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Goose Four Star Pils
Goose Island Beer Co.
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- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 10.61%
- Reviews:
- 146
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 27, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 08, 2015
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 182
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
Notes:
This golden-hued pilsner has a light, fresh body and clean finish. Bright, refreshing carbonation mingles with German and American hops to give this pilsner a unique Goose Island spin.
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Ratings by AlfaMale:
Reviewed by AlfaMale from Virginia
3.02/5 rDev -15.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev -15.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours medium amber with a rapidly dissipating head. Bouquet of industrial cleaning solution. Taste is sharp and bitter. My overall opinion is that it tastes like a beer long past its sell-by date, and maybe it is. More like an ale than a lager/pils. Sorry, but it is just not a beer to my liking. That just my opinion and I could be wrong.
Aug 07, 2018More User Ratings:
Reviewed by German-Helles from Wisconsin
3/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
3/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
This is a 12oz. bottle poured into a pint glass. At first there was a good 1/2 inch of pure white foam that quickly receded to just a trace of foam. The beer is a clear almost orange in color with light carbonation. Where is the foam?
On the nose there is a light malt aroma.
Tastes like a regular beer with a dry bitter finish.
The feel is light with low carbonation and a bit on the dry side.
This beer tastes fine, nothing special though.
Mar 24, 2019On the nose there is a light malt aroma.
Tastes like a regular beer with a dry bitter finish.
The feel is light with low carbonation and a bit on the dry side.
This beer tastes fine, nothing special though.
Rated by OompaMentor from Georgia
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
crisp and clean; balanced 5/26/2018
Jan 02, 2019
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.54/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at Kanela Breakfast Club, Chicago, IL
A: The beer is clear dark yellow in color and has a moderate amount of carbonation. It poured with a short off white head that hardly died down.
S: Moderate aromas of grassy hops are present in the nose along with notes of pilsener malts.
T: The taste has flavors of pilsener malts with a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is a good representation of the style.
Serving type: on-tap
Oct 28, 2018A: The beer is clear dark yellow in color and has a moderate amount of carbonation. It poured with a short off white head that hardly died down.
S: Moderate aromas of grassy hops are present in the nose along with notes of pilsener malts.
T: The taste has flavors of pilsener malts with a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is a good representation of the style.
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.58/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Tasted in a pint glass from draft at the Exchequer Restaurant and Pub on July 27, 2018. A golden hued pilsner with a light, fresh body and clean finish. Bright, refreshing carbonation mingles with German and American hops to give this pilsner a unique Goose Island spin.
Aug 28, 2018
Reviewed by GrumpyGas from Illinois
3.79/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle poured into a mug displays a clear straw colored body supporting a lasting fluffy white head of foam.
Aroma is crackers and corn.
Flavors add a slight spice bitterness.
Mouthfeel is crisp and clean.
Overall a good outdoor beer for Sunny warm days.
Jun 30, 2018Aroma is crackers and corn.
Flavors add a slight spice bitterness.
Mouthfeel is crisp and clean.
Overall a good outdoor beer for Sunny warm days.
Reviewed by Hackattack from Indiana
3.75/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I am happy with this...considering I got a 15 pack for seven and a half bucks.....date on cans is 5 months ago....so that explains the price. It tastes good though....a lot of flavor for a pilsner. Maybe cans have a longer shelf life, since no light gets in?????
Jun 07, 2018
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.53/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours light orange yellow with a small white head. Smells of sweet grain, slight corn. Tastes of adjunct grain and slight corn sweetness. Beer is light bodied, easy drinking, and a tad heavy carbonation. Overall, an average beer.
May 02, 2018
Reviewed by TBDave from Florida
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I picked up a 6-pack at Publix during a BOGO sale. It tastes like a session IPA. I enjoyed the taste. But if you’re expecting a typical German Pils, you’ll be disappointed.
Dec 11, 2017
Reviewed by andrewh995 from Arizona
3.29/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours a completely clear gold with a white head. Smells of bread, caramel, light hops, and malt. Tastes of sweet white bread, malt, non-bitter hops, and light caramel. Medium-light body with medium carbonation. Overall an ok pils.
Nov 14, 2017
Reviewed by artdgenerate from Canada (BC)
2.08/5 rDev -41.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
2.08/5 rDev -41.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
Not even CLOSE to a pilsner.
It's about as much of a pils as if you poured 2/3 of an IPA into 1/4 of a Coors Light. And nowhere near a "German style" pils.
Total disappointment.
Oct 19, 2017It's about as much of a pils as if you poured 2/3 of an IPA into 1/4 of a Coors Light. And nowhere near a "German style" pils.
Total disappointment.
Goose Four Star Pils from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
582 ratings
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