Madame Rose - Goose Island Beer Co.

GennyCreamAle

New York

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

12-20-2012 02:37:01 | More by GennyCreamAle

BEERchitect

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Aah, these girls of Goose Island... all elegance, all pompous, all sour, and all irresistible. Nothing against the rustic balance of Matilda, or the winey tart Lolita, or the sultry rich Juliet, or the soft and tepid Sofie- its Madame Rose that reigns supreme!

Her masculine colors are brown with tawny rust shaddows. She rises with an eggshell-white mid-structured head that reduces to a translucent skirt on the surface. Lacing spottily with islands on the glass, the ale is both sturdy and dainty in the same breath.

Earthy wine tones dominate the nose- Red wine, balsamic, cider are soon coupled with medium toast, pepper, and wood rot (in the most elegant way possible). Shying away from mushroomy properties, the ale is cast in a veil of sour cherry shadowing.

To taste, its those Merlot wine properties that come alive- tart, sweet, fruity- but with the sharp and sour cherries instead of grape, the beer claims an acidic tone that's distinct to sour ale. Subtleties of balsamic, sherry, and soy sauce bleeds into a lightly salty bit with toast, peppercorn and an implication of chocolate. Finishing crisp and cidery more rustic leather taste softens its closure with earthen rusticity

Crisp, clean, and mildly malty- the beer's upstart is modestly malty. But shortly after the initial palate, the feel of the beer sheds all malt sweetness and its associated carbonation to favor a quick, clean feel of sour acidity that evokes sweating. Lightly minerally- its light iron finish is warm and slightly astringent with echoes of fruit and wine.

Madame Rose is the most refined and elegant of all the girls of Goose. She's crafty, imaginative, and regal in her recipe formulation and brewer execution. She's perfect, even in her flaws.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2013 06:20:06 | More by BEERchitect

pascilla

Nebraska

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-20-2013 04:27:16 | More by pascilla

BeerForMuscle

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-18-2013 00:00:27 | More by BeerForMuscle

smartassboiler

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-16-2013 23:39:38 | More by smartassboiler

jnikkel

Indiana

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-16-2013 23:11:42 | More by jnikkel

weonfire

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

06-16-2013 21:28:33 | More by weonfire

KingBiscuit

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +14.2%

06-13-2013 01:45:50 | More by KingBiscuit

KWMiles

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-12-2013 15:32:55 | More by KWMiles

scottfrie

California

3.61/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

22oz bottle into LA teku glass. Thanks Jay! Bottled 7/31/2012.

A: Pours a deep brown cola color with three fingers of foamy short-lived tan head that faded into a faint collar.
S: Vinous barrel notes are prominent, tart tannins, faint date, caramel and honey, with dark cherry skins and a splash of cranberry juice. Dry smelling.
T: Milder than the nose. Buttery and vinous barrel, caramel, cranberry juice, leather, with dark cherry juice and skins in the finish.
M: Dry but not crazy, medium body, low splashy carbonation with a bit of sharp acidic bite.
O: Delicious, not as good as Juliet or some of their others sours but a great and drinkable Flanders. Thanks again, jbck109.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 03:07:22 | More by scottfrie

4amepiphany

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

06-09-2013 00:43:53 | More by 4amepiphany

alysmith4

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-08-2013 02:40:36 | More by alysmith4

riemster

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

06-08-2013 01:58:06 | More by riemster

DudMan

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -15.9%

06-07-2013 21:20:42 | More by DudMan

DeutschesBier

Maryland

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-07-2013 14:17:36 | More by DeutschesBier

POTABLE83

New York

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-06-2013 12:43:47 | More by POTABLE83

beernads

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

06-05-2013 09:02:31 | More by beernads

Goldfishman

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

06-05-2013 02:08:10 | More by Goldfishman

blkcld

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-04-2013 04:16:26 | More by blkcld

chippo33

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

06-03-2013 16:45:36 | More by chippo33

Doc_Hops

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

06-03-2013 04:33:54 | More by Doc_Hops

themilkman87

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-03-2013 02:47:52 | More by themilkman87

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

4.11/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A-brown color with ruby hints, a decent off-white head and good lacing

S-sour cherries, malt, wine, hint of sweetness, slight funk

T-sour cherries, malty, oak, vinous, yeasty funk/bready

F-medium body with moderate carbonation, crisp

O-very flavorful with good balance between malt and tartness

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 19:08:08 | More by MDDMD

onix1agr

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

06-02-2013 06:11:26 | More by onix1agr

George1799

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +20.2%

06-02-2013 01:23:11 | More by George1799