Demolition 1800 Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 12.7%
- Reviews:
- 207
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 14, 2015
- Added:
- Oct 13, 2002
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by corby112 from Pennsylvania
3.33/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
2006 vintage.
Pours a hazy, dark golden orange color with a half finger white head head that immediately settles into a thin ring. Spotty lacing left behind.
Slightly earthy aroma with muted hops subtle spice and sweet malts. Faint floral hops along with some pepper, rye, biscuit, caramel and toffee.
Medium bodied with soft carbonation up front and a decent balance of zesty spice and sweet malt notes. Hints of pepper and cinnamon followed by faint floral hops and spicy rye. I'm also picking up some light fruit which compliments the caramel, toffee and biscuit characteristics. Slight buttery aftertaste lingering into a dry finish. ABV is well masked at 8%.
Jan 15, 2012Pours a hazy, dark golden orange color with a half finger white head head that immediately settles into a thin ring. Spotty lacing left behind.
Slightly earthy aroma with muted hops subtle spice and sweet malts. Faint floral hops along with some pepper, rye, biscuit, caramel and toffee.
Medium bodied with soft carbonation up front and a decent balance of zesty spice and sweet malt notes. Hints of pepper and cinnamon followed by faint floral hops and spicy rye. I'm also picking up some light fruit which compliments the caramel, toffee and biscuit characteristics. Slight buttery aftertaste lingering into a dry finish. ABV is well masked at 8%.
Reviewed by cavedave from New York
3.82/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.82/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2007 Edition
It pours a luxurious golden, cloudy with very fine yeast, topped briefly by an off-white head, then persisent skim. A gentle swirl leaves thick resins and spots of bubbles. That said, there is something about the appearance that doesn't hit me right, all the parts are there, but it doesn't shine.
The nose is full of yeast, nice peach/nectarine ester, over a nice pale malt sweetness, and some richer maltiness. Not super complex, but extremely inviting.
The taste is a well blended, medium flavor mix of the lighter and sweeter sides of belgiany yeast esters over a very clean malt bill that eludes definition. It's like a ghost of nectar sweet beneath a taste that is luscious, I get peach, lemon, floral, and a juicy finish that has hints of citrus, but is sweet, juicy and free of any alcohol. Like the nose not super comlex, but quite tasty.
Mouthfeel is very good, perhaps a bit thin for style. Smooth, light on the palate, tastefully low carb., very clean flavor profile and finish.
Drinkability is quite good. Given unlimited access I could drink this until the planet Venus becomes an Ice Wilderness.
Impression: Not certain I can get more of this. I'm going to try. Suggest you do same.
May 12, 2010It pours a luxurious golden, cloudy with very fine yeast, topped briefly by an off-white head, then persisent skim. A gentle swirl leaves thick resins and spots of bubbles. That said, there is something about the appearance that doesn't hit me right, all the parts are there, but it doesn't shine.
The nose is full of yeast, nice peach/nectarine ester, over a nice pale malt sweetness, and some richer maltiness. Not super complex, but extremely inviting.
The taste is a well blended, medium flavor mix of the lighter and sweeter sides of belgiany yeast esters over a very clean malt bill that eludes definition. It's like a ghost of nectar sweet beneath a taste that is luscious, I get peach, lemon, floral, and a juicy finish that has hints of citrus, but is sweet, juicy and free of any alcohol. Like the nose not super comlex, but quite tasty.
Mouthfeel is very good, perhaps a bit thin for style. Smooth, light on the palate, tastefully low carb., very clean flavor profile and finish.
Drinkability is quite good. Given unlimited access I could drink this until the planet Venus becomes an Ice Wilderness.
Impression: Not certain I can get more of this. I'm going to try. Suggest you do same.
Reviewed by capra12 from New York
3.2/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.2/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Reviewed 8/30/09 solo served out of a snifter glass,
Appearance: Golden tan in color, rather cloudy with two fingers of head which dissipates rather quickly
Smell: There were hints of Belgian yeast and citrus zest.
Taste: Opens mellow and very subdued almost stale grains. the Belgian yeast comes through in the middle but yet again very subdued as it approaches the end there is a distinct hop bitterness and citrus which carries over into the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: Light to bodied, moderately carbonated.
Drinkability: I usually like Belgian Pale Ales or pretty much all Belgian styled ales but this was too mellow and kind of stale for me, almost seemed like there was no alcohol in this but sadly I must say I wouldn't have another.
Aug 31, 2009Appearance: Golden tan in color, rather cloudy with two fingers of head which dissipates rather quickly
Smell: There were hints of Belgian yeast and citrus zest.
Taste: Opens mellow and very subdued almost stale grains. the Belgian yeast comes through in the middle but yet again very subdued as it approaches the end there is a distinct hop bitterness and citrus which carries over into the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: Light to bodied, moderately carbonated.
Drinkability: I usually like Belgian Pale Ales or pretty much all Belgian styled ales but this was too mellow and kind of stale for me, almost seemed like there was no alcohol in this but sadly I must say I wouldn't have another.
Reviewed by wheatman106 from New York
3.15/5 rDev -16.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
3.15/5 rDev -16.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a tulip glass.
A: Pale orange/amber, like a dark golden color. Formed a thick, tight, bone white colored head. Hazy, lots of suspended particles/unfermentables.
S: Chalky, slightly yeasty, notes of citrus. Moderately aromatic to the nose, but with little essence hop or spice.
T: Initially opened quite bland and without much character. The beer opened up on the palate to a watery juice flavor with hidden hints of alcohol and spice that ever so slightly came through the finish.
M: Light, definitely not crisp. I would like to stress the watery-ness.
D: Definitely not what I thought it would be, and quite boring. The lack of outstanding aromas/flavors almost make it a session beer.
Aug 22, 2009A: Pale orange/amber, like a dark golden color. Formed a thick, tight, bone white colored head. Hazy, lots of suspended particles/unfermentables.
S: Chalky, slightly yeasty, notes of citrus. Moderately aromatic to the nose, but with little essence hop or spice.
T: Initially opened quite bland and without much character. The beer opened up on the palate to a watery juice flavor with hidden hints of alcohol and spice that ever so slightly came through the finish.
M: Light, definitely not crisp. I would like to stress the watery-ness.
D: Definitely not what I thought it would be, and quite boring. The lack of outstanding aromas/flavors almost make it a session beer.
Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York
3.17/5 rDev -16.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.17/5 rDev -16.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
P: Poured from a 2007 bottle (no freshness date) into a tulip.
A: Poured a 3 finger, relatively course head that dissipated slowly. The head was creamy white and the brew was almost cloudy blood orange in color.
S: Subdued citrus flavors invaded my nose as I sniffed the glass. Also detected a hint of floral esters and bit of spice.
T: Very little carbonation for was poured a very heady brew. The flavors here are so subdued that the beer is almost watery. I could detect mellow grapefruit flavors along with a bit of unripened peach. The taste finished rather spicy and with almost no trace of alcohol.
M: Very lite bodied but there is a coarseness about this brew that isn't coming from the carbonation. I can't quite place my finger on what it is though.
D: Almost could consider this a session beer because it tastes so lite which hides its ABV very well. However, I wouldn't have this again. The complexity is there, but the strength of the individual flavors are lacking.
Aug 14, 2009A: Poured a 3 finger, relatively course head that dissipated slowly. The head was creamy white and the brew was almost cloudy blood orange in color.
S: Subdued citrus flavors invaded my nose as I sniffed the glass. Also detected a hint of floral esters and bit of spice.
T: Very little carbonation for was poured a very heady brew. The flavors here are so subdued that the beer is almost watery. I could detect mellow grapefruit flavors along with a bit of unripened peach. The taste finished rather spicy and with almost no trace of alcohol.
M: Very lite bodied but there is a coarseness about this brew that isn't coming from the carbonation. I can't quite place my finger on what it is though.
D: Almost could consider this a session beer because it tastes so lite which hides its ABV very well. However, I wouldn't have this again. The complexity is there, but the strength of the individual flavors are lacking.
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