Summer Bitter
Goose Island Beer Co.

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From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
English Bitter
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 11.41%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
15
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 19, 2013
Added:
Jul 29, 2004
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by rhoadsrage:
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Reviewed by rhoadsrage from Illinois

4/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
(Served in an American pint glass)
The ABV was listed at 4.9% on the menu.

A- This beer has a creamy solid white head that is thin but last a good while. It sits on top of a clear golden-range bodied beer that has a gentle carbonation of a few bubbles.

S- The light toasted caramel malt smell has a fresh earthy grain note that is very nice.

T- The nice light caramel malt flavor has a little sweetness with a hint of honey malt in the background. There is some nice complexity to the pale malt that comes through the more it warms. The green hop flavor in the finish has a faint ginger snap note and balances the malts very nicely.

M- This beer has a medium mouthfeel with a light fizz finish.

D- This beer has good complexity and freshness and makes a good session beer but it is not overpowering.
Sep 21, 2006
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3 by scottbrew4u from Pennsylvania

Jun 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by ryanbayv from Ohio

Jun 02, 2013
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Reviewed by Redrover from Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Summer Bitter ESB was one of the seasonal offerings at the Wrigley GI. It was served in a 20 oz imperial pint glass.

The beer is a rust-bronze with a beige head and lacing.

It has a nose of malts, floral hops, and a touch of brown sugar.

The taste is balanced between some grains, a bit of apple, some biscuits, and honey. Guessing IBUs are around 25 and the bitterness adds balance and a slightly dry finish.

The mouth is semi soft with some carbonation that starts low but adds a bit of scouring late. It is an easy beer to session at 4.3%. I had three while enjoying some of GI’s tasty food.

It is well constructed, reminds me more than a bit of a Fullers Summer and that's not a bad thing.
Aug 16, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by BeerOps from Illinois

Jun 10, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by olafphysics from Minnesota

Jun 08, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by DNICE555 from Connecticut

Jun 02, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by bsuedekum from Missouri

Apr 27, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Khazadum from Illinois

Apr 23, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Apr 22, 2012
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Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois

4/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served in an imperial pint glass at the Clybourn brewpub.

No free love to be found at Wrigleyville, so it's on to Clybourn for this chap. It pours a clear sunrise bronze topped by over a finger of white foam. The nose comprises light grass, mild walnut, a bit of biscuit, and a touch of oak. The taste brings in more of the same, with the grass, nuts, and biscuit really shining in their mildness. The body is a very light medium, with a light carbonation and a pretty smooth feel. Overall, a solid, very enjoyable little bitter, something I hope we see more of in the States, especially as cask ale continues to gain some momentum.
Apr 08, 2012
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

3.68/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Goose Island Clybourn, review from written notes.

Pours a clear copper color, a ring of soapy lace collars around the edges, skim eventually breaks leaving a free floating island in the center. Lightly nutty aroma of walnuts or almond, wet barley too.

Light bodied and easily drinkable by the imperial pint. Toasted crackery malt, nutty walnut flavors leaving a residual hint of bitterness that lingers. Lightly effervescent carbonation, fairly mellow lending to the overall drinkability. Simplicity is underrated these days, though sometimes its just what you need. Refreshing on a hoy July day.
Jul 23, 2011
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Reviewed by robbyc1 from Illinois

3.23/5  rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Tasted summer 2008 during the Hoppy Beers tasting, these are my comments - A decent cloudy look, soft bitterness with a solid malt behind, somewhat bland, a bit earthy, with a good dry bitter hoppy finish. A summer beer for sure, not bad, an easy summer drinker but not much more.
Mar 31, 2009
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Reviewed by botham from New York

4.02/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
on tap into a pint glass at the Wrigleyville Brewpub in Chicago. pours a light amber color with a slight haze and a half finger of white head. no retention and light lacings.

aroma is lightly sweet and malty, with notes of light caramel malts and citrusy hops. well balanced in the nose.

taste is malty up front, with caramel and smooth bready malt as a base, along with subtle citrusy hops upon finishing.

mouthfeel is smooth and creamy, along with a finish of soft CO2 and residual malt creating a slick mouthfeel in the aftertaste. there is a tinge of grain upon finishing as one comsumes the brew, which lends to staleness.

drinkability is good. this is a solid bitter with great balance and a smooth and creamy character. cheers!
Aug 10, 2008
Summer Bitter from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 15 ratings