Sixth Day
Goose Island Beer Co.

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From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
8.3%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.57 | pDev: 14.57%
Reviews:
109
Ratings:
524
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 10, 2022
Added:
Oct 14, 2013
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  30
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Rated: 3.23 by alexvhrk from Wisconsin

May 10, 2022
 
Rated: 3.36 by Bammer21 from Illinois

Jan 14, 2017
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Reviewed by descobar from Florida

2.99/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2013 - (bottle says it will improve only for a year, so...) pours a muddy amber/brown with tan head with decent retention. aromas are caramel and toffee with fruity esters. plums, dates and raisins and lots of spices. as expected some oxidation and some vinousy aromas. tastes very sweet with lots of Xmas spices. caramel, toffee and very bitter. body is medium full, carbonation moderate, with rich texture and significant astringency. Heavy bitterness and astringency carry into a long finish. - a very strong brown ale indeed. not necessarily my thing.
Nov 29, 2016
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

3.16/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
**
11/07/2013
Appearance Is dark brown, clear. Frothy white head. Aroma is pretty light. Cinnamon, toasted barley. Taste is bready, a little spice, a bit dry like a sherry. Feel is very thick and creamy for a non-stout. A nice holiday beer, somewhat nondscript, but tasty.
**
Jun 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.73 by SonictheBeerhog from New York

Feb 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.17 by TheBeerdedCharmer from Pennsylvania

Feb 17, 2016
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Reviewed by Barnoloid from Illinois

4.23/5  rDev +18.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Maybe I left this one a little late.....2013 offering. Says to age up to a year to improve in bottle. Well, either ways i'm digging it! Fine mix of bready malt and festive spices. English toffee and brown sugar with a hint of cloves and allspice. Gushed out with a brown cream head. Smooth finish to it.
Dec 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 10, 2015
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Reviewed by tkdchampxi from New Jersey

3.56/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I just cracked open an 08Oct13 bottling on February 10, 2020, and I think this is as good as this beer has been since about a year after bottling. Maybe it improves for longer than 1 year?

I actually still have about half a case from this bottling and I've had a few of these over the years and never really liked them much since about 2014, until now. It's finally good again.

One word of advice, pour slowling into a glass and leave the last yeasty ounce or so in the bottom of the bottle.

Pours a reddish, brown color with a soft, fluffy head. Delicate, soft mouthfeel. Strong malt backbone with bready notes and hints of caramel, toffee, nutmeg, mulled wine, and stewed plums. Chalky, long finish that lingers.
Aug 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.12 by bigleague from Michigan

Jul 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by twelveinches from Washington

May 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by ovaltine from Indiana

Feb 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.58 by Pog-Mo-Thoin from Michigan

Feb 18, 2015
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Reviewed by Jeffreysan from Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +26.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2013 edition, 12 oz bottle, poured into a pint glass

Appearance: Pours a pretty, cloudy, dark mahogany color with a quarter of a finger of off-white head that quickly dissolved into a thin lacing of foam that partially covered the top of the beer.

Aroma: Lots of toasted malt, brown sugar, dark molasses, clove, cinnamon, dried fruit, such as raisins, prunes and apricots.

Taste: Toasted malt and hops compete for the primary flavors up front, but are mellowed out by some nice toffee and brown sugar-like sweetness and notes of clove, and cinnamon.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with some good carbonation to tickle the taste buds. With an ABV of 8.3%, I’m surprised that there’s not more of an alcohol presence on the palate. I mean there’s some alcohol heat there, but, it’s not as strong as I’d expect. It’s pretty well managed.

Overall: Another excellent beer by Goose Island, and another great Christmas beer to celebrate Christmas! Great, strong notes of beautifully balanced malt and hops, and sweetness.
Jan 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.99 by rlovitt from New Jersey

Jan 25, 2015
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Reviewed by RexBanner from New York

2.21/5  rDev -38.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5
Served from chilled 12 oz bottle into chilled nonic glass.
Murky brown color with off white foamy head. Trace amount of carbonation bubbles dancing in the glass.
Aromas of roast malts, caramel and Worcestershire sauce.
Sadly, the taste followed the nose painfully close. Good mouth feel and decent carbonation for a beer of this strength. Everything else however was not appealing. What does goose island brew this thing with; soy sauce?! It has an unpleasant taste of heavy molasses. My local beer monger noticed I enjoyed the taste of festivity ale and recommended sixth day as a better version of festivity. He was way off! I don't know if the flavor changed because the bottle he sold me was a 2012 vintage. Good thing this brew is no longer in production. Awful!
Jan 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.76 by TMcGee from New York

Dec 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Shafaegalo from Texas

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by dsnyder61 from Pennsylvania

Dec 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by LouieBreschi from Maryland

Dec 08, 2014
Sixth Day from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 524 ratings