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25th Anniversary Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 11.17%
- Reviews:
- 124
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 26, 2016
- Added:
- May 06, 2013
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 22
No description / notes.
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Ratings by TheManiacalOne:
Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
3.96/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a deep golden brown color, with a short off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains earthy hops, caramelized malts, nuts and some citrus.
T: The taste starts out a mild caramel and citrus sweetness that is quickly extinguished and followed by breadiness from a hearty malt character. The hops presence is strong but not over-powering and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly bready.
M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: Tasty, goes down very easily, not too filling, decent kick, good representation of style, this is a nice flavorful beer to pound down for a long time.
Dec 09, 2013A: The beer is a deep golden brown color, with a short off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains earthy hops, caramelized malts, nuts and some citrus.
T: The taste starts out a mild caramel and citrus sweetness that is quickly extinguished and followed by breadiness from a hearty malt character. The hops presence is strong but not over-powering and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly bready.
M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: Tasty, goes down very easily, not too filling, decent kick, good representation of style, this is a nice flavorful beer to pound down for a long time.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.72/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from the bottle into a glass.
Murky brown-orange hue.
White head; decent lace.
Malt & sour citrus nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Mild lemon & biscuit flavor. Pleasant & inoffensive; a touch boring.
Oct 26, 2016Murky brown-orange hue.
White head; decent lace.
Malt & sour citrus nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Mild lemon & biscuit flavor. Pleasant & inoffensive; a touch boring.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.6/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
The darker yellow/gold variety of color, good almost one full inch of head on the beer.
Aroma was esb. Biscuity at times.
Taste, full flavored country here, already impressed, goose island's normal esb is quite solid, this seems like 10% amped up from that. Keeps getting better downbottle. They really do esb well.
Dec 03, 2015Aroma was esb. Biscuity at times.
Taste, full flavored country here, already impressed, goose island's normal esb is quite solid, this seems like 10% amped up from that. Keeps getting better downbottle. They really do esb well.
Rated by Drank from Illinois
3.56/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Solid ESB.
Dec 01, 2015Reviewed by raiderandbeerfan from Nevada
3.46/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
One of the more dark golden colors when poured out. Standard size white head between 1/2 and 3/4".
Mild hopping in the aroma, grainy, noble hopped, tea leaves and biscuits, real mild all around.
Solidly bitter, stronger than your average for style, but a rather effort lacking drink. Citrus and floral notes are barely there. Caramel also mildly present, good integration and mouthfeel, carbonation right where you want it. Malty, but lacks the feeling of too much heft.
Relatively good and sessionable stuff. Reliable esb.
Aug 26, 2015Mild hopping in the aroma, grainy, noble hopped, tea leaves and biscuits, real mild all around.
Solidly bitter, stronger than your average for style, but a rather effort lacking drink. Citrus and floral notes are barely there. Caramel also mildly present, good integration and mouthfeel, carbonation right where you want it. Malty, but lacks the feeling of too much heft.
Relatively good and sessionable stuff. Reliable esb.
Rated by chefhatt from Pennsylvania
3.5/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Very big malt forward, but very tasty
Mar 17, 2015
25th Anniversary Ale from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
596 ratings
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