Mad Goose
Purity Brewing Co
- From:
- Purity Brewing Co
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #88 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #32,757 - Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 9.86%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 25
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 14, 2024
- Added:
- Apr 28, 2009
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 10
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
October 2016: Cask half pint at The Fellow, King’s Cross. Deep golden colour, white head. Malty aroma and flavour, smooth to drink. Tolerable hops in the finish.
Oct 01, 2023
Reviewed by KleinSchwein from England
4.09/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from a 500ml bottle . An abv of 4.2% rather than the 5% stated .
Pours a light orange amber with a thin white head that dissolves to a ring quickly , a small amount of lacing . The smell is citrus and hoppy , the hops are present in the taste,the citrus too but less than the smell , there are notes of fruit and honey and it's rounds off with a pleasant bitterness, mellow but full of flavour. It's prickly on the mouthfeel and a little thin but the mouthfeel suits the taste well.
Overall, it's not too much to say I may have a new favourite beer , excellent, I really enjoyed this .
May 01, 2023Pours a light orange amber with a thin white head that dissolves to a ring quickly , a small amount of lacing . The smell is citrus and hoppy , the hops are present in the taste,the citrus too but less than the smell , there are notes of fruit and honey and it's rounds off with a pleasant bitterness, mellow but full of flavour. It's prickly on the mouthfeel and a little thin but the mouthfeel suits the taste well.
Overall, it's not too much to say I may have a new favourite beer , excellent, I really enjoyed this .
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Cask pint at the Victoria. Mildly hazy golden pour, half finger creamy head. Soft malty aroma, bready. Hops is caramel, bready, sweet winding up to a gentle bitterness at the finish. Velvety, silky feel.
Feb 16, 2023
Reviewed by James94 from England
3.94/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Golden amber colour, mild carbonation, decent lacing
S: Malty, hoppy, grapefruit, lemon
T: Citrus zest, hops
F: Refreshing, lasting hoppy aftertaste
O: 4
Jun 25, 2020S: Malty, hoppy, grapefruit, lemon
T: Citrus zest, hops
F: Refreshing, lasting hoppy aftertaste
O: 4
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.34/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
3.34/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
L- Amber, clear, pours with 5mm white head (holds really well and forms mucho lacing).
S- Grainy, mild.
T- Quite dry on the front, that seems to build into notable hoppy-dryness when it hits the roof of my mouth then throat. This is the most 'trad' pale ale I've had in a LONG time. It's how I recall the style in the 70's and on until quite recent years when 'Pale Ale' became associated with a challenge of which brewery can produce one that tastes the most like Fanta Exotic.
F- It's on the hoppier/dryer side of the trad English ales. It bit hoppy for me, but would suit me better in summer vs Novemeber.
O- Ironic that trad pale ale is more bitter than the trad Bitter style itself. It also reminds me why in my youth I drank the latter i/o the former. There is zero wrong with this beer that I can notice, in that it's flavour and balance are very well put together for a trad pale ale. That said I'd probably still prefer a pint of trad bitter.
Bought from M+S in Oxford £1.80/500ml BB: 16/7/2020
Nov 16, 2019S- Grainy, mild.
T- Quite dry on the front, that seems to build into notable hoppy-dryness when it hits the roof of my mouth then throat. This is the most 'trad' pale ale I've had in a LONG time. It's how I recall the style in the 70's and on until quite recent years when 'Pale Ale' became associated with a challenge of which brewery can produce one that tastes the most like Fanta Exotic.
F- It's on the hoppier/dryer side of the trad English ales. It bit hoppy for me, but would suit me better in summer vs Novemeber.
O- Ironic that trad pale ale is more bitter than the trad Bitter style itself. It also reminds me why in my youth I drank the latter i/o the former. There is zero wrong with this beer that I can notice, in that it's flavour and balance are very well put together for a trad pale ale. That said I'd probably still prefer a pint of trad bitter.
Bought from M+S in Oxford £1.80/500ml BB: 16/7/2020
Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.67/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottle. Clear mid amber. Frothy head.
Malty aroma. Some floral and citrus hop.
Typical new wave English Pale Ale flavour. Balanced malt and hop with a medium bitter finish.
Moderate body. Mid carbonation.
Straightforward modern EPA.
Mar 09, 2019Malty aroma. Some floral and citrus hop.
Typical new wave English Pale Ale flavour. Balanced malt and hop with a medium bitter finish.
Moderate body. Mid carbonation.
Straightforward modern EPA.
Reviewed by TheBierdimpfe from Canada (QC)
3.32/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.32/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Hazy and slightly cloudy dark golden color with poor activity. Light foamy beige 1 finger head, lasting around 2 minutes, with good legs. Flavors of caramel, butter, barley, wheat, floral and herbal hops. Slick and oily medium body with a moderate crisp. Light to medium strength finish, mostly caramel and malty with faint leafy hops. Typical pale ale with good freshness. Overall decent quality craft.
Jan 17, 2018
Reviewed by PorterPro125 from Canada (NB)
3.36/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Serving Type: 500 mL Bottle
L- Deep amber with a very tame, 1/4 finger white head that dissipates quickly to a thin rim.
S- Pale malt, citrus, and a hint of pine. Definitely doesn't smell like Purity has gone the traditional English way with the hopping, but theres nothing wrong with that. Clear use of Cascade and Williamette hops here as the label denotes.
T- This being an English Pale Ale, I was expecting a malt forward brew but that is not what Mad Goose is. Huge, bitter citrus rind hop flavours hit first and hit hard, leaving the caramel maltiness to finish things off. Not very well balanced in my opinion.
F- Body is medium-light and carbonation is low. I don't really find anything about this body "creamy" as the label states, but whatever.
O- If this beer was an IPA, I would think of it as a pretty decent beer. However, this brew is an English Pale Ale and being so, I think that Mad Goose is a little too heavy handed with the hops to be called what it is, but I guess it is what it is.
If you're heading into this beer thinking you'll find a malty English Pale ale, you will be disappointed. Looking past the style, it's a pretty good beer.
Jan 09, 2018L- Deep amber with a very tame, 1/4 finger white head that dissipates quickly to a thin rim.
S- Pale malt, citrus, and a hint of pine. Definitely doesn't smell like Purity has gone the traditional English way with the hopping, but theres nothing wrong with that. Clear use of Cascade and Williamette hops here as the label denotes.
T- This being an English Pale Ale, I was expecting a malt forward brew but that is not what Mad Goose is. Huge, bitter citrus rind hop flavours hit first and hit hard, leaving the caramel maltiness to finish things off. Not very well balanced in my opinion.
F- Body is medium-light and carbonation is low. I don't really find anything about this body "creamy" as the label states, but whatever.
O- If this beer was an IPA, I would think of it as a pretty decent beer. However, this brew is an English Pale Ale and being so, I think that Mad Goose is a little too heavy handed with the hops to be called what it is, but I guess it is what it is.
If you're heading into this beer thinking you'll find a malty English Pale ale, you will be disappointed. Looking past the style, it's a pretty good beer.
Reviewed by Spike from England
4.03/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From 500ml bottle.
L: Amber colour with a small head after a gentle pour. S&T: Sweet, pale malts with citrusy hops. Low bitterness. F: Medium/Light body, light carbonation and smooth finish. O: Highly drinkable, Sweet & fruity pale ale. New world hops used to produce an English quaffer.
Dec 15, 2017L: Amber colour with a small head after a gentle pour. S&T: Sweet, pale malts with citrusy hops. Low bitterness. F: Medium/Light body, light carbonation and smooth finish. O: Highly drinkable, Sweet & fruity pale ale. New world hops used to produce an English quaffer.
Reviewed by hopsputin from New Jersey
3.74/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
a: clear amber color with a thin white head
s: grass, earthy hops, crackers, berries, dough
t: crackers, some bitter herbs, berries, dough, light caramel malts. the finish is a bit bitter
m: on the lighter side, with a hint of fizz
o: one of the more bitter cask ales i've had. if you're looking for a maltier beer, this may not be for you. i think this has a nice balance though, and is easy to drink
Sep 19, 2017s: grass, earthy hops, crackers, berries, dough
t: crackers, some bitter herbs, berries, dough, light caramel malts. the finish is a bit bitter
m: on the lighter side, with a hint of fizz
o: one of the more bitter cask ales i've had. if you're looking for a maltier beer, this may not be for you. i think this has a nice balance though, and is easy to drink
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