Sunday, April 17, 2011

Day 80, 3.21.11., Goose Island - Demolition Golden Ale

Here is the last bottle of Goose Island I'll probably ever drink.  Let me explain.  Anheuser-Busch/InBev may be the beer Antichrist, and as of March 28th* they are also the new majority stake holders in Goose Island Brewing.  And as a general rule I don't contribute to A-B/InBev's coffers by spending my hard earned beer money on their crap.  And regardless of how good Goose Island's beer is or will be, I just can't support the whole thing.  [Rant now concluded]
I should say that I have really liked the three or so beers I've tried from Goose Island.
Demolition is a Belgian style golden ale.  It certainly IS golden and totally clear with a thinish head without a whole lot of lacing.
The nose offers dusty honey and floral notes, backed up by sour fruit, cherry especially. 
On the palate, the hops come across with a nice spice and a nice bitterness.  There are also some lemony citrus notes and floral hop flavor.  It's 7.2% ABV and 40 IBU.
I thought the beer was quite good.  The news about A-B/InBev left a bad taste in my mouth though.
7 out of 10.

*I know that this blog is dated 3.21.11., but it was actually written on 4.17.11., since I'm still so far behind in my blogging.

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