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

JasonTaverner

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-22-2013 21:50:50 | More by JasonTaverner

NJBeer265

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-22-2013 16:45:54 | More by NJBeer265

andysc83

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-22-2013 11:21:17 | More by andysc83

gnikola

Serbia

4.25/5  rDev +11%

05-22-2013 10:58:22 | More by gnikola

poopsmitherson

Georgia

2.5/5  rDev -34.7%

05-21-2013 23:42:56 | More by poopsmitherson

jpd026

New York

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-21-2013 23:03:45 | More by jpd026

cyclonece09

Virginia

4.43/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a 14 oz "pint" glass. Pours a translucent yellow orange with a one finger head. Smells of floral and earthy hops, very inviting aroma. Tastes of floral hops and earthy aftertaste. Beer is a tad over carbonated, but light body finishes nicely. Overall, a superb beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 21:14:10 | More by cyclonece09

jakecattleco

California

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-21-2013 19:40:10 | More by jakecattleco

BWED

Pennsylvania

4.24/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

12 oz. bottle poured into a tumbler.

A- Dark copper orange, with a sticky laced half finger light tan head. Retains well.

S- Pale malt backbone carries a subtle floral/citrus hop nose.

T- Very well balanced sweet biscuity malt, with floral hop. Lots of each but nice and mellow.

M- Fairly full sticky body, with a semidry finish. Pretty easy to drink.

O- Delicious, and mild for an IPA, but still well within the range. A good IPA to break into the style. I'd recommend this to new IPA drinkers.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 18:04:24 | More by BWED

jonb5

United Kingdom (England)

4.16/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

355ml bottle, poured into La Chouffe tulip.

A: Golden, clear, large head, very good retention and lacing.

S: Hoppy citrus points to Cascade or similar hop being used also had notes of cork and farmyard.

T: Husk, grapefruit, pine, grain, apple. Bitterness came in at the finish along with a slight hint of molasses.

M: Light texture, well carbonated, crisp. Very easy to drink.

O: Had depth, balance and was very well crafted, they nailed this one.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 10:30:21 | More by jonb5

cfitterer

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-21-2013 05:08:32 | More by cfitterer

ackeeper

Illinois

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-21-2013 01:30:37 | More by ackeeper

CanisMajor

Indiana

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-20-2013 22:26:33 | More by CanisMajor

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-20-2013 16:19:10 | More by InspectorBob

Joshpu

California

4.25/5  rDev +11%

05-20-2013 09:24:43 | More by Joshpu

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.73/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a golden amber with a half finger white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of sweet biscuit malt, light citrus hops. Flavor dominated by lemon citrus and citrus and grassy hops, light biscuit malt. Finishes a bit abruptly with mild citrus, apple juice, but a faint residual grassy hop bitterness. Nice medium body with light creaminess. An adequate IPA, but could have used a bit more malt to support the citrus components. Hops a light to moderate. Not quite as malty as I'd expect for and English IPA style.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 01:30:44 | More by LiquidAmber

paulhargus

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -28.2%

05-20-2013 00:44:21 | More by paulhargus

kguard

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-20-2013 00:12:52 | More by kguard

Joshgonzales79

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-19-2013 12:48:45 | More by Joshgonzales79

davesway10

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

05-19-2013 11:48:24 | More by davesway10

cletusdog

California

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

05-19-2013 04:54:13 | More by cletusdog

obrike

Texas

3.79/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Part of the Goose Island mix 12 pack...

Pours a slightly burnt orange with an inch of off-white head...nice lacing on this one.

Getting more prominent sweet malty aroma than hops...the hops that are there are more floral than citrusy to me.

The flavor is more malt forward than hop forward...not that it's a bad thing. Tasty beer. The hops are not bitter at all, making this one a very easy drinker. Carbonation seems a bit low too, and it's not a dry finish either...quite refreshing actually.

This is a nice, simple and very drinkable IPA. Not a hophead dream come true, but a good easy drinking affordable IPA nonetheless.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 02:01:25 | More by obrike

NJB145

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-19-2013 01:47:24 | More by NJB145