Anyone tried this? Fuck me, what a beer! 13 squid for 650 ml from Corks and worth every penny (especially if you get it as a gift ;-) ).
It's billed as a Belgian style ale brewed with raspberries and aged in wine barrels 9 % abv. What you get is a ridiculously complex blend of subtle esters in a light base beer, with a bomb of tart fruit and spicy vanilla Oak flavours, and just enough carbonation and bitterness to keep things in balance.
<sits down to work out clone...>
Goose Island - Matilda
Goose Island - Matilda
Eat sh*t or die trying
Re: Goose Island - Matilda
Yeah. That's a great beer.
Ali
BJCP National Judge
BJCP Assistant Regional Director (North-East/Europe)
American Homebrewers' Association International Subcommittee
Organizer, National Homebrew Competition
CBA UK Competition and Training Coordinator
http://serenbrewing.com
BJCP National Judge
BJCP Assistant Regional Director (North-East/Europe)
American Homebrewers' Association International Subcommittee
Organizer, National Homebrew Competition
CBA UK Competition and Training Coordinator
http://serenbrewing.com
Re: Goose Island - Matilda
I was a big fan of this when it was available in 330ml bottles. The guys at corks used to take the piss out of how often I'd buy it
Re: Goose Island - Matilda
Capn Ahab wrote:Definitely a '50'.
Yeah.
Lucky someone gave advice on wood age beers for birthdays, huh ;)
Ali
BJCP National Judge
BJCP Assistant Regional Director (North-East/Europe)
American Homebrewers' Association International Subcommittee
Organizer, National Homebrew Competition
CBA UK Competition and Training Coordinator
http://serenbrewing.com
BJCP National Judge
BJCP Assistant Regional Director (North-East/Europe)
American Homebrewers' Association International Subcommittee
Organizer, National Homebrew Competition
CBA UK Competition and Training Coordinator
http://serenbrewing.com
Re: Goose Island - Matilda
Indeed. She also got me:
wiper and true/arbor 'saisonal' - decent enough but not a saison by any means imo;
an interesting micro brewed hefe from bavaria that I can't remember the name of - not a big fan of hefes generally but this one was pretty restrained and drinkable;
and wild beer's 'sourdough' - I really rate this beer. The first beer of theirs that actually lives up to the guff written on the side of the bottle. A berliner weisse style primary fermented in oak with a sourdough culture + brett. 3.8 % abv mellow fruit with crisp tartness and a touch o funk.
wiper and true/arbor 'saisonal' - decent enough but not a saison by any means imo;
an interesting micro brewed hefe from bavaria that I can't remember the name of - not a big fan of hefes generally but this one was pretty restrained and drinkable;
and wild beer's 'sourdough' - I really rate this beer. The first beer of theirs that actually lives up to the guff written on the side of the bottle. A berliner weisse style primary fermented in oak with a sourdough culture + brett. 3.8 % abv mellow fruit with crisp tartness and a touch o funk.
Eat sh*t or die trying
Re: Goose Island - Matilda
Arbors Bristol Beer week Beer biere de garde was well wide of the mark to. Lots of UK craft brewerys seem to get the Belgian & France stuff wrong.
60 percent of the time it works every time.