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The Illinois
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 10.2%
- Reviews:
- 166
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 15, 2021
- Added:
- Jun 15, 2013
- Wants:
- 34
- Gots:
- 175
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
The first Imperial beer of the year is The Illinois, a 9.0% ABV 95 IBU Imperial IPA that pushes the limits of hop flavor and aroma. Deep gold, complex citrus aroma, balanced clean bitterness, medium to full body.
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Rated by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois
3.73/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From June 2016
May 15, 2021
Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey
3.53/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.53/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Based on a review from 2013. had this on draft.
A: pours an amber body with small, white head with nice retention and lacing
S: balanced grapefruit and sweet toffee smelling beer; pretty good
T: sweet, grapefruit citrus tasting beer; some alcohol aftertaste; tangy dark strawberry aftertaste
M: full bodied and pretty smooth
D: nice mouthfeel and taste combo; pretty well balanced DIPA
Dec 29, 2019A: pours an amber body with small, white head with nice retention and lacing
S: balanced grapefruit and sweet toffee smelling beer; pretty good
T: sweet, grapefruit citrus tasting beer; some alcohol aftertaste; tangy dark strawberry aftertaste
M: full bodied and pretty smooth
D: nice mouthfeel and taste combo; pretty well balanced DIPA
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.84/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottled 1/26/15; drank 2/25/15 @ the Yarchives.
See-through orange appearance.
Big eggshell head; frothy lace.
Fresh soap, pine & grapefruit nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Pine & fresh soap flavors up front; mild grapefruit bitterness on the finish. No booze heat.
Not my DIPA profile, but enjoyable.
Oct 23, 2019See-through orange appearance.
Big eggshell head; frothy lace.
Fresh soap, pine & grapefruit nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Pine & fresh soap flavors up front; mild grapefruit bitterness on the finish. No booze heat.
Not my DIPA profile, but enjoyable.
The Illinois from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
1222 ratings
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