Goose Island Mild Winter
Toffee brown, medium-bodied, with a creamy head and an aroma of raisins and freshly baked dark bread. Mild Winter’s rich caramel malt and spicy rye flavors are sure to take the bite out of whatever Old Man Winter brews up for you this year.
3.3
519 reviews
Chicago, United States
Community reviews
Dark amber/brown color; Medium creamy body; Aroma of caramel malt, dark fruit, & some floral hops; Flavor of slight sweet malt, caramel, some rye, dark fruit, and light hops; Overall, a little too mellow - but not bad.
12oz bottle in a shaker. Pours deep brown with a lacy, beige head. Aroma of caramel and pale malts, light dark fruits, some rye spiciness, and a light bitterness. Flavor the same. Average texture. Not a bad beer.
This pours a medium brown color with a foamy, beige head. The aroma is very malty with some spices. The taste is pretty good as it’s not too strong or too weak. It’s slightly sweet with malts and caramel as well brown sugar. It has a little bit of a robust taste as well. This makes for a pretty good winter brew!
12oz bottle, pours a dark clear chestnut brown with off-white head. Aroma is caramel and nutty. Taste of toffee, caramel malt, light hops.
Poured from a bottle, dark amber pour with a decent sized white head. Aroma of some malt and a bit copper/metallic. Taste of malt, nuts, a light toffee caramel, not bad.
Red-amber. Small, white head. Aroma: Grains, rye, malt. Flavor: Multi-grain bread, rye, hops. Grainy finish.
When I think of beers with a grainy taste, I think of some of the worst beers on the shelf. This one is decent though nothing great, just drinkable.
Pours dark brown. Nose is a bit metallic and otherwise malty. Total malt bomb and a little hot. A pretty middle of the road beer for Goose Island but winter appropriate.
Appearance: Dark brown with brown head.
Aroma: Some roasted malt notes with a hint of toffee.
Flavor: Coffee, earth and toast with little hop bitterness.
Palate: Light bodied with medium carbonation.
Overall: A good example of a British Mild. Rate Beer Editor - please consider re-categorizing this beer.
Pours a deep mahogany with lots of toffee and caramel on the nose. Also a bit of roasted delicious malts. The taste is sweet and spicy with notes of rye as well. Finishes a bit bittersweet like fine dark chocolate. A very enjoyable beer
Bottle pour. Used this beer to go for the Untappd Winter Badge. Weird aftertastes for me with this one.
Bottle shared at a tasting at Beer Market Jaffa. Pours clear brown with a nice head, aroma of chocolate, caramel and malt, flavor of chocolate, dark bread and nice bitterness, medium bodied
Dark brown, good head, lots of lacing, medium body. First sip is bitter and reminds of toasted dark rye bread. While rye does not last long, bitterness does. Easy and enjoyable to drink in cold weather. Pretty good.
Bottle. Clear, light brown pour with a thin tan head. Caramel, cocoa and nutty aroma. Nutty flavor with rye to give it some bite. Tones of roasted malt, coffee and wood are also present. Dry texture with average carbonation. Not bad, but I was hoping for more unique flavors that are present in other Winter seasonal beers.
355 ml bottle.
Originally rated on 20101220.
Pours amber color with a medium head. Aroma of fruits, grain, coffee, some yeast notes and malts. Flavor of caramel, faint chocolate and coffee, hops, resin and grainy malts.
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured an orange-brown color with a huge creamy tan head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was wood, nut and was fairly dry. The flavor was dry, woody, a bit roasty and nutty with a hint of smoke. Medium length dry wood, nut and smoke finish. Medium body. Eh.
Bottle sample at a tasting at Beer Market Jaffa. Thanks zvikar. Pours clear, brown with a creamy head. Sweet, caramel malty aroma and a sweet malty taste to match. Medium body, malty finish.
Bottle. Toasty nutty malt, light brown sugar, and spice aroma. Clear deep chestnut with a large yellow ivory head. Toasty malt, brown sugar, and light spicy flavor. Medium body and carbonation.
Clear dark brown. Lacing off-white head. Aroma of rye is pretty mild. Taste is mild rye bread. Medium-light body. Nothing to it, but decent as a session beer.
Not much of a winter guy but this was dark and malty with not too many spices except for a little rye which balanced out the heavyness.
At a tasting, thanks zvikar, smallish head, crystal clear brown colour, aroma of cola, dark bread and hints of charred wood, flavour of chocolate cake with some woodiness, a touch coarse bitterness and some sourness that do not blend together well but still quite drinkable.
Dark brown, thin high head that dissipates after a few minutes. Thick chocolate like taste but a little bitter
355 ml brown bottle. Pours a clear mahogany color with a thich tan head. Malty plus aromas. Medium body with creamy mouthfeel. Semi-dry malty flavor. Nice rich blend of dark malt flavors with slightly dry finish. OKAY.
Bottle. Best Goose Island I’ve had. Deep brown color. Some head. Taste is slightly of fruit cake. Aroma is a pleasant malty sweet one. Nice.
Nothing too fancy here. Solid, very drinkable, and strong enough. The rye adds a nice touch.
Almost is like a porter. Dark full bodied with some notes caramel. Is a good choice. Not able to find this up north
Mild malt smell, dark body translucent to the light, lacking something in taste. Bland smooth flavor but lacking body. Overall a good winter offering that isn’t too spiced.
Sampled at the W&C Ballas open house. It poured a clear copper color with a beige head. The aroma was medium sweet with caramel, raisin and some spiciness. The taste was medium sweet with spiciness, raisin and caramel.
On tap. Very mild brownish ale. Smooth palate with a subtle brown taste. Not bad
Pours an off brown color with a nice off white well laced head. Aroma of a lightly hopped brown ale. Smooth well coated palate. Easy to drink sweet sugars with some nice grassy hops and a dry finish. Enjoyable.
From a 12 oz bottle shared at Iona in Arlington VA. Pours a clear cola with a thick white head. Malty aroma with some pie spice notes. Soft mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Muted spice with caramel notes.