I’ve had a single bottle of Goose Island Oatmeal Stout in my refrigerator for several days, and I’ve been chomping at the bit to give it a whirl. Tonight was the night.
My neighbor was over with me in the back tasting booth, we drank a Goose Island Nut Brown Ale. He had to leave, and I wasn’t done yet. I decided to crack open my Oatmeal Stout. I poured it into my glass, and I’m not much of a stout drinker, but I was expecting more head. A head formed during the pour, but was gone before I could take the picture. While it was there, it was a medium caramel color.
I took a good first sip. I couldn’t make out the flavor so I took another. Was it the oatmeal? I certainly tasted the hops. The first flavor that came to mind was Worcestershire sauce. I asked my wife to taste it, she didn’t like it and asked me why I did that to her. (She doesn’t like most of the beer I drink) She did say she didn’t think it tasted like the sauce. As I continued to drink it, the “W” sauce taste vanished and turned out to not be bad at all. It took me a while to drink it, more of a sipping beer for me.
Although this beer wasn’t heavy, it was a bit more than I prefer. I didn’t dislike this beer, but I’m not going to run out and buy any either. I’m giving this beer a “C+”.
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I went camping yet again this week, this time I loaded to cooler up with my new favorite Goose Island beer. With one day left, I ran out. I ended up at a local liquor store where I thought I’d stick with Goose Isalnd, but decided to try something new. Goose Island Nut Brown Ale was the winner.
After I got back to camp, I poured one of these in my favorite camping beer glass. Great pour, my initial thought was this was a good looking dark beer. I prepared a Victor Sinclair cigar and pulled my chair under a shade tree to watch my children fish as I enjoyed my beer. I found Heaven.
The taste of the Nut Brown Ale was noticeably nutty, and I could taste hints of caramel. It was creamy, and dark but not too heavy. It is a good meal beer, but also good enough to have a few on it’s own, as I did just that in my chair. I highly recommend this beer for anyone who likes darks. If you’re going out and want to put away more than one or two, you might want to find something else.
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I took the family on a camping trip this week, and after we set up camp I pulled out a bottle of Goose Island “Summertime” and poured it in my camping glass. The pour was wonderful to watch. Not much of a head, as my wife captured in the photo but this beer sure was refreshing. This is an excellent tasting beer without doubt. I plan on keeping several bottles of this on hand for now on.
The cigar I enjoyed with this beer was one I got a couple weeks ago in a combo pack from Thompson Cigars, it’s their brand label that I commonly refer to as “The Thompson Green Label”. This cigar has a great taste, doesn’t have issues with burn and seems to be consistently a good cigar. Something else worth mentioning, I sat this cigar down while I entered a no smoking area, came back out 5-10 minutes later and was able to revive it without relighting it. This is a cigar that is cheap enough to keep plenty on hand, and no humidor should be without.
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I picked up a couple of the Goose Island 312 brews earlier in the week, in a summer variety pack. Tonight, it was a night cap. The color was light, and cloudy and was the perfect flavor for the mood I was in. I was tired and about ready for bed. I fired up a Victor Sinclair and although the cigar had many issues, the beer was great.
As I try more and more Goose Island blends, I am beginning to think that I enjoy the Goose Island better than Samuel Adams. That is not a statement to be taken lightly! I have a few more varieties to try from the pack I bought, and I’m excited to report my findings.
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Tonight I fired up the grill, preparing to cook shish kabobs when I decided to pour a Goose Island Honker’s Ale. This beer had only been in the refrigerator for an hour, so it wasn’t really cold yet when I drank it. The color was several shades darker than the India Pale Ale I had the other night, and it was not as hoppy. I could taste the malts more, though I couldn’t pick out the flavors. After I finished drinking it, I treated myself to another to drink with my dinner.
This is the second Goose Island brew I’ve tried, and have not been disappointed. I would recommend this beer to anyone.
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Brewed by the Goose Island Brewery, in Chicago, Illinois, their India Pale Ale was the latest to be tried. We picked up some of this on our last camping trip, tried it, liked it, then had a couple more last night. I really like this beer. The taste is quite hoppy and went very well with my Victor Sinclair cigar. I liked it well enough to consider it one of my favorites.
The head? White and frothy, lasts a while. Perfect.
Since trying the India Pale Ale, I’ve become quite interested in trying some of the other Goose Island brews.
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I’ve had a single bottle of Goose Island Oatmeal Stout in my refrigerator for several days, and I’ve been chomping at the bit to give it a whirl. Tonight was the night. 
