Bronze in Belgian Witbier
Hidden Dawn
Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL
- Category
- Belgian Witbier
- Entries
- 51
- ABV
- 5.2%
- IBU
- Not Found
- Style
- Witbier
- Malts
- Not Found
- Yeast
- Not Found
- Adjuncts
- Not Found
Hops
Not Found
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Hop Profile
No hop profile is on record for this beer.
Research Notes
Hidden Dawn is a witbier entered by Goose Island Beer Co. of Chicago, credited in one winners listing to the brewery's Fulton St location.
Award
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74, Belgian-Style Witbier | Bronze (3rd place) | 51 | Goose Island Beer Co. | Chicago, IL |
Specs
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Style | Witbier | Untappd (hand-read citation): Hidden Dawn |
| ABV | 5.2% | Untappd (hand-read citation): Hidden Dawn |
| IBU | Not Found | Not Found |
| Hops | Not Found | Not Found |
| Malts and grains | Not Found | Not Found |
| Yeast | Not Found | Not Found |
| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | Not Found | Not Found |
| Other | Not Found | Not Found |
Brewery Description
No description from the brewery was found; the beer does not appear on any Goose Island page read.
Tasting Notes
Not Found
Ingredients
No ingredient is published for this beer on any page found.
Hop Profile
Not Found
Brewing Details
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Color (SRM) | Not Found | Not Found |
| Original gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Final gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Water | Not Found | Not Found |
| Process | Not Found | Not Found |
Style Context
As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for Belgian-Style Witbier calls for 4.0 to 5.5 percent ABV, 10 to 17 IBU and 2 to 4 SRM, traditionally bottle conditioned and served cloudy. The published ABV falls within the category range; bitterness remains unknown.
Awards History
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | Belgian-Style Witbier | Bronze |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Brewery Context
Goose Island Beer Co. is in Chicago, IL. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Large brewery.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram, Untappd.
Related
- Brewery: Goose Island Beer Co.
Links
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Goose Island: beers page
- Untappd (hand-read citation): Goose Island beer list
- American Craft Beer: 2026 GABF winners
- Brewers Association: beer style guidelines
- Untappd (hand-read citation): Hidden Dawn
Gaps
- Not Found: Description, Tasting notes, Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hops, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Malts and grains, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked untappd.com, untappd.com, americancraftbeer.com, gooseisland.com, gooseisland.com, web searches recorded in the research notes.
- Not Found: IBU. Checked untappd.com, untappd.com, americancraftbeer.com, gooseisland.com, gooseisland.com, web searches recorded in the research notes, Catalog.beer search by beer and brewery name.
Research Notes
- First pass: Web searches for the beer name returned nothing but the 2026 winners lists; it appears to be an unreleased or taproom-only beer.
- First pass: The Goose Island beers page did not render its list, the all-beers page came back empty and the first page of the Untappd beer list did not include it.
- First pass: American Craft Beer lists the winner as Goose Island Beer Co., Fulton St; the brewery's Fulton St taproom page was not found.
- First pass: The web search budget ran out during this batch, so no further searches were possible.
- First pass: Researched 2026-10-13.
- Second pass 2026-10-13: The exact Goose Island beer listing verifies strength and witbier classification. It contains no description, IBU or ingredient list; no brewery product page was found.
- Field pass 2026-10-13: Additional brewery-domain, taproom and ingredient searches found no verified IBU, hop variety or qualifying brewery beer page for Hidden Dawn.
- Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the brewery site has no Hidden Dawn page.