Gillian | Goose Island Beer Co.
Brewed by:
Goose Island Beer Co.
Illinois, United States
gooseisland.com
Style: Saison / Farmhouse Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 9.50%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
Gillian - Saison with Strawberry, Honey, and White Pepper
Alias of Scully: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1549/61122
Added by Jason on 08-12-2011
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Ratings: 734 | Reviews: 88
4.57/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
3.87/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Rated to the saison style.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Rated to the saison style.
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3.75/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.41/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.03/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
For a strawberry beer, this was very nice
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
For a strawberry beer, this was very nice
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3.65/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
4.44/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.25/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.51/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
2016 in a stemed tulip. Crisp, clean, attractive with an oddly addictive funk. Most addiction will cost you and this will too but it's worth it!
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
2016 in a stemed tulip. Crisp, clean, attractive with an oddly addictive funk. Most addiction will cost you and this will too but it's worth it!
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4.21/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Hazy golden in color with a white head full of tiny bubbles. Decent retention but did fade as I drank the glass.
Flavor is tart with a touch of strawberry character and a hint of the pepper. White pepper has a distinct flavor and you definitely pick up some hints of it.
This beer does not drink like 9.5% and could be very dangerous. One of the few beers I pick up every year from them other than Sophie. Not 100% sure it's worth the price of entry but it is a great beer nonetheless.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Hazy golden in color with a white head full of tiny bubbles. Decent retention but did fade as I drank the glass.
Flavor is tart with a touch of strawberry character and a hint of the pepper. White pepper has a distinct flavor and you definitely pick up some hints of it.
This beer does not drink like 9.5% and could be very dangerous. One of the few beers I pick up every year from them other than Sophie. Not 100% sure it's worth the price of entry but it is a great beer nonetheless.
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4.19/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
765 ml bottle, 2016, poured into chalice
A- A fairly clear golden yellow with a small white head.
S- Tart strawberries, some honey, touch of peppercorns and funk, oak, brett, some wine
T- Tart strawberries, brett, some peppercorns, some barnyard funk, some oak, touch of honey.
M- Smooth, light to medium body.
O- A solid strawberry sour, worth trying.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
765 ml bottle, 2016, poured into chalice
A- A fairly clear golden yellow with a small white head.
S- Tart strawberries, some honey, touch of peppercorns and funk, oak, brett, some wine
T- Tart strawberries, brett, some peppercorns, some barnyard funk, some oak, touch of honey.
M- Smooth, light to medium body.
O- A solid strawberry sour, worth trying.
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4.37/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Gillian from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating:
92.1% out of
100 with
734 ratings
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle from 2013
A: Poured into a Duvel tulip to a light golden orange topped by a finger of dense white head that fades quickly leaving no trace
S: Smells of barnyard, horseblanket, strawberries and some hints of pepper
T: Taste is juicy strawberries up front with a huge dose of horseblanket, band aids and barnyard along with some peppery notes. Honey sweetness as well at times. Slight tartness but definitely not sour. Swallow is more peppery notes, strawberries, band aids, and horse blanket.
M: This beer has a moderate amount of body with a slightly slick mothfeel. Carbonation is nice and effervescent and the beer has a drying finish.
O: Overall this is one very nice saison. Great flavors and complexity but i feel like the base beer is hidden. The yeasty farmhouse notes have taken over. The adjuncts are still there as well. Maybe this tastes different when fresh but I can't complain with how it tastes at four years old.
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