Goose Island Honker's Ale

Pros: Hoppy Spiciness
Cons: Limited Availability

I first tried Honker's Ale while I was waiting, between flights, at the Chicago O'Hare Airport. I had not yet tried a product of Goose Island Brewery, so I didn't really know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised when I tasted this ale. Honker's has...

Pros: Good hop flavours
Cons: Not too well balanced

I don't know if it's because of the time of year, but I've noticed some new beers making an appearance in my local store, and quite a few from the former colonies of the New World.
Great! This gives me some tasting and reviewing material without...

Pros: It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely!!
Cons: Where we are it's something of a rarity

This review is one of a pair. Real imported US beer is becoming something of a rarity in the UK. Here, however, we have an American guest beer, cunningly housed on the shelves of my local supermarket. This was part of a haul I carried away a...

Pros: It's a decent beer from what seems to be an above average brewery
Cons: Availability? I got mine in a gift pack. Nothing outstanding

One of my favorite gifts this Christmas was my Goose Island gift pack containing 2 each of six different beers from this Chicago brewery. I would like to start out this review by letting everyone know that their Oatmeal Stout is one of the best USA beers...

Pros: thirst quenching, great hoppy flavor
Cons: limited distribution area

Forgive me for having been away so long. You see, I've been out and about meeting people, preparing with my wife to have our first child, house hunting in Chicago, and getting our own house ready to be sold. Somehow, however, I have managed to continue...

Pros: Good Beer
Cons: none

I came to know Honkers Ale from visiting the Goose Island Brewery (see my epinion in Chicago Restaurants), so I have only had it on tap and have not tried it bottled. I would suggest Honker's Ale as a good beverage. I am not a beer connoisseur so I do...

Pros: price
Cons: bitter

I did not enjoy it at all. It has a bitter taste to it.I dont belive most women would enjoy it. It truly has a taste on to its own. You can find it most liquor stores in the midwest that carry a variety of beers from all over. If you like a light...

Pros: Wonderful flavor
Cons: hard to find

I am also from the midwest and when I first tasted this beer I fell in love. I like my beer to be full-bodied-I don't care for light, watery beers similar to Bud or Coors.I tend to try micro beers and do try them often. This beer has a wonderful and...

Pros: good thirst quencher
Cons: availability

Well, lets start of with the obvious part of this beer. It has limited quantities available in certain areas. Sometimes it is hard to come by. If you do, this beer will make you honk like a goose. So why choose this beer? Well, I don't know. Why not?...

Pros: A strong full-bodied beer
Cons: Not for the weak

This beer is made and brewed in my hometown :) First time I had tried it was at the Taste of Chicago. Not a bad brew I must say. It sells for maybe a dollar more than Miller or Bud but worth it. It is a strong beer. Really bold flavor. At least to me and...