Goose Island Imperial IPA
Goose Island Beer Company
- Total Calories Derived From Source: 0
- Total Calories Derived From Fat: --
- Category: Craft
- Style: American Imperial IPA
- Seasonality: Year Round
BEER DESCRIPTION
Traditionally, there are a lot of rules when it comes to brewing great beer. The fact that American craft brewers have broken those rules to produce some of the world's finest beers is downright heroic. At Goose Island we live and die by hops, so breaking the rules meant pushing the hop limit to the extreme to create this monster Imperial IPA. We took three of our favorite hops, TETTNANG, SIMCOE, and CASCADE, and balanced their spiciness with tons of malt. Them we went back and dumped in MORE HOPS and more malt until this beer was exploding with flavor...strong enough to wake the dead and filled with more bitterness than a woman scorned. This Imperial IPA is absolutely gigantic, you'll smell the hops from about a yard away. What will surprise you is how incredibly drinkable it is. Pair it up with the saltiest blue cheese you can find, and go nuts.
Goes Best With
Spicy dishes; salty and umami flavors; fried foods; Indian Curries; Mexican Food; grilled meat – burgers, steaks;