Belgian Cowboy
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.15 | pDev: 2.65%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 15, 2014
- Added:
- Oct 19, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
NO SCORE
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Opaque color, coffee aroma, smoked pepper flavor, dry finish.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)
4.2/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
On-tap at GI Belgian Fest. Served in the accompanying taster glass.
A - Tan foam settles to a collar and minimal lace. Very dark brown body, with some mild transparency to it.
S - Coffee, mild vegetal pepper, and light oak. Coffee seems to overshadow a lot of the base beer's yeast and malt character; either that or the peppers seamlessly integrate with peppery yeast and the coffee with roasted malts. Either way, it's pretty delicious smelling.
T - The taste reveals more of the base beer, with some sweet, fruity malts coming out and mingling with oaky vanilla. Still loads of coffee, but a disappointing paucity of pepper, both flavor and heat-wise.
M - Gritty and tannic, which shouldn't suprirse. Medium bodied, with lingering stickiness. A tad watery; felt like it could have used a bit more carbonation, but perhaps it was pulled early for the festival. No alcohol presence.
D - I liked this quite a bit. I wanted more pepper flavor and heat, but the flavor profile was pretty delicious as is. Best new beer of the festival for me, and would greatly like GI Clybourn to revisit this recipe.
Nov 20, 2013A - Tan foam settles to a collar and minimal lace. Very dark brown body, with some mild transparency to it.
S - Coffee, mild vegetal pepper, and light oak. Coffee seems to overshadow a lot of the base beer's yeast and malt character; either that or the peppers seamlessly integrate with peppery yeast and the coffee with roasted malts. Either way, it's pretty delicious smelling.
T - The taste reveals more of the base beer, with some sweet, fruity malts coming out and mingling with oaky vanilla. Still loads of coffee, but a disappointing paucity of pepper, both flavor and heat-wise.
M - Gritty and tannic, which shouldn't suprirse. Medium bodied, with lingering stickiness. A tad watery; felt like it could have used a bit more carbonation, but perhaps it was pulled early for the festival. No alcohol presence.
D - I liked this quite a bit. I wanted more pepper flavor and heat, but the flavor profile was pretty delicious as is. Best new beer of the festival for me, and would greatly like GI Clybourn to revisit this recipe.
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