Not a very exceptional beer. It pours a pale straw color with steady carbonation and a thin, soapy whit head that lasts the duration. A light, bitter malt aroma with a hint of the citric. Tastes like much like a lager with a touch of lemon too it. The hops come through only lightly in the finish.

12 oz bottle. Served cold. Bright white head of foam on top of yellow beer. Aroma is lemon/grassy, flavor is lightly citrus with very light malt and a crisp feel that finishes with a light hoppy bitterness. I’m not familiar with the Kolsch style, but this one reminds me of a very llight pilsener--not very interesting, but pretty good with a summer meal or for quaffing in the dog days of summer.

What the hell is so great about this?? It looks like Bud and smells only slightly fruitier. Flavor is slightly citrus and a bit hoppy through the finish. Feels thin though crisp. It’s absolutely ridiculous that this gets rated this high just because it says "Goose Island", because I guarantee that if Coors marketed this, it wouldn't break the 2.0 mark. I mean, yeah, fine, it's refreshing and all, but take a Miller Lite and squeeze in a few drops of lemon juice, and I bet it's close to this.

duvel tulip glass: the aroma isn’t that welcoming. i swear i’ve always had better bottles of this. maybe my tongue’s acquired better taste? anyway, i’ve finally rated this brew and i also haven’t had this brew in quite awhile. moving along... it pours nearly clear, light straw. the head is thick, tight, white, and a bit soapy while the body is a translucent nebulae. the flavor hasn’t much to make up for the aroma. there’s not much here. i think i’ve had a slightly skunked bottle, i’m not sure! it’s pretty much barn and corny. as it warms my palate is cloyed and the flavor becomes more buttery. i would probably confuse it for a highly respected macro lager in a blind taste test. i need to rerate at the brewery when it’s on draft. hmm. i mean, well... it's not THAT bad. it's just mediocre, and not too good. i rate 3 to 3.9 at a range with its median at good and I rate 2 to 2.9 at a range with its median at drinkable and quite lacking. FYI: 1 to 1.9 averages drinkable yet not shit and anything below 1 is just shit.

Draught: Light yellow. Cloudy. Diminishing, average, creamy white head. Good lacing. Light hay malt flavors, with slight citrus hop notes and barnyard yeast. Corn flavor as well. Light body and thin texture. Average carbination. Little taste. Citrusy.