I remember loving this years ago. Aged this bottle for 8 years. 2012 bottle cap date. Nose with dried fruits, some citrus, bread. Palate is just stunning. Viscous with raisins, dates, caramel, toasted/burnt walnuts, and an underlying acidity that really keeps this in balance. Outstanding. One of the best aged beers I’ve ever had. — 4 years ago
Surprisingly, I kinda liked this despite my aversion to overly-hopped beers. The nose is a straight up hop-bomb - floral, citrusy, piney. The palate's also full-on, with heaps of hoppy bitterness, but balanced by malty sweetness and tropical fruit notes (passionfruit and mango for me). Finishes crisp and earthy. Not bad, but not my kind of beer (not an IPA fan basically). — 5 years ago
I’m not a huge beer person, so I’m pretty picky with beers, and this one is quite luscious! It’s fruity and in my opinion easily enjoyable.. Would definitely recommend it to other ladies who aren’t huge on beer but like to join in sometimes :) — 6 years ago
Two beers with two years past due date, this is when it starts to express its complexity. Love this! — 2 years ago
Powering through the last of the oak beers on the way to wine immersion. On a positive note, the baby now has a room! Anyway, last year’s Good Gourd! Looks like dark tea or a hot cider, nice eruption of bubbling magic. Orange tinged; good start! Super spiced cinnamon apple, caramel, vanilla, nutmeg, and oddly smelling of a California wine. Sierra foothills mascarpone notes and also a hot buttered rum smell. Cinnamon tea, clove studded orange, whiskey-lemon-honey tea, toasted coconut, sweet tobacco, brown sugar, dates, fruitcake candied notes with a nod to its density. A cream soda finish with raisinets. #cigarcitybrewing #cigarcitygoodgourd #goodgourd #imperialale #ale #beer #bier #biere #birra #imperialpumpkinale #pumpkinale #pumpkinbeer #ccb #halloweenbeer — 5 years ago
Seth Masterson
Amazing that this is 9.5% because it's so easy to drink a 750mL bottle. It really is wine quality. I have a hard time identifying the nose on beers but it reminds me of being inside the cow feed silo as a kid. It smells like late summer harvest left to ferment.
It's a very clean taste of...... Wheat grass? — a year ago