Good Medicine Strong Red Ale
Great Northern Brewing Co.

12oz can from Moscow Co-op. Dark Amber pour with an initial fluffy head, which Fades down to a skin. Both the aroma and taste favor the malty Style of the American Amber, but with a bit more heft. This version is only at 7% ABV, not quite the 8% that was listed on the main beer. Still a bit stronger than your average Amber. Mouthfeel is nice, it's got a very good weight to it. Mostly malty with mild sweetness. Hops have a little bit of say at the Finish.

this has to be the same beer as the good med red, listed on here twice, i think one is just shorthand for the other, maybe the recipe has changed over time, but this is still the same product right? mine was in a can, as good med, if thats not this, someone let me know. its a very hoppy red beer too, approaching india red status for me, and maybe a little over hopped for my dad, who i think was looking for more of a classic american amber with this one, it never really indicates at all on the packaging that this is as robust as it is. i was impressed with the boldness, the hop bitterness and pine hit are nice in here, and this stands out as quite different from other red beers made locally here in this part of the state as a result. there is a lot to like here, including a nice dry, kilned and nutty and toasted sort of malt vibe, less sweet than a lot of reds, and with a lot of fall and earthy nuance and energy, fresh too, really appealing. the hops have a lot of higher alpha bitterness, but some pine notes too, spruce and juniper and even wintergreen for a second, a bitter and sweet orange thing happens too at the swallow, and this is balanced in its bigness, i dig that. lots of bubbles, toasted bready notes, a frothy fuller feel, and a pretty high level of refinement overall. assertive and spunky, i thought this was a pretty neat beer, and a cool surprise for something i thought would be a generic amber type ale. among my favorites from great northern to date...

My all time favorite beer!! Red beer at its finest. Packs a punch!! Wish I didnt have to tavel to Montana to get.

 

 

 

Very nice red ale that is remarkably smooth drinking given the ABV. Nice looking tan head with great retention. Aromas and flavors are primarily of oat-like roasted malts and dark bread. Wholesome

83/100

 

This is my go to when I can't get an IPA. This is a truly excellent beer, easy to drink, and you find it when you can't find others. I've had it at Applebee's in Helena (always on tap), at The Great Northern hotel, Helena and the old Fusion bar restaurant. It's not my first choice as I love NW IPA's, and experimenting, but will always go to this if no new or decent IPA presents itself and at some point I could end up with this as my overall favorite MT beer.

 

This beer is the antithesis of fat tire. Same theory and similar flavor notes in regards to that biscuit malt bomb and some rye zipping about. Obviously alcoholic. Rustic and unapologetic about it.

 

 

This is an excellent beer! When I found it in the grocery store, after a tough day at work, I thought, "Ahhh, Good Medicine, that is what I need right now!" - Wow, I was not disappointed! It has an odd rusty, yet rejuvenating taste to it. Don't listen to all that bullshit about plums, bread, peach tones, pine, lacing, blah blah blah! This is just an odd beer, and can only be described as its namesake, "Good Medicine!"

For an Unfiltered beer, it is only a bit hazy. The amber colour is attractive, the foam does a good job of hanging around.

The smell is grainy, malty, hoppy, with a distinct note of fruit. .cherry says I.

Malty taste to start with a light cherry tartness, mild hop bitterness, bready notes and finishes with biscuit.

Good Medicine is a treat to drink; not being overly hopped is the key I reckon.

12 ounce bottle poured into a tulip glass

A: Pours a amber, brown red color with a white head, no head retention, slight lacing, looks hazy, low carbonation.

A: Smells tart, like raspberries, not much else on the nose, no alcohol, picking some of the malts.

T: Raisins, plum, fig, lots of malt, bread, biscuits, yeast, taste almost like a light quad, dark, sweet fruit flavors, some spice, pretty tasty.

M: Medium bodied, dry finish, could use some more carbonation.

O: Taste like a light quad, dark sweet fruits, malt, yeast, could use some more hops to balance out the malts. Definitely unexpected flavors going on in this beer.