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Goose Green Line Pale Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #1,067 - ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #26,016 - Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 12.99%
- Reviews:
- 205
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Yesterday at 01:11 AM
- Added:
- Feb 09, 2010
- Wants:
- 23
- Gots:
- 296
Honey color, bright American hop aroma, citrus flavor, light crisp body.
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Ratings by hawks10:
Reviewed by hawks10 from Illinois
3.84/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
3.84/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Had on tap at Poor Phils in Oak Park tonight...
Pours a very nice copper/orange color, great clarity, with a one finger soft white head...
Smell is faint, slight citrus scent, not much hop aroma...very similar smell (and look) to Honkers...
Taste is sweet malt up front, almost no hop presence at first. A few sips later the sweetness fades and the hops start to show through. Minimal hop bite (this might be due to the fact that I have been drinking many hop HEAVY beers for the last few weeks), nothing compared to an IPA or even the top APA's (such as Alpha King or Daisy Cutter)...
Mouthfeel initially is chewy with that sweet malt up front, but as you drink it the beer becomes thinner and thinner. Minimal carbonation on tongue...
Drinkability is very high, could drink this all night. Not filling at all and with the 5% abv, it is very easy to knock these back...
Overall a nice APA but really falls short of the top APA'a such as Alpha King or Daisy Cutter, there is really no comparison, even prefer Honkers to this one as I feel there is more hop presence and a better mouthfeel. Still a good tasting and highly drinkable offering from Goose Island.
Feb 11, 2010Pours a very nice copper/orange color, great clarity, with a one finger soft white head...
Smell is faint, slight citrus scent, not much hop aroma...very similar smell (and look) to Honkers...
Taste is sweet malt up front, almost no hop presence at first. A few sips later the sweetness fades and the hops start to show through. Minimal hop bite (this might be due to the fact that I have been drinking many hop HEAVY beers for the last few weeks), nothing compared to an IPA or even the top APA's (such as Alpha King or Daisy Cutter)...
Mouthfeel initially is chewy with that sweet malt up front, but as you drink it the beer becomes thinner and thinner. Minimal carbonation on tongue...
Drinkability is very high, could drink this all night. Not filling at all and with the 5% abv, it is very easy to knock these back...
Overall a nice APA but really falls short of the top APA'a such as Alpha King or Daisy Cutter, there is really no comparison, even prefer Honkers to this one as I feel there is more hop presence and a better mouthfeel. Still a good tasting and highly drinkable offering from Goose Island.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.69/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Goose Island Beer Co. “Green Line Pale Ale”
$11.25/20 oz. on tap @ Harry Caray’s Shortstop, Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago, IL
Look: A hazy deep amber colored body is capped by a short head of white foam. The head retention and lacing are both average.
Smell: Bready malt with a limited touch of lightly citrusy hops in the background.
Taste: The taste is far fuller than the aroma suggests with honey and caramel notes within the sweet and bready malt. It’s fruity with apple and a hint of orange, and lightly spicy with some underlying pine. A firm bitterness equalizes the sweetness mid-palate bringing it to a semi-dry finish as the malt steadily erodes to eventually leave bitterness and some dull earthiness lingering.
Feel: Medium bodied and dextrinous with a soft, moderate carbonation.
Overall: Not the best beer from Goose Island. The basic flavor is good but it’s blocky and the aroma is lacking.
Review #8,460
Dec 21, 2022$11.25/20 oz. on tap @ Harry Caray’s Shortstop, Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago, IL
Look: A hazy deep amber colored body is capped by a short head of white foam. The head retention and lacing are both average.
Smell: Bready malt with a limited touch of lightly citrusy hops in the background.
Taste: The taste is far fuller than the aroma suggests with honey and caramel notes within the sweet and bready malt. It’s fruity with apple and a hint of orange, and lightly spicy with some underlying pine. A firm bitterness equalizes the sweetness mid-palate bringing it to a semi-dry finish as the malt steadily erodes to eventually leave bitterness and some dull earthiness lingering.
Feel: Medium bodied and dextrinous with a soft, moderate carbonation.
Overall: Not the best beer from Goose Island. The basic flavor is good but it’s blocky and the aroma is lacking.
Review #8,460
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.04/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Got dam, this is a 12 year old brand? And I'm only just now having it at Harry Caray's Shortstop in Midway Airport for the first time?!
The barely foggy amber body builds a persistent and level off-white head.
Really malt forward, nutty and only slightly hoppy, it's more amber-like than I'd expect, with a firm carbonation running through its medium body before finishing a tingly semi-dry.
Apr 26, 2022The barely foggy amber body builds a persistent and level off-white head.
Really malt forward, nutty and only slightly hoppy, it's more amber-like than I'd expect, with a firm carbonation running through its medium body before finishing a tingly semi-dry.
Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Draft on tap at midway airport
Brewer Notes: Honey color, bright American hop aroma, citrus flavor, light crisp body.
One finger white fizzy layer over a still gold liquid , skimpy lacings , settles to a thin island
Citrus aroma
Orange citrus taste
Mouthfeel is clean , crisp , hop nibble
Good beer
Mar 06, 2022Brewer Notes: Honey color, bright American hop aroma, citrus flavor, light crisp body.
One finger white fizzy layer over a still gold liquid , skimpy lacings , settles to a thin island
Citrus aroma
Orange citrus taste
Mouthfeel is clean , crisp , hop nibble
Good beer
Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois
3.25/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Taste: bright citrus hops, crisp crackers, some malt, sharp bite to finish. Toast and citrus dry hop nose. Golden hue, mostly clear, white foamy head, some lace. Medium/light body. Improved from 312 Urban Ale years ago. 30 IBUs
Aug 28, 2021Rated by Sellen from Connecticut
3.8/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
8/6/2020
Dec 05, 2020
Goose Green Line Pale Ale from Goose Island Beer Co.
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