312 Urban Wheat Beer

Goose Island

What makes a wheat beer "Urban"? A puffer jacket? A Hummer? A mouth full of gold teeth?

4.2% ABV

Reviewed by RD

Colour: A textbook clouded yellow body familiar to wheat beers. A brief appearance is made by a bubbly white head.

Nose: The tang of pineapple, sharpness similar to Champaign. Cloves as you’d expect, Peardrops? Fresh and [...click the heading to read more]

December 23rd, 2009 Tags: , | Section: Beer Reviews | Leave a comment | Print This Post | Email This Post

Bourbon County Stout

Goose Island

A liquid as dark and dense as a black hole!

13% ABV

Reviewed by MT & RD

Colour: Thick black and very opaque with a fine ring of dark tan. As it is swirled around the glass it appears a little oily like a thick red wine. Bold, silky with zero carbonation.

Nose: Rich black cherries emanates at [...click the heading to read more]

December 9th, 2009 Tags: , | Section: Beer Reviews | Leave a comment | Print This Post | Email This Post

Oatmeal Stout

Beautifully balanced and supremely drinkable. There was a great selection available and I could only have so many during my visit. So I nabbed a few bottles to take away and sample later. Firestone Walker 31 Pale, Deschutes Black Bull Porter and Brooklyn’s Post Road Pumpkin Ale were tucked away into my bag, off we headed into the rainy streets of Leeds. [...click the heading to read more]

November 25th, 2009 Tags: , , | Section: Beer Reviews | 2 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post