River Bird
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 1.06%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 24, 2026
- Added:
- Sep 17, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Chicago-only, and draft-only IPA that boasts a bright hop character with a balanced bitterness that keeps you coming back for more. Brewed with Centennial, Columbus, Chinook, and Citra hops, this IPA offers vibrant notes of citrus and pine all supported by a clean malt backbone for a crisp, refreshing finish.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by deathdavis:
Rated by deathdavis from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Sep 28, 2025
3.75/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Sep 28, 2025
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.78/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
River bird pours a clean copper lottle but long lasting lacing head. Aroma is sweet sugary grain. Flavor is the same, sweeter sugary. Good feel. Overall its a very sweet, but not fruity ipa.
Feb 24, 2026
Reviewed by ChicagoJ from Illinois
3.84/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
9/17/25 - (The Garage Bar & Sandwiches) (Chicago, Illinois) Bar Notes: 16 oz draft, $4.50 on special, 6.5% ABV American IPA.
Appearance: 16 oz shaker pint glass draft pour, yields a bright white head leaving a razor thin but also creamy over a golden blonde base yielding minimal carbonation. 4.0
Aroma: Pine, citrus, fresh bread. Smells good, drawing me in, but faint so took some effort. 3.75
Taste: Pine and breadth salty a bit. Not sure if this is from the cleaning of the draft lines, part IPA part Pilsner. Still enjoying. 3.75
Mouthfeel: Midwest style IPA, meaning caramel malt, tasting Pilsner malt as well. Hops balances out getting more traditional hop flavor as I work through it. Light persistent felt carbonation, drinks at the ABV, bready pine citrus finish. 4.0
Overall: This tastes like a WCIPA / American IPA / Pilsner hybrid. Would order again as is, want to try at Goose Island and compare that experience vs. today’s. Still nice, liking. 4.0
Sep 17, 2025Appearance: 16 oz shaker pint glass draft pour, yields a bright white head leaving a razor thin but also creamy over a golden blonde base yielding minimal carbonation. 4.0
Aroma: Pine, citrus, fresh bread. Smells good, drawing me in, but faint so took some effort. 3.75
Taste: Pine and breadth salty a bit. Not sure if this is from the cleaning of the draft lines, part IPA part Pilsner. Still enjoying. 3.75
Mouthfeel: Midwest style IPA, meaning caramel malt, tasting Pilsner malt as well. Hops balances out getting more traditional hop flavor as I work through it. Light persistent felt carbonation, drinks at the ABV, bready pine citrus finish. 4.0
Overall: This tastes like a WCIPA / American IPA / Pilsner hybrid. Would order again as is, want to try at Goose Island and compare that experience vs. today’s. Still nice, liking. 4.0
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