Kilgubbin Red Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.

Kilgubbin Red AleKilgubbin Red Ale
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From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Irish Red Ale
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 11.72%
Reviews:
133
Ratings:
168
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 21, 2021
Added:
Feb 15, 2002
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  0
This ale pays homage to the Irish who settled on Kilgubbin Island, in Chicago over one-hundred years ago. Made in the Irish tradition, Kilgubbin is brewed with roast barley and chocolate malts giving it a rich ruby color. A touch of malted rye gives it a spicy finish.
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Ratings by Gehrig:
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Reviewed by Gehrig from Illinois

3.95/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A pleasant surprise, Kilgubbin is more brown than red in its body, very rich hazelnut. More complex nose than I expected, with chocolate malt emerging fairly strongly. It did also in the taste, melding with fruity hops and some caramel to produce a good, solid flavor. Smooth and pleasant, this is a nice, solid representative of the style.

Irish Red never jazzes me, but this is good and well worth returning to. Recommended.
Apr 18, 2008
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Rated: 3.69 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

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Rated: 3.5 by jaydoc from Kansas

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Rated: 3.5 by Nightrain from Illinois

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Rated: 4.5 by ChicagoShakeAndBake26 from Illinois

Aug 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by AKuehn47 from Illinois

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Rated: 3.5 by WoodBrew from Ohio

Jun 07, 2013
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.57/5  rDev -30%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Served on-draught into a 16 oz nonical pint glass at Goose Island Clybourn over St. Patrick's Day weekend. Reviewed from notes. 5.1% ABV per their menu. "Irish Red Ale."

A: Pours a one finger head of white colour. Fair cream. Fair thickness. Below average retention, Body colour is a nontransparent auburn-copper. Semitranslucent. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show.

Sm: Light toasted red malts. Very mild floral hopping. Maybe a hint of berry. Fruity and evocative. A mild strength aroma. Hints of syrup. I'm excited to try it.

T: Imbalanced. A mess of toasted malt, syrupy amber malts, generic light floral hops, and berry. Downright wrong for the style. Built poorly. Little complexity of subtlety. No yeast character or alcohol comes through. Meh. Very disappointing.

Mf: Syrupy, smooth, and wet. Carbonation is merely adequate. Not at all right for the style.

Dr: A failed attempt at an Irish red. Syrupy. Borderline crap. Wouldn't get this one again, though it hides its modest ABV alright. Goose Island can do far better.

Low C-
Jun 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by FreshHawk from Illinois

May 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by bralston345 from Illinois

Mar 17, 2013
Kilgubbin Red Ale from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 168 ratings