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312 Urban Pale Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 76
- Avg:
- 3.33 | pDev: 14.71%
- Reviews:
- 117
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 18, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 02, 2014
- Wants:
- 31
- Gots:
- 410
We are from the city that invented the skyscraper. We constructed our Urban Pale Ale on a balanced malt backbone, so the citrus hop aroma and crisp flavor can stand tall.
Hops: Amarillo, Mt. Hood, Nugget
Malts: 2 Row, Crystal 60
30 IBU
Hops: Amarillo, Mt. Hood, Nugget
Malts: 2 Row, Crystal 60
30 IBU
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.21/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.21/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I guess this is a little bit less English IPA compared to their older recipe one. Pours golden, good clarity, soft 3/4" white head. Aroma is mild hops. Grassy. Maybe no dry hopping whatsoever.
Taste, light bodied affair despite heavier than average malt body, the high carbonation and hop choice seems to contribute to the levity relative to the malt usage and quantity. Bitterness is in the 50ibu range, the bitterness lacks flavor for the most part so it gets the grapefruit designation. Toasted pale and crystal malt keep this one chugging along. Its a major brewery's attempt at making inroads on the pale ale game, something they've never impacted market share with in any meaningful way. So this is the watered down, non offensive gateway pale ale from Budweiser essentially. No off flavors. Just mundane stuff, which is ok sometimes.
Nov 26, 2017Taste, light bodied affair despite heavier than average malt body, the high carbonation and hop choice seems to contribute to the levity relative to the malt usage and quantity. Bitterness is in the 50ibu range, the bitterness lacks flavor for the most part so it gets the grapefruit designation. Toasted pale and crystal malt keep this one chugging along. Its a major brewery's attempt at making inroads on the pale ale game, something they've never impacted market share with in any meaningful way. So this is the watered down, non offensive gateway pale ale from Budweiser essentially. No off flavors. Just mundane stuff, which is ok sometimes.
Reviewed by EMH73 from New York
3.25/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Not a bad beer, however I'm quite disappointed. Minimal hop characteristics and too heavy on the malts for a pale ale in my opinion. Much better versions of the style available at the same price point. Unlikely to revisit.
Jun 14, 2017
312 Urban Pale Ale from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating:
76 out of
100 with
1100 ratings
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