Goose Island Black Mission
Goose Island Black Mission
Rated 3.200 by BeerPals
Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company
Chicago, IL, United States
Style: Abbey Tripel
7.8% Alcohol by Volume
18 International Bittering Units
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Black Mission is the definition of a collaborative effort. It is a recipe born of three brewers, inspired by two very different styles of beer, and designed to showcase the fruit for which it is named — Black Mission figs. The brewers used a simple but classic dessert as a starting point for their recipe, the fig newton. For generations, this dessert has combined the sweetness of figs with the earthy spice of a graham cracker crust. Patrick, Tim, and Gopal decided to reproduce this classic flavor profile in Black Mission by combining a beer style that has a toasty, bread-like quality with a yeast strain that has fruity esters. To create this distinct dichotomy of flavors, Black Mission utilizes aged hops that are traditionally found in Belgian Tripels along with a grain bill reminiscent of a Vienna lager. The fruity and spicy traits of a Belgian Tripel complement the toasty, graham cracker flavors of the malt. A secondary fermentation with Black Mission figs and lactose sugar enhances the sweetness and adds notes of dark, dried fruit. The result is much more than a cookie — it’s a beer.
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| Overall Rank | 21538 |
| Overall Percentile | 61.2 |
| Style Rank | 299 of 599 |
| Style Percentile | 50.1 |
| Lowest Score | 3.8 |
| Highest Score | 3.8 |
| Average Score | 3.800 |
| Weighted Score | 3.200 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.000 |
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8
Deep auburn coloring with little to no head. Aroma is sweet, dark fruit - you might not recognize fig if you didn't know it was in there, but there is no mistaking a darker fruit of some sort. The mouthfeel on this beer is slightly sticky and thick. Flavor is overwhelmingly sweet - like a fig newton that's been pulverized into a soup. They stated that was sort of their goal (fig newton-ish) and they definitely succeeded. Very little to no hop intrusion. Decent amount of alcohol is noticeable and mixes well with the sweet fig flavors. You need to like sweet beers and figs in particular if you try this one. Luckily I do.