Fleur
Goose Island Beer Co.

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From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Belgian Pale Ale
ABV:
7%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.9 | pDev: 11.54%
Reviews:
249
Ratings:
518
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 13, 2021
Added:
Jun 05, 2009
Wants:
  27
Gots:
  75
Last packaged in 2011. Earlier batches were 5.2% ABV.

A Belgian style pale ale blended with hibiscus and kombucha tea, Fleur is a beautiful, rose-colored ale with an aroma of strawberries and hibiscus flowers. Flavor balance starts with a hint of sweet, ripe berry and finishes tart.

Color: Rose
Hops: Super Styrian, Styrian Golding, Saaz
Malt: 2-Row, Caramel, Sugar

32 IBU
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Ratings by BedetheVenerable:
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Reviewed by BedetheVenerable from Missouri

3.88/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Presentation: 22oz brown pop top with classy, simple label. Bottled 9/17/10. Poured into my Petrus chalice. Sad to see this go from Goose Island, so I've been holding onto a couple of bottles.

Appearance: Golden amber hue with a large ivory crown with medium-retention. Fairly high clarity, with steady, streaming carbonation.

Smell: Tons of Bretty funk up front, with some dark berries and the slightest hint of malt. Not crazy levels of depth, but a really nice Brett beer.

Taste: Wonderful blend of Brett and berry fruit, with the slightest hints of pale malt and sweet tarts in the background. Not crazy-deep, but this is the best I've tasted it.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and silky, with low carbonation. Doesn't feel like 7%, but in a good way.

Overall: Simply THE best Brett/wild/funky brew I've ever had for the price. You could score a bomber of this for $7.99 and it was widely available back in the day. This is a great wild beer if you like funk but no sourness and very little tartness. In terms of bang for the buck in 'wild' brews, this is almost up there at the level of Rodenbach Grand Cru (though I'm not comparing those beers head-to-head in any sense other than value).

B+ 88-9
Feb 04, 2013
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

4.21/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Drinking a 2011 in 2021
Look - bright orangish copper color which is fairly clear with a big white head
Smell - fruity brett smell with some pepper and belgium yeast
Taste - nice slight brett with an earthy floral taste and a slight spice
Feel - medium full body and slightly fizzy
Overall - for being 10 years old, shocked how good it is

Drinking a 2010 in 2022
Foamed up a lot when poured but other than that solid. Floral grainy slight citrus with a very tad tartness. Medium light body with a slight carb

Drank another 2011 at the end of 2021 and had to pour it, not good.
Mar 13, 2021
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Reviewed by JudgeRoughneck from Louisiana

4.58/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
From notes - sampled fresh circa 2011

APP - crystal clear, glowing copper, low off-white head
AROMA - peach, brett-like fruitiness, pineapple, papaya, lemongrass, low horse, pepper, hibiscus, dried cherry
FLAVOR - peach, apricot, dried pineapple, nice herbal hop hit on the mid-palate, notes of white pepper and hay, strong tea-like character, low earthy flavor, very restrained sourness, high phenol, cigarette tobacco - very complex and fleeting flavor profile

MF - medium-liht bodied with bone-dry finish
Jul 27, 2020
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Reviewed by CaptainHate from Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
This 4/8/2011 5.2% bottle was a gift from a dog walking friend. The label recommended bottle conditioning for up to five years so I figured I'd better get cracking.

Poured from a 650 ml bottle into a DFH tulip, there was still an abundant thick white head over a clear dark yellow body. Smell contained some of the winey hints present in some Belgian pale ales and maybe a hint of the flowery hop smells but I'm afraid most of them have faded. Taste was slightly more intense but I have a feeling the label advice was spot on. Mouthfeel was just fine per the style. Sorry I didn't drink this earlier but free craft beer FTW!
Apr 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.76 by edthehead from Maryland

Jun 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Hohnbaum from Kansas

Sep 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by American_Hawk from Massachusetts

Jun 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by Eziel from Ohio

May 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by ArkyVaughan from New Jersey

May 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by swanfungus from California

Apr 18, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: This is copper to amber in color with a 1 finger rapidly dissipating head.
S: estery aromas with some floral in the nose, after the esters, malt.
T: There is a little malt and fruit at the start but it finishes with a spicy, herbal, floral under taste
F: Medium to medium light body, medium high carbonation.
O: It is very refreshing. The herbal spiciness goes well with the carbonation and the hops. It kind of adds onto the malt and hop flavors – you can tell the floral is there but it is not overwhelming.
Apr 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Darwin232 from New York

Mar 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.62 by Roze from New York

Jan 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by julielynndubee from Virginia

Jan 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Dec 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by KornWallace from New York

Dec 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by cwxc818 from Ohio

Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BT_Bobandy from Ohio

Nov 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by vrbulldog22 from Ohio

Nov 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Sep 28, 2014
Fleur from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 518 ratings