Black Imperial IPA
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 4.83%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 28, 2015
- Added:
- Aug 31, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Renamed "Spooky"
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by ThreeWiseMen from California
3.99/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Drank this beer on-tap on July 29, 2010. Notes written down and archived...until now. Wiseman Justin reporting:
Appearance: White three finger head. Lacing is superb but head retention is merely "well above average." Color is an opaque blackness that turns a reddish brown only when held up to the brightest lights at the thinnest portion of your glass.
Smell: Roasty hops; maybe some pine. Carmel is floating in there too. Not sure if the style is good or not. I'm not all that impressed.
Taste: A great tasting beer. It's hoppy but soothing. The caramel flavor is present smoothing the transition from hoppy to finish. Not bitter and not a palette wrecker. It's, what I like to call, a solid beer.
Mouthfeel: Slight everything. Very bitter at first but the caramel smooths it out fast. Carbonation adds bite.
Drinkability: I hate this category.
Mar 31, 2011Appearance: White three finger head. Lacing is superb but head retention is merely "well above average." Color is an opaque blackness that turns a reddish brown only when held up to the brightest lights at the thinnest portion of your glass.
Smell: Roasty hops; maybe some pine. Carmel is floating in there too. Not sure if the style is good or not. I'm not all that impressed.
Taste: A great tasting beer. It's hoppy but soothing. The caramel flavor is present smoothing the transition from hoppy to finish. Not bitter and not a palette wrecker. It's, what I like to call, a solid beer.
Mouthfeel: Slight everything. Very bitter at first but the caramel smooths it out fast. Carbonation adds bite.
Drinkability: I hate this category.
Reviewed by GbVDave from Illinois
4.42/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Served in a snifter at Goose Island-Clybourn 7/20/10.
A: Served pitch black with a dark tan head. Smallish, less than a finger, that showed some decent retention.
S: Heavily roasted malt, dark roast coffee, and sticky green hops.
T: See above with some sweet tropical fruit. Who would've thought that something so dark could taste so sweet with tropical fruit?
M: Dry with a slightly minty (alcohol?) twang.
D: Phenominal. This needs to be bottled.
Aug 31, 2010A: Served pitch black with a dark tan head. Smallish, less than a finger, that showed some decent retention.
S: Heavily roasted malt, dark roast coffee, and sticky green hops.
T: See above with some sweet tropical fruit. Who would've thought that something so dark could taste so sweet with tropical fruit?
M: Dry with a slightly minty (alcohol?) twang.
D: Phenominal. This needs to be bottled.
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