IPA Now
Goose Island Beer Co.
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- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- IPA - American
Ranked #3,854 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #26,160 - Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 6.15%
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 13, 2021
- Added:
- Aug 20, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
Notes:
Every round of IPA Now begins with special pale malt, lending a nice toasty character in this first release. Old school classic kettle hopping and large new school dry-hopping give a pungent, tropical, and dank aroma, balanced by citrus and pine notes.
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3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois on Dec 13, 2021
3.33 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota on Nov 21, 2021
3.75 by TLA from Pennsylvania on Aug 16, 2020
3.83 by robotic_being from Florida on May 10, 2020
3.91/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
by Captain69 from Illinois
another good beer from Goose Island -tropical caramel taste /looks good in the glass
I have been going to Goose Island since they first opened . None of their beers have let me down, looking over my personal beer list and I have tried 96 of there beers
Apr 19, 2020
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
by Captain69 from Illinois
another good beer from Goose Island -tropical caramel taste /looks good in the glass
I have been going to Goose Island since they first opened . None of their beers have let me down, looking over my personal beer list and I have tried 96 of there beers
Apr 19, 2020
3.5 by irongator from Kansas on Mar 16, 2020
3.5 by paulish from New York on Feb 11, 2020
3.73 by blissfulNemo from Michigan on Dec 20, 2019
3.58/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
by Mindcrime1000 from South Dakota
Poured from a tall can into a tulip.
Pours a hazy amber/gold with a nice two-fingered foamy head and solid lacing.
Toasted malts forward along with general citrus aromas, mostly grapefruit, and some vinous white grape.
The brew his the tip of the tongue with caramel and lightly toasted/caramel malts, which quickly give way to moderate earthy/grassy hop flavors, kissed with a bit of citrus flavor. The brew finishes with touches of pine and dank hop flavor. The brew has some faint artificial and medicinal flavors as it warms.
Medium-bodied, the brew is well-carbonated and nearly crisp, with a nice finish and good drinkability.
Overall, a decent brew that seems more like an old school English IPA, with an emphasis on restrained earthy and grassy hops.
Dec 14, 2019
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
by Mindcrime1000 from South Dakota
Poured from a tall can into a tulip.
Pours a hazy amber/gold with a nice two-fingered foamy head and solid lacing.
Toasted malts forward along with general citrus aromas, mostly grapefruit, and some vinous white grape.
The brew his the tip of the tongue with caramel and lightly toasted/caramel malts, which quickly give way to moderate earthy/grassy hop flavors, kissed with a bit of citrus flavor. The brew finishes with touches of pine and dank hop flavor. The brew has some faint artificial and medicinal flavors as it warms.
Medium-bodied, the brew is well-carbonated and nearly crisp, with a nice finish and good drinkability.
Overall, a decent brew that seems more like an old school English IPA, with an emphasis on restrained earthy and grassy hops.
Dec 14, 2019
4.09/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by NiceTaps from New Jersey
16 ounce can in a nonic pint glass.
Pours a slightly clouded golden orange color. A clean white 1F of froth caps the brew, it fades to a lasting film and leaves wisps of lacing.
"Pungent, tropical, and dank aroma." Indeed!
Citrus and tropical fruit flavors play tag. There's toasted malt and pine.
Medium body and hop bitterness, yet drinks light and easy. Long lasting hop finish of pine and citrus.
Well rounded solid IPA.
Nov 28, 2019
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by NiceTaps from New Jersey
16 ounce can in a nonic pint glass.
Pours a slightly clouded golden orange color. A clean white 1F of froth caps the brew, it fades to a lasting film and leaves wisps of lacing.
"Pungent, tropical, and dank aroma." Indeed!
Citrus and tropical fruit flavors play tag. There's toasted malt and pine.
Medium body and hop bitterness, yet drinks light and easy. Long lasting hop finish of pine and citrus.
Well rounded solid IPA.
Nov 28, 2019
3.7/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
by defunksta from North Dakota
Appearance: Pours a deep, glowing orange color with a mild white head. SRM of 11. (3.75)
Aroma: Strong aromas of dank tropical fruit. Lots of dank and ripe tropica pineapple, grapefruit, melon, peach, and some berry underneath. Not too floral or much pine. Dank, but rather fruity and not too bitter. (3.75)
Flavor: Flavor follows the nose with lots of dank tropical fruit. Ripe pineapple, grapefruit, melon, peach, and some berry. Dank fruit and not bitter. Light pale malts. Finishes dry and clean. (3.75)
Feel: Lighter-body than I expected. Finishes light and clean. Lighter than the ABV suggests. (3.75)
Overall: A lighter-IPA that characterizes the dry-hopping componenet well. Lots of dank fruit flavor, but light body and dry. Dissimilar to a NEIPA in the fact that it's dank and fruity and not airy. Not creamy. I prefer more body. Still, it's light, clean, crisp, and abounding with dry-hopped fruit flavor. (3.70)
Sep 14, 2019
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
by defunksta from North Dakota
Appearance: Pours a deep, glowing orange color with a mild white head. SRM of 11. (3.75)
Aroma: Strong aromas of dank tropical fruit. Lots of dank and ripe tropica pineapple, grapefruit, melon, peach, and some berry underneath. Not too floral or much pine. Dank, but rather fruity and not too bitter. (3.75)
Flavor: Flavor follows the nose with lots of dank tropical fruit. Ripe pineapple, grapefruit, melon, peach, and some berry. Dank fruit and not bitter. Light pale malts. Finishes dry and clean. (3.75)
Feel: Lighter-body than I expected. Finishes light and clean. Lighter than the ABV suggests. (3.75)
Overall: A lighter-IPA that characterizes the dry-hopping componenet well. Lots of dank fruit flavor, but light body and dry. Dissimilar to a NEIPA in the fact that it's dank and fruity and not airy. Not creamy. I prefer more body. Still, it's light, clean, crisp, and abounding with dry-hopped fruit flavor. (3.70)
Sep 14, 2019
3.46/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
Tasted in a snifter from draft at Half Day Brewing on September 9, 2019. Toasty notes from special pale malt. Aromas and flavors of citrus and tropical fruits from dry hopping.
Sep 10, 2019
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
Tasted in a snifter from draft at Half Day Brewing on September 9, 2019. Toasty notes from special pale malt. Aromas and flavors of citrus and tropical fruits from dry hopping.
Sep 10, 2019
3.39 by DavetotheB from Pennsylvania on Jul 04, 2019
3.52/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
by metter98 from New York
A: The beer is clear dark yellow in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a short white head that left some patches of bubbles covering most of the surface, a narrow collar around the edge, and some lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light aromas of toasted malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has light flavors of toasted malts along with notes of spicy hops and a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. Hardly any crispness is present.
O: I found this beer to maltier than I would have expected - it seems to be more like an English IPA than an American IPA.
Note: Version 2 (13Aug19)
Serving type: can
Jun 22, 2019
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
by metter98 from New York
A: The beer is clear dark yellow in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a short white head that left some patches of bubbles covering most of the surface, a narrow collar around the edge, and some lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light aromas of toasted malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has light flavors of toasted malts along with notes of spicy hops and a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. Hardly any crispness is present.
O: I found this beer to maltier than I would have expected - it seems to be more like an English IPA than an American IPA.
Note: Version 2 (13Aug19)
Serving type: can
Jun 22, 2019
3.56 by Allurex from Kansas on Feb 14, 2019
3.44 by sparx1100 from Minnesota on Dec 15, 2018
3.51 by bpkrippner from Missouri on Dec 12, 2018
3.6 by Chilmer from Iowa on Dec 07, 2018
3 by jgunther71 from Illinois on Nov 13, 2018
3.5 by krome from Illinois on Nov 01, 2018
3.79 by CSO from Illinois on Oct 06, 2018
IPA Now from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
21 ratings