India Pale Ale - Goose Island Beer Co.

Todd

Massachusetts

3.23/5  rDev -15.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Semi-hazy dark peach amber in colour with a foamy, patchy white laced head.

Malty aroma with a backing soft floral / citrus nose.

Quite hoppy, with a nice upfront hop twang, full of tingly spice, woody / herbal flavours, touch of salt and bitter grass ... and soap way back on the palate. Malt is sweet-ish and does a worthy job of providing some balance to the hops, but it's a one dimensional dextrin malt character ... it's only redemption being a faint toasted malt flavour and big, even body. Picked up some very faint phenols for a second. Light esters and alcohol make themselves known, but not as much as I would have liked. Finish is a bit oily, persistent and not very pleasant, eventually drying out some with some grain taste and feel.

Kind of thought this to be an mediocre, average at best, IPA. Hops are a bit out of place and the malts are uninspiring. Expected more from Goose Island.

Serving type: on-tap

09-10-2002 21:27:43 | More by Todd

Jason

Massachusetts

4.43/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 12 oz brown twist off long neck bottle with a “Best When Consumed By” date on the back label.

Appearance: Great lacing effect down the glass with a faintly hazed amber colour, the haze is most likely from the large amount of hops this brew has in it.

Smell: Big sweet hop oil aroma, very flowery with a mildly pungent rind. A touch of malt and alcohol in the nose also.

Taste: Medium body with a moderate carbonation that adds some crispness. Flat out there is a lot of hop flavour going on, lots of fresh hop to narrow it down a bit. Bitterness from the hops in not overwhelming but it makes its mark. Again lots of fresh hop flavours, flavours that would come from dryhopping or the use of a hop back. Maltiness is solid enough and leaves a modest dry malt character that gives a quick flash of lightly toasted malt in the mild. Alcohol is present with a clean estery flavour. The finish is long, dry and certainly hoppy.

Notes: Damn good IPA to be had here, clean on the tongue with lots of hop flavour rather than going overboard with bitterness which rests at a substantial 65 IBUs.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2002 19:55:16 | More by Jason

jono0101

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

05-18-2013 16:28:48 | More by jono0101

Bnoise11

California

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-18-2013 01:54:23 | More by Bnoise11

En29356

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-18-2013 01:54:02 | More by En29356

gregu2

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-18-2013 01:43:45 | More by gregu2

CSFerrier

Michigan

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-18-2013 01:32:36 | More by CSFerrier

Imperial_Sapient_Groat

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-17-2013 18:51:15 | More by Imperial_Sapient_Groat

SHerninko

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +11%

05-17-2013 13:25:12 | More by SHerninko

gpawned

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-17-2013 05:08:51 | More by gpawned

TeamMathis

West Virginia

3.76/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: Clear. Golden amber. A decent lace of head lasts throughout the duration.
Smell: Pine and citrus.
Taste: Malty, grapefruit. Bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Well balanced. Dry.

I really like this English IPA. It is quite malty. The moderate bitterness is enjoyable. The grapefruit and pine are refreshing. Honestly, it's close to an American IPA. I would probably get this again.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 04:25:57 | More by TeamMathis

Nittanylion1991

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-17-2013 01:45:00 | More by Nittanylion1991

jburd19

Ohio

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-17-2013 00:43:08 | More by jburd19

57md

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a golden copper color with a finger of head, some of which sticks around for a bit leaving nice lacing on the glass. The nose has hop notes and some lemon as well. The flavor is a solid combination of malt and hops and the finish is dry and bitter. This is a pretty good offering for a single IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 00:30:23 | More by 57md

Chuck_25

Kansas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-16-2013 15:50:15 | More by Chuck_25

ajtorres311

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -28.2%

05-15-2013 22:49:22 | More by ajtorres311

tigermaniac72

Alabama

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-15-2013 21:34:06 | More by tigermaniac72

humpho

United Kingdom (England)

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

05-15-2013 15:09:23 | More by humpho

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-15-2013 13:09:22 | More by touchmeimsac

marct

Nevada

2.75/5  rDev -28.2%

05-15-2013 05:23:47 | More by marct

abcdefghijkyle

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

05-14-2013 21:09:56 | More by abcdefghijkyle

meetyouoverboard

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +11%

05-14-2013 20:53:47 | More by meetyouoverboard

Bustersuess

New York

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-14-2013 19:09:19 | More by Bustersuess

ncstateplaya

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-14-2013 18:53:08 | More by ncstateplaya

Absolut

California

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

05-14-2013 18:00:51 | More by Absolut