Flight Delay
Goose Island Beer Co.

2/3/16 Chicago (10 oz draft pour in cervoise glass, Goose Island Clybourn Brewpub). Copper red pour, minimal head, light tan head minimal lacing. Citrus and pine aroma. Lemon citrus taste, with hints of pine. Fine dry finish, somewhat tart, mild texture, easy drinking. Could definitely feel higher ABV. Overall good offering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Served in a tulip glass at the Clybourn brewpub.

This, coupled with Midway IPA? Must be an airplane theme rocking the Island right now... Anyway, this stuff pours a clear sunrise amber topped by a finger of light dirty cream-white foam. The nose comprises caramel, light leek, and pine resin. Things seem both overly malty and sharply hoppy at random intervals. Odd. The taste holds notes of caramel, orange peel, pine sap, and light balsa. Near the end, a sharp bitterness, as vague as it is sharp, pervades. It's not as detrimental to the experience as the smell, thankfully. The body is a light-leaning medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a very lightly syrupy feel. Overall, I wasn't the biggest fan of this beer. The flavors seemed awkward, and things were just too thick and heavy for me.

 

 

A - Transparent orange beer with a beige head that left some decent lacing on the sides of my glass.

S - Decent malt backbone, some tropical fruit hops aroma, and some pine resin and bitterness.

T - Pretty sweet but there's probably a bit too much unpleasant pine going on there. Tropical fruit, caramel malts, standard stuff. Not bad, but not something I'd be excited to have again.

M - Medium bodied, decent carbonation, a little bit of an oily finish.

O - Solid DIPA, but not necessarily memorable.

arrived a crystal clear golden orange with a single finger of bright white head.

Big aroma of tropical fruit, pine and candy sugar.

Tasted of tropical fruits, resiny pine and light caramel malts.

Medium bodied, a bit sticky and moderately carbonated.

I'm glad I tried this one. A solid IIPA from Goose Island.