Goose Island Summertime

Goose Island Summertime

Kolsch, the clean and refreshing beer style of Cologne, Germany, quenches summertime thirst. This pale golden ale with a lightly fruity aroma is cold-conditioned or lagered after its primary fermentation. More simply, our Summertime uses only the finest malts and German hops to create the perfect beer for hot Summer days and warm Summer nights.
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Chicago, United States

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3.0 From tap. Bright clear yellow with a foamy white head. Not much going on with the nose but flavors are fresh citrus, grass, malt to round out. Simple, clean and refreshing.
3.3 Clear light golden with a thick white foamy top. Lovely bready grainy nose thats lightly floral hoppy with a kiss of honey. Smooth crisp flavor with a smooth honeyed semisweet bready malty tone with a slight citrusy floral hop tone with a clean finish.
3.0 Pours piss yellow with an absence of aroma and a smooth, unremarkable flavor. It is a refreshing hot weather beer nothing more, nothing less. Good for cuddling in the corner booth with your cutie butt.
2.3 12oz bottle. Pours gold with a medium white head. Aroma is grass. Taste is grass and some grain. Light body. Moderate carbonation. Not really bitter or crisp enough to be a decent kolsch.
3.0 12 oz bottle. Gold color with a white head. Aromas of hay, bubble gum, lemon, and a little sweet fruit. Flavors of grass, slightly spicy, sugary malts. Light body, easy drinking.
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2.7 Cerveza color amarillo claro. Corona de espuma pequeña de baja retención. Aroma a granos y ligeramente a pasto. Al paladar consistencia ligera, muy refrescante, con notas a granos. Muy refrescante cerveza para el calor de verano más no un buen representante de estilo kolsch a mi percepción.
3.4 Goldgelb schaum ok, im geruch Getreide leicht citrus, recht frischer Geschmack etwas fruchtig Getreide herb saurer Abgang
3.2 Sampled from a bottle. A clear light gold with a good white head. Clean and fresh with a taste of light malts with some grassiness. Dryish finish. A pleasant summer beer, and not a bad attempt at making a Kolsch-style beer.
3.8 Kölsch nie jest stylem, który znam zbyt dobrze... Każda okazja, żeby go spróbować, jest więc dobra! Kolor złoty, piwo klarowne. Piana biała, ale niezbyt obfita. Aromat chlebowy, trochę trawiasty, owocowy. W smaku słodowe, lekko cytrusowe, z wytrawnym finiszem. Wysycenie średnie, w kierunku wysokiego. Całkiem przyjemne, pijalne!
3.1 Bottle. Pours a light yellow color. Easy drinking smooth easy session beer. I'd have this at a BBQ or a summer game
3.0 Bottle from Total Wine. Light gold pour. Slightly floral aroma, bit of grass. Sweet grains, a little bit fruit, but not really a full on kolsch vibe here. Drinkable enough light summer beer.
3.2 Sour scents of grass and potatoes. Pours a pale gold. White quick dissipating head. Tastes distinctly crisp and light. Low carbonation. Good kölsch.
2.3 Average at best. Really bland flat backend taste. Wish it had a bit more fruit like light aftertaste. This is just a classier Miller lite
3.7 Nice yeast nose with malty opening flavor. A fairly standard kölsch, glad to see this variety becoming popular.
3.0 Bottle - Pours pale golden, white head. Lemon, melon, grass, floral, and some other fruits in the nose. A bit of biscuit, light citrus, and a mild hops bitter finish.
3.9 Drank from a pint glass, poured from a twelve ounce bottle. Awesome, well done summer brew!
2.8 Pale yellow appearance. Golden Amber malt body with a bit of floral hops and a bubbly finish.
2.8 Pours a light golden color. Very clear. Pretty well carbonated. About half finger white head. Quickly dissipates. No retention, light lacing. Aroma is banana bread. Malty, yeasty, banana bread. Taste is light lemon, still tasting banana bread. There’s some earthy hops in there. Mouthfeel is light and watery. A little too watery. Very light, very refreshing. Very mild, barely bitter. Overall, this isn’t that great. I’ve got this in my glass, and I’m in no hurry to drink it. As it warms it gets a little better. Yeah, I guess it’s good for summertime. But I’m not going to stock my fridge with it. I think I’d take Bud Light over this, any day.
3.8 12 oz bottle from a mixed 12pk. Clear, pale golden, fizzy short lived head, but good lacing. Crisp and clean mostly, does have some light sweetness, and a touch of grassy hops. Very refreshing on this 118 degree day.
2.8 Pours a clear straw golden color with a medium white foamy head. The aroma is quite bready and a farm house aroma. The taste is earthy hops with only a small hop kick. There is a slight amount of citrus and some breadiness. The finish is quite dry and crisp.
3.2 Clear gold with a fairly small head. Slight spicy smell, lots of carbonation, resfreshing clean grain taste, slight sweetness, slightly watery, decent.
2.9 8 week old bottle into a pilsner. A: Clear bright gold with big bubbles feeding a small white head that fades fast. S: Sort of apple wine scent.Very light. T: Dry grainy and winey. Not so much apple as white grape. M: Crisp and dry with fairly high carbonation. Very clean and refreshing. O: Not much smell, not much taste, but looks nice and feels good going down. Not bad but a bit below average.
3.3 Clean , golden color . Medium-sized , white head . Aroma of fruits , grain and hint of grass. Malty beginning with mild , hoppy bitterness at the end. Good, refreshing beer.
3.6 Bottle. Pours a clear straw color with a fluffy white head. Mildly carbonated. Aromas of citrus, slight skunkiness and bready notes. Flavors are fruity with lemon, sweet corn, grass, and bready tones. Peppery finish. As the beer warms, the fruity flavors really blossom. Clean mouthfeel. A very nice kolsch.
4.2 B. Pours a clear yellow color with white head. Fruity aroma and crisp finish.
3.8 Solid all around beer for an easy drinker. Their Four Star Pils is a better summer sipper though I highly recommend that, especially for the price.
2.8 12 oz. bottle. Poured clear golden, foamy white head. Aroma was sweet fruits, grassy. Taste was semi sweet and fruits.
2.8 I haven’t had more than about a handful of Kolsch’s, but would say this is about average for the style. Flavor is ok. Balance is ok. This style seems like a less malty version of a pilsner. Has a clear gold appearance with a light white head. It’s ok for summer time, but nothing to write home about.
3.5 Bottle. Clear yellow and small white heading. Fresh aroma of malt, grass, cereal and lemon rind. Flavor is on par. Light body with some bitterness. Reminds me of the Caribbean. Boo yah.