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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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 brew4fun (168), West Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
May 31, 2009  
Draft at Harry Caray’s Tavern, Chicago. Hazy light gold pour with thin white head. Aroma fruity, yeasty. Flavor of sweet malt and some citrus. Thin body and texture. Would be refreshing on a hot summer day, which this was not. Not bad.


 AndyReynolds (281), Wilder, Kentucky, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/104/512/20
May 29, 2009  
Bottle. Poursa hazy gold with a thin white head. Aroma is sweet malts, a small bit of hops and not much else. On the palate it is refreshing and crisp. The flavor was a bit watered down, but it was refreshing for a hot day. I am not a big fan of a Kolsch, but this one was pretty good.


 rayg1 (437), Ft. Mill, South Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 27, 2009  
Sampled at Chicago O’Hare at the Goose Island bar there. Pours out a hazy yellow with a white head that quickly goes away. Aroma is a touch of sweet malts and some fruit buried in there. Taste is very much the same, I dunno this one left me wanting more. Kolsch can be excellent for a nice fruity refresher but this one was just off for some reason. Not the best example of a Kolsch I’ve had, but then again, I haven’t had very many. Perhaps I’ll need to visit this one again.


 Lubiere (4480), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
May 23, 2009  
A blonde Kolsch with a thin white head. A fruity aroma with light mineral notes, and a bit of boiled veggies. In mouth, a clean crisp malt with light sweet notes, and a bit of hops. Refreshing. On tap at Clybourn, May 17 2009.


 noompa (130), Chicago, Illinois, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/103/56/20
May 20, 2009  
12 oz. bottle (2009) in a makeshift Kolsch glass; slightly hazy golden w/ an initially brimming white head that steadily devolved into some insipid bubbles; aroma is pretty empty, barring a slightly sweet maltiness; flavor is again nothing special, w/ some cereal and mild hops; quickly fades into a clean, dry finish; not as refreshing as they say and eminently forgettable.


livelaughlovep (96), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/105/513/20
May 18, 2009  
Mild -sessionable - refreshing.
Diminishing white head, spare lacing. Sunflower yellow clear brew. Nose is bread, a little metal, sweet. Average malt presence with hints of cereal and grain. Grassy, earthy light hops support. Light body, thin texture.
Not bad, but I doubt I’d ever purchase a six pack.


 Trev (859), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
May 16, 2009  
Pale gold with a thin white head. Aroma is light sweet grainy malt and grassy/straw hop. Earthy slightly sweet malt flavour, with a tangy grassy hop balance.


 Rciesla (3600), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/103/512/20
May 15, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a golden body with a thin white lacing. Sweet citrus and wheat, cereal notes and a light bread y and spiced infusion. Thin and dry. Not a bad summer brew but nothing to write home about.



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