Matilda
Goose Island Beer Co.

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From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #25
ABV:
7%
Score:
90
Ranked #9,074
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 11.91%
Reviews:
1,340
Ratings:
4,970
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 16, 2023
Added:
Jun 04, 2003
Wants:
  266
Gots:
  1,223
Golden sunrise color, baking spice aroma, fruity biscuity malt flavor, dry body.
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Ratings by tubacharlie:
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Reviewed by tubacharlie from Michigan

3.55/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Yeasty aroma with a slight bubble gum scent.

A refined, smallish head develops when poured, with a soft, cream-colored look that slowly dissolves to a thin blanket of silky foam with spotted lacing. Good carbonation activity from the bottle conditioned brew as the bubbles streak up from the bottom to replenish the light blanket of foam. The golden amber liquid is quite clear for a bottle-fermented Belgian style, with only a bit of haze - enough so that you can see newsprint through it, but not well enough to read it.

Mellow, caramel accents to the malt, with just a little hop bitterness on the tongue and a little residual bread flavor. The light bottle conditioning adds enough carbonation for a creamy, effervescent feeling in the mouth.

Not as good as a topnotch Belgian, but works as an everyday choice for kicking back with some sports on the telly.
Apr 14, 2010
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland

3.98/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Pours an effervescent straw yellow color with a fluffy head. Aroma and flavor feature light funk, fruity Belgian yeast esters, green apple, hint of booze, and candi sugar, atop a biscuity malt background. Solid BSPA, glad to have finally had this one.
Dec 16, 2023
 
Rated: 3.32 by scottyshades from Florida

Dec 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.19 by not2quick from Missouri

Nov 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.58 by Mclusal from Colombia

Aug 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4.07 by glacialcactus from Pennsylvania

Jun 21, 2023
 
Rated: 4.06 by joran from Kansas

May 21, 2023
 
Rated: 4.83 by WandaMarie from Oregon

May 01, 2023
 
Rated: 3.95 by SoundMakesSense from Indiana

Mar 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.3 by etan420 from Illinois

Jan 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by carolinabeerguy from North Carolina

Jan 04, 2023
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Reviewed by Nass from Florida

4.21/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
The pour is golden yellow with some sediment. The taste is belgian yeast, mild hops along with some sour notes from brettanomyces, along with some mild banana, pear & green apple notes. This was quite an impressive belgian ale. Cheers! A-
Oct 28, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by doctorgary from New York

Jul 19, 2022
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois

4.01/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
had this beer back in 2007 at 11 % seemed on the strong side . this i i just had at 7% is quite smooth great Belgium ale
Mar 06, 2022
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Reviewed by hbeimers from Illinois

4.12/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
I love this style. It has quite a bit of fruitiness and funk, much like a good apple cider fermented with wild yeast. It reminds me of summer evenings in the countryside... Good memories, great aroma and flavor.
Feb 28, 2022
 
Rated: 3.92 by LunchMoney from Minnesota

Feb 17, 2022
 
Rated: 4.1 by irishevans from California

Feb 10, 2022
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle, date code is unclear, but I think its best by 13 Jan 26

Pours golden orange color, white head. Aroma of fruity apricot, spicy clove, bready malt. Similar taste, a little tart in the finish. Thin to medium bodied, feel is a little slick.
Jan 11, 2022
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Reviewed by Kessel from New York

4.26/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Big blossoming strong ale with Brett illuminating notes and Rudy-copper body. The alcohol is tame on the palate with a protracted sizzle of carbonation and back to forward bloom of malt sweetness. A jolly good pale ale hybrid.
Dec 10, 2021
 
Rated: 4.05 by QuintusHorace from California

Nov 23, 2021
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