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Govnor's Public House

(Closed)

220 North Randall Road
Lake In The Hills IL 60156
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Notes

Visited: December 8, 2001

Opened: 2001

Closed: 2008

Contributors: Kevin Buckley, Jim Dziubla, Verne Schultz

Updated: December 19, 2008

Beer List

2 Brothers

American-Style Pale Ale
- Date: December 8, 2001 (#4023)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 14½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Golden, thick head. Clean malty aroma. Light body, malty, mild hop flavor without bitterness, some diacetyl.

American Cream Ale

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

Date: December 8, 2001 (#4021)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 10½ points

Overall Impression (2)
Pale golden, no head. Big diacetyl odor. Light body, lots of butterscotch flavor.

Black Forest

German-Style Schwarzbier

Date: December 8, 2001 (#4020)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Black, no head. Sweet aroma of black licorice. Light body, sweet black malt flavor.

Celtic Cream Ale

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

Date: December 8, 2001 (#4015)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden, creamy head. Mildly sweet-malty aroma. Light creamy body, fairly clean maltiness except for hints of DMS.

Date: December 8, 2001 (#4022)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Red-brown, thick short-lived head. Spicy, malty, alcoholic aroma. Light body, candy-sweet flavor, hints of tasty spicy phenols.

Date: December 8, 2001 (#4019)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright red-brown, thick head. Mildly toasty aroma. Big body, big banana flavor, richly malty and creamy. "Dublin"...?

Date: December 8, 2001 (#4018)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 10 points

Overall Impression (1½)
Bright red, moderate head. Hugely fruity aroma, like raspberries. Thick, malty, with rather a lot of raspberry flavor. It's not billed as a fruit beer ("Fomharfest is Gaelic for Oktoberfest") so I suspect that there used to be a raspberry beer on this draft line.

Date: December 8, 2001 (#4017)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, moderate head. Faintly malty aroma. Light body, some diacetyl, not a lot else.

Date: December 8, 2001 (#4014)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright brown-amber, creamy head. Spicy hop aroma. Medium body, big spicy hop flavor, fairly bitter. Clean hoppy finish.

Date: August 11, 2001 (#3881)

Package: draught

Place: Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, low head. Malty aroma, slightly cheesy. Light body, some caramel, big hop flavor, mild bitter finish.

Date: December 8, 2001 (#4016)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Very deep very dark red, thick creamy head. Big coffee aroma. Light body, big smooth roast malt flavor without the usual sharp acidity. Lingering roasty finish.

Date: August 9, 2003 (#5064)

Package: draught

Place: Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright golden. Huge head. Big spicy hop aroma. Medium creamy body. Malty, spicy hops...and a hint of skunk?