Thursday, April 22, 2010

Review of Goose Island 'Matilda,' Belgian style ale



Got this one from one of our distributors down here, this is a Belgian-style pale ale.

Pours a slightly hazy, orange-amber with a frothy, off-white head that dissipated quickly.

The smell is a sweet, honey, with a junipery, clovey spiciness with some phenols coming through. Also an apparent lemon, citrus character

The subtle hoppiness shines through in the taste to balance out the sweet flavors. There is also a slightly sour note of fermented fruit (apple, peach?) that shows up in the long finish. There is a hard crispness from citrus but overall a oily, velvety smooth body.


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