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Mild Winter
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- English Dark Mild Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 11.92%
- Reviews:
- 371
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 14, 2018
- Added:
- Aug 17, 2008
- Wants:
- 44
- Gots:
- 30
Toffee color, dark bread aroma, caramel and rye flavor, medium-light body.
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Ratings by maximum12:
Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota
3.72/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.72/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Picked up recently as part of a mixed sixer, mostly because, well, they put rye in the beer. Ring the bell & I'll salivate, how'd you like that? 12 oz. bottle.
Poured into a nice, heavy, unbranded tulip my lovely wife bought me for Christmas a couple years back, this is a deep, ruby red. Moderate to low carbonation. Nose is a full spigot of spicy rye & toast. Ooooh. Nice way to put one's feet on the path.
Mild Winter obviously isn't brewed in Minnesota, where it would be Cold or Long or Dark. Taste is much more varied than the nose. Still a double handful of spiced rye, but there's a ton of toasted/roasted bread. Odd herbal quality (hops?) in the mid-section, along with light, sweet malts. The finish is like a roughage/grain scrub brush against the tongue. Swiggable.
Definitely an interesting beer, but the breadiness up front dampened my enthusiasm a fair amount; I had a very bad experience with Fat Tire many years ago in Seattle, & it's scarred me for life. Close, but no trip up the red carpet: this one's good.
Feb 21, 2013Poured into a nice, heavy, unbranded tulip my lovely wife bought me for Christmas a couple years back, this is a deep, ruby red. Moderate to low carbonation. Nose is a full spigot of spicy rye & toast. Ooooh. Nice way to put one's feet on the path.
Mild Winter obviously isn't brewed in Minnesota, where it would be Cold or Long or Dark. Taste is much more varied than the nose. Still a double handful of spiced rye, but there's a ton of toasted/roasted bread. Odd herbal quality (hops?) in the mid-section, along with light, sweet malts. The finish is like a roughage/grain scrub brush against the tongue. Swiggable.
Definitely an interesting beer, but the breadiness up front dampened my enthusiasm a fair amount; I had a very bad experience with Fat Tire many years ago in Seattle, & it's scarred me for life. Close, but no trip up the red carpet: this one's good.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
3.78/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.78/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Deep, earthy brown with a copper tone, highly carbonated and 2 fingers of tan head.
S: Malts, light malts compared to the colour, slight lemon.
T: Follows the nose of light malts, slight lemon, then a darker burt taste comes in, followed by a nice yeastiness which is very pleasant.
M: Medium, bready body, highly carbonated.
O: 8 out of 10. Good beer, would go well with lots of things especially pizza. Middle of the road and flexible as far as flavours.
Jan 15, 2017S: Malts, light malts compared to the colour, slight lemon.
T: Follows the nose of light malts, slight lemon, then a darker burt taste comes in, followed by a nice yeastiness which is very pleasant.
M: Medium, bready body, highly carbonated.
O: 8 out of 10. Good beer, would go well with lots of things especially pizza. Middle of the road and flexible as far as flavours.
Reviewed by Cyberkedi from Georgia
3.55/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a rich black-sable with a thick and rather persistent tan head. Aroma has a core of roast malt with hints of cloves and caramel. Mainly malty flavor has smoky and woody hoppy notes plus a hint of cloves, none too strong. Texture is the weak point, being a bit watery and not too fizzy. Still, a decent winter ale, worthy of at least a try.
Jun 04, 2015
Mild Winter from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
903 ratings
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