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Goose Island
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Goose Island, Honker's Ale (USA) 
This Pale Ale style beer from Chicago pours quite a deep orangy/gold, with a cream-coloured, moderate head. On the nose there is a distinct note of dried apricot, and some aromatic, herb and floral qualities. There's a touch of lavender hand soap that is swept away by a toffeeish quality, and a hint of caramelised orange. On the palate the beer has a nice hoppy, spicy, bitter core, more of that dried apricot fruit and a weight of caramel malt. This is quite a full-bodied beer, and whilst some may find it a touch too sweet and perfumed, it has good length and a shed-load of interesting stuff going on in the glass. 5.0% ABV, 35.5cl, �1.39, Beersofeurope, Euro-beer, The Offie, Onlyfinebeer, Peckhams. |  |
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