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Goose Green Line Pale Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.
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- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #1,143 - ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #27,502 - Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 12.99%
- Reviews:
- 205
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 04, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 09, 2010
- Wants:
- 23
- Gots:
- 294
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
Notes:
Honey color, bright American hop aroma, citrus flavor, light crisp body.
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Ratings by carrcolind:
Rated by carrcolind from District of Columbia
3.82/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Jul 11, 2021
3.82/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Jul 11, 2021
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.69/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Goose Island Beer Co. “Green Line Pale Ale”
$11.25/20 oz. on tap @ Harry Caray’s Shortstop, Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago, IL
Look: A hazy deep amber colored body is capped by a short head of white foam. The head retention and lacing are both average.
Smell: Bready malt with a limited touch of lightly citrusy hops in the background.
Taste: The taste is far fuller than the aroma suggests with honey and caramel notes within the sweet and bready malt. It’s fruity with apple and a hint of orange, and lightly spicy with some underlying pine. A firm bitterness equalizes the sweetness mid-palate bringing it to a semi-dry finish as the malt steadily erodes to eventually leave bitterness and some dull earthiness lingering.
Feel: Medium bodied and dextrinous with a soft, moderate carbonation.
Overall: Not the best beer from Goose Island. The basic flavor is good but it’s blocky and the aroma is lacking.
Review #8,460
Dec 21, 2022$11.25/20 oz. on tap @ Harry Caray’s Shortstop, Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago, IL
Look: A hazy deep amber colored body is capped by a short head of white foam. The head retention and lacing are both average.
Smell: Bready malt with a limited touch of lightly citrusy hops in the background.
Taste: The taste is far fuller than the aroma suggests with honey and caramel notes within the sweet and bready malt. It’s fruity with apple and a hint of orange, and lightly spicy with some underlying pine. A firm bitterness equalizes the sweetness mid-palate bringing it to a semi-dry finish as the malt steadily erodes to eventually leave bitterness and some dull earthiness lingering.
Feel: Medium bodied and dextrinous with a soft, moderate carbonation.
Overall: Not the best beer from Goose Island. The basic flavor is good but it’s blocky and the aroma is lacking.
Review #8,460
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.04/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Got dam, this is a 12 year old brand? And I'm only just now having it at Harry Caray's Shortstop in Midway Airport for the first time?!
The barely foggy amber body builds a persistent and level off-white head.
Really malt forward, nutty and only slightly hoppy, it's more amber-like than I'd expect, with a firm carbonation running through its medium body before finishing a tingly semi-dry.
Apr 26, 2022The barely foggy amber body builds a persistent and level off-white head.
Really malt forward, nutty and only slightly hoppy, it's more amber-like than I'd expect, with a firm carbonation running through its medium body before finishing a tingly semi-dry.
Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Draft on tap at midway airport
Brewer Notes: Honey color, bright American hop aroma, citrus flavor, light crisp body.
One finger white fizzy layer over a still gold liquid , skimpy lacings , settles to a thin island
Citrus aroma
Orange citrus taste
Mouthfeel is clean , crisp , hop nibble
Good beer
Mar 06, 2022Brewer Notes: Honey color, bright American hop aroma, citrus flavor, light crisp body.
One finger white fizzy layer over a still gold liquid , skimpy lacings , settles to a thin island
Citrus aroma
Orange citrus taste
Mouthfeel is clean , crisp , hop nibble
Good beer
Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois
3.25/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Taste: bright citrus hops, crisp crackers, some malt, sharp bite to finish. Toast and citrus dry hop nose. Golden hue, mostly clear, white foamy head, some lace. Medium/light body. Improved from 312 Urban Ale years ago. 30 IBUs
Aug 28, 2021
Rated by Sellen from Connecticut
3.8/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
8/6/2020
Dec 05, 2020
Reviewed by Sup_Sippin from California
3.34/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Carbonated, citrus, golden toasty urine, bitter puckered aftertaste, sweet and innocent burp, sip from the center of the mouth, co-dependent/ food-friendly beer, sweet and refreshing after spicy food without becoming less complex and true to itself, is this medium-bodied?, this grew on me immensely but I'm looking forward to finishing it.
Nov 26, 2019
Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
3.26/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Rather grainy, not much of the advertised hop expression. Honey, straw, a touch of caramel grains, wheat (flavor), biscuit, cracker, grass, light touches of citrus and pine.
Jun 07, 2019
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.12/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.12/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Pours a deep orange color with a strong and lasting head.
Aroma: Very minimal aroma of lemon, orange and mango.
Taste: Mildly bitter upfront. Some light orange citrus, little pineapple, and springy floral hop flavors. Very light. No resin or dankness. Finishes with a stronger honey and caramel malt backbone.
Feel: Light, crisp. Mildly bitter, but also mild sweetness well-balances it.
Overall: Kind of a weird beer here, :/ Mild would be the word to describe it. Almost every aspect of the beer seems attenuated. Aroma, flavor, hops, bitterness, are difficult to perceive. Malts are really the only appreciable aspect. It could definitely use more of a robust kick for a pale ale. Drinks more like an adjunct American lager. Definitely prefer the 312.
May 08, 2019Aroma: Very minimal aroma of lemon, orange and mango.
Taste: Mildly bitter upfront. Some light orange citrus, little pineapple, and springy floral hop flavors. Very light. No resin or dankness. Finishes with a stronger honey and caramel malt backbone.
Feel: Light, crisp. Mildly bitter, but also mild sweetness well-balances it.
Overall: Kind of a weird beer here, :/ Mild would be the word to describe it. Almost every aspect of the beer seems attenuated. Aroma, flavor, hops, bitterness, are difficult to perceive. Malts are really the only appreciable aspect. It could definitely use more of a robust kick for a pale ale. Drinks more like an adjunct American lager. Definitely prefer the 312.
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
3.65/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A-Pours a nice clear amber color with a slight head and lacing
A-Aroma has malt hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a slight malt flavor
M-A light bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A decent India Pale Ale
Apr 07, 2019A-Aroma has malt hints
T-The taste follows the nose with a slight malt flavor
M-A light bodied decently carbonated beer
O-A decent India Pale Ale
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.57/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
From the bottle, it pours a nice amber color with an off-white head that stays for awhile. In the nose, it is lightly bitter and malt. In the mouth, it is mostly malt with a little bitter.
Mar 03, 2019Rated by HardCider from Pennsylvania
3.37/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.37/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Amber color, slightly cloudy with a small to moderate head that dissipated quickly. Fresh fruity aroma. Taste is malty and slightly bitter.
Jan 19, 2019Rated by trnor from Kansas
3.12/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.12/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Surprisingly hoppy for a pale, subtle citrus, a little less maltiness and finish than other ales I've sampled.
Dec 30, 2018
Rated by John123will from Indiana
1/5 rDev -71.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1/5 rDev -71.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
This beer is one of the worst beers I’ve had. No flavor or smell. It’s like drinking Budweiser for twice the price.
Nov 21, 2018
Rated by Bshaw22 from Wisconsin
3.13/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.13/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap at Wrigley. Shitty plastic cup
Mediocre beer
Sep 17, 2018Mediocre beer
Goose Green Line Pale Ale from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
1253 ratings
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