Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale
Style: Wheat Ale
Alcohol content: 4.4%
From: Chicago, USA
Purchased from: Tesco
OK first thing i should tell you before you read is that i love Chicago. I went there way back in 2005 and i have always wanted to go back since. Personally, i think that Chicago is much better destination to visit than New York. It has the hustle and bustle of the East coast but has the laid back charms of the West coast. When i started reading more about beer, I was excited to learn that in Chicago, the craft beer movement is flourishing. I just wish i had been 21 at the time so i could actually enjoy all they had to offer. Must go back for a taste at some point!
The brewer Goose Island was first opened by John Hall in 1988. John had be travelling around Europe for a number of years and found that there was an amazing range of beers on offer. He found difficultly finding some of these beers in the United States, so he took matters into his own hands and created Goose Island. The company now has an amazingly diverse range of ales on offer including some seasonal beers. The 312 gets its name from the telephone area code for downtown Chicago and is part of Goose Islands Urban Ale line. Now i will admit, that i have tried the 312 several times before down at the Pigs Ear in Richmond. But recently Tesco's have began stocking the 312 along with the Goose Island India Pale Ale.
Smell: As soon as you pour a 312 you are hit with floral and citrus notes. As this is a wheat beer a large head is created when you pour. I accidentally got a bit to close to the head and ended up with a nose full of froth. However, this allowed me to pick up a very sour undertone to the flavor; which is certainly stronger than any thing that i had smelt before. I felt as if i had just been hit in the face with a lemon meringue or key lime pie.
Body: Very fine bubbles on the pour that stay with you thought out the drink. It also has a creamy texture to it which can be rather odd at first but as you get use to it the drink goes down a treat.
Taste: On the pallet you are smacked with a taste of Elder flower with a bitter lemon finish. It does taste a bit sour but it is not over whelming. These taste dances around your mouth while you enjoy every sip. It's a bit like Mel and Kim in the Video for Respectable. Good song (don't judge me) but interesting dance moves. There is no bitter finish to this beer due to the Liberty and Cascade Hops they use. It would go down very nicely whist having a picnic in Hyde Park. Your perfect summer time ale.
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