Goose Island Ten Hills
Ten Hills traces its story to Elk Mountain Farms in Idaho, famous for growing hops of exceptional quality and character. With hops from the "first ten hills" grown for Goose Island at Elk Mountain, we crafted a pale ale that delivers both a herbal and citrus hop character. We hope you’ll find the intriguing balance of flavors in this beer to be truly unparalleled. Cheers!
3.4
372 reviews
Chicago, United States
Community reviews
Great amber color, clear, nice bubbles, thin lacy head. Weak hop smell. Even smooth taste, mid level lasting flavor.
Bottle from one of those variety packs. This one poured a light amber color with a foamy, medium sized white head. Aroma was notes of light pine, lots of hops. Flavor is more subdued, balanced. Refreshing.
Lively carbonation, a big sudsy white head and a copper color; aroma is citrus hops with a little grassy note; taste is much the same with a very malty finish. Body is just a touch watery with good carbonation. I could do with a little more body but otherwise a very solid offering!
Very attractive, clear radiant deep orange amber with frothy white head. An aroma that leaps out of the glass. Tons of flavor as well.l Loaded with tropical fruits. Followed by caramel and toasty malts. A little spicy. Finish gives way to grassy and herbal hops. Moderate bitterness. Starts as sweet but finds great balance. Finishes satisfyingly dry. I feel like if this was a limited small batch brew from a popular small brewery this would be getting significantly higher scores. This is very good.
Sweet, caramel aroma. A little heavier than expected but still fairly crisp. Hoppy, citrus. Fairly good balance.
Pours a clear bronze/ orange with a foamy tan head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, and citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with citrus zest and slight herbal hop flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer.
Bottle. Spicy herbal aroma. Taste- rich caramel malt and herbal green hop flavors. Medium body. Pretty good.
12FL OZ ($14.99 12pack) Great beer from these guys but fell short in character. still pretty good but they make a better beer in the same variety.
Bottle. Drank this over at my folks house for the Old Man’s 68th birthday (Happy birthday, Pop!). Yeah, so the beer... bit of cracker malt, fair amount of citrus and pine, medium bodied, mild bitterness. Not bad, but GIBC definitely makes a lot better beers than this one.
12 oz bottle from Lunds. Amber color with a large white head. Hops and malt aroma. Medium body. Smooth texture. Pine hops flavor. Some citrus. Kind of like gin added to a malty beer.
On tap at Goose Island O’Hare. Comes golden orange with a decent off-white head. Aroma of pine, grass, and malt. Taste is pine, grapefruit, pine, and caramel malt. Pretty good.
I’m still on the fence with this one. Started to like it more with each sample, but then it regressed on me. Balance is off or something...and for the style it’s slightly sub-par. I try to put it more in the English Pale Ale category, which seems to better fit the profile vs. APA. Has a good clean hop finish, so maybe the malt-yeast combo isn’t working for me. Has potential, but there are way better ones out there.
Pour is transparent copper with lots of tight light dusty brown head. Nose is fairly hoppy with hop resin, pine and citrus. Fair bit of malt in the nose, caramel and sticky. Taste is similar, sticky sugary caramel malt with hops behind, resiny and sticky with some citrus through the finish and a light bitterness. Body is a hint syrupy with assertive carbonation and a fairly dry finish.
I got this beer in a sampler case at a Costco. The aroma was good , You could definitely smell the hint of pine. The color was an orangish amber with an off white head. The taste had a piney flavor with a citrus and malt added in. The palate was good and I enjoyed the beer both while grilling brats and while eating the brats. I seem to like the piney tasting beers more in the warm weather than when it’s cooler.
Bottle at the Holiday Inn Express - Geneva, NY. Pours totally clear copper-gold with a foamy white head. The nose holds leafy hops, caramel, bread and pine. Medium sweet flavor with notes of graham crackers, toasty bread, oily pine. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Lightly resinous on the finish, some faded and leafy hops, more caramel. So so.
Tasty, well-balanced pale ale. Caramel malts at the front, with a mild hop bitterness underneath. Nice, standard pale ale aroma. Caramel colored, with soapy head.
(bottle) One of Mark’s picks for the 25th anniversary dinner. A decent APA to begin the session.
[Bottle (12oz)] Pours a deep amber-gold with an average size semi-lasting frothy off-white head. Good amount of lacing. Aroma is sweet and fruity, more Barley Wine-ish then Pale Ale -- odd. Sweet fruity flavour along with some light hops -- again, not like a Pale Ale. Medium bodied. Not on style but decent enough to drink.
Bottle purchased as part of a mixed sixer at Kroger Stoneridge. Clear amber pour with a thick beige head. Aroma of malt, grassy hop and pine. Malty and citrusy flavor with sweet caramel before a grassy hop finish.
Bottle @ home, picked up at Boulder Liquor Mart. Clear, rust orange appearance with a light brown head. Caramel, bitter herbal hops, some pine, grapefruit in the nose. Moderate high bitterness and sweetness. Tons of caramel and bland, piney hops. Not offensive but it is boring.
Bottle. Clear dull amber with a foamy white head. Stewed caramel malt worty aroma, hops come across as basic pine sap and maraschino cherry syrup. Medium-light body, flabby and syrupy and sweet, seemingly unfinished. Malt that tastes like extract syrup and vegemite (but that could be the autolyzed yeast). Sour, thin, raw bitter finish. Hoppy pale ale is so easy to make these days, which makes this 90’s-era goopy mess so much worse.
Props for the Idaho connection. Hops lean towards the resinous side, woody and astringent. Amber body with adequate airy head. Slightly fruity nose, grapes, wood. Taste is malt (mildly sour) with some dry hop bitterness. A SN APA this is not....more of a sipper
Solid apa, nice blend of hops and grains. Overall nice flavor and after taste.
I would consider this more of a "session" IPA, and it's great for that. Easy drinking and flavorful
Deep amber color. Floral aroma. Hops borders ipa level but stays low enough to be pale ale quality. Tap
Ten Hills traces its story to Elk Mountain Farms in Idaho, famous for growing hops of exceptional quality and character. With hops from the "first ten hills" grown for Goose Island at Elk Mountain, we crafted a pale ale that delivers both a herbal and citrus hop character. We hope you’ll find the intriguing balance of flavors in this beer to be truly unparalleled. Cheers!
4/12/15 Bottle - Nice copper brown pour, decent white pillow head, good carbonation. Wheat, citrus and hops aroma. Pleasant tasting beer, wheat and hops were good, citrus and other herbs were present and the beer had a good balance. Very smooth to drink, not a very strong beer. Overall good offering by Goose Island!
Bottle pour at home, golden pour, hop aroma, little bite at the end of this one, nothing that impressive about this one, but still a good beer.
Amber body, bubbly soapy white head, some lacing.Light sweet malty aroma. Taste is lightly hoppy, sweet malts. Not a lot going on here. The bottle may not have been too fresh.
Bottle - good size foamy head, pretty medium copper color, good size pine hop aroma and flavor, well balanced with biscuity malt, pretty smooth finish, very good overall