Black Eagle
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 8.6%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.15 | pDev: 4.1%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 15, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 31, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Goose Island has once again collaborated with Beer Historian Ron Pattinson and legendary London Brewer Derek Prentice for Black Eagle: No. 1 English Barley Wine. Black Eagle is a recreation of recipes from 1666-1989. Made at Goose Island’s brewery in Chicago from a blend of two batches brewed 9 months apart. The first being a 9 month barrel aged beer and the last third a fresh batch. This gives the beer the same aged beer character in aroma and flavor, while keeping some aspects of an unaged beer.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by DIM:
Reviewed by DIM from Pennsylvania
4.24/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This is quite different from what barleywine has become in this country. The ABV is far lower than average for today at 8.6% and the flavor profile is quite a departure from what's on the shelves. Nose is musty apricots, caramel, cinnamon, and ginger. This tastes sweeter than the smell suggests. The apricot is milder and the caramel more potent. I don't really taste the spices I smelled but there is something tea like plus some dry, leafy hops. Tasted blind I would not have identified this as a barleywine. It kind of reminds me of a Brett beer from de Proef. This is a wonderful departure from the barreled booze bombs I love so much and I am enjoying the hell out of this. Day in and day out though, I prefer what barleywine is in this country today.
Oct 23, 2022More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Released 10/8/22; drank 10/16/22 @ the Yarchives.
Semi-opaque brown/orange appearance.
An even pour yielded a nice, noisy khaki head; frothy lace.
Plum, tobacco, yeast & faint caramel notes in the nose.
Kind of smells like a dubbel!
Creamy, medium thick mouthfeel.
Plum & candle wax flavors up front; caramel & a hint of clove on the finish.
This really reminded me of a well-made dubbel; I'd have another!
Oct 17, 2022Semi-opaque brown/orange appearance.
An even pour yielded a nice, noisy khaki head; frothy lace.
Plum, tobacco, yeast & faint caramel notes in the nose.
Kind of smells like a dubbel!
Creamy, medium thick mouthfeel.
Plum & candle wax flavors up front; caramel & a hint of clove on the finish.
This really reminded me of a well-made dubbel; I'd have another!
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