25th Anniversary Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.

25th Anniversary Ale25th Anniversary Ale
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From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
ABV:
6.4%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 11.17%
Reviews:
124
Ratings:
596
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 26, 2016
Added:
May 06, 2013
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  22
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Ratings by barczar:
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Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky

3.45/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours a brilliant amber with a foamy half inch khaki head that dissipates somewhat quickly, leaving modest lacing.

Toasted nutty malt and a bit of a fruity amber malt character form the initial aroma. Slightly sweet caramel and floral notes emerge.

Flavor reveals herbal, tea-like hops initially, which carry throughout. There's an underlying vinous character that distracts slightly from the toasted, nutty caramel malt backbone. As it warms, the vinous character becomes somewhat citrusy. The finish is a tad bitter.

Body is a touch heavy, with carbonation on the high side.

Very herbal, not overly bitter. The citrusy character is offputting.
May 18, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.72/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from the bottle into a glass.

Murky brown-orange hue.

White head; decent lace.

Malt & sour citrus nose.

Medium thin mouthfeel.

Mild lemon & biscuit flavor. Pleasant & inoffensive; a touch boring.
Oct 26, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.6/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
The darker yellow/gold variety of color, good almost one full inch of head on the beer.

Aroma was esb. Biscuity at times.

Taste, full flavored country here, already impressed, goose island's normal esb is quite solid, this seems like 10% amped up from that. Keeps getting better downbottle. They really do esb well.
Dec 03, 2015
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Rated by Drank from Illinois

3.56/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Solid ESB.
Dec 01, 2015
 
Rated: 2.67 by mothman from Minnesota

Nov 27, 2015
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Reviewed by raiderandbeerfan from Nevada

3.46/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
One of the more dark golden colors when poured out. Standard size white head between 1/2 and 3/4".

Mild hopping in the aroma, grainy, noble hopped, tea leaves and biscuits, real mild all around.

Solidly bitter, stronger than your average for style, but a rather effort lacking drink. Citrus and floral notes are barely there. Caramel also mildly present, good integration and mouthfeel, carbonation right where you want it. Malty, but lacks the feeling of too much heft.

Relatively good and sessionable stuff. Reliable esb.
Aug 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.65 by Jason_cs from Florida

Aug 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by aussiebeer from Illinois

Apr 06, 2015
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Rated by chefhatt from Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Very big malt forward, but very tasty
Mar 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by ovaltine from Indiana

Feb 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Dec 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Nov 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by DeadeyeOTDO from Arizona

Oct 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jpd7374 from Pennsylvania

Oct 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by JKV96 from Massachusetts

Oct 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by gfunk1121 from Illinois

Oct 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by t2grogan from Arizona

Oct 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by pwdiamond from Connecticut

Sep 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by seangibbs60 from Minnesota

Sep 21, 2014
25th Anniversary Ale from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 596 ratings