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Otra Vez
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Gose
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 14.67%
- Reviews:
- 433
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 14, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 22, 2015
- Wants:
- 54
- Gots:
- 557
In California, where temperatures often top triple digits, perfecting the warm weather beer is a priority. We happened upon a sweet-tangy blend of native-grown prickly pear cactus and grapefruit combined with the zing of a traditional gose for a vicious but delicious twist on the stodgy summer sippers.
Otra Vez is a tangy twist on the nearly extinct gose style. It combines the zip of prickly pear cactus with a hint of grapefruit for a bright and refreshing finish.
Otra Vez is a tangy twist on the nearly extinct gose style. It combines the zip of prickly pear cactus with a hint of grapefruit for a bright and refreshing finish.
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Ratings by xacidx:
Rated by xacidx from Connecticut
4/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mar 18, 2016
4/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mar 18, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jgramirez876
4.72/5 rDev +28.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
4.72/5 rDev +28.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
Excellent use of prickly pear cactus (in Spanish: nopal) and nopales are inherently spicy.
This beer is packed with flavor and is sour. Refreshing to the taste and I think pairs great with seafood. Do not try if you’re expecting a pils or anything wheaty.
Sad to see it’s out of stores…
Jun 01, 2022This beer is packed with flavor and is sour. Refreshing to the taste and I think pairs great with seafood. Do not try if you’re expecting a pils or anything wheaty.
Sad to see it’s out of stores…
Rated by BeerManDan from California
1.14/5 rDev -69%
look: 3.25 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1.14/5 rDev -69%
look: 3.25 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Taste like battery acid. Couldn't drink another drop! Blah!!!
Nov 27, 2020Reviewed by Karmadillo from Texas
4.06/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.06/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Been looking for this beer in stores to sadly find out if had been discontinued. This beer is a great, easy drinker with a pleasing tartness that is dangerously thirst-quenching. Very crisp mouthfeel, citrus and sun tea like flavor and drinkability with a light belly that doesn't make you feel bloated. It is a both a worknight and sunny afternoon beer that makes you wash down another without buyers remorse. Wish they'd make it a permanent part of the Sierra Nevada lineup.
Sep 05, 2020Reviewed by fedt from Arizona
4.22/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.22/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sierra Nevada Otra Vez, 4.5%
12oz bottle poured into glass
A Goes style, with cactus and grapefruit
L: Light straw, lots of bubbles all throughout, thick head with retention.
S: Sugar, lemon curd, grapefruit rind. Not that strong on the nose though. After warming, bread and a bit more sourness apparent.
T: Definitely get cactus and grapefruit upfront. Very sour and sweet. Malt is nice, light breadiness but not very heavy. Not bitter. Just sour.
F: Light-medium, carbonated, tart, low ABV
O: Overall, I liked this. The lemony gose compliments the prickly pear. Even if it's California, they are getting that Southwest / Mexican feel to it right.
Jan 05, 202012oz bottle poured into glass
A Goes style, with cactus and grapefruit
L: Light straw, lots of bubbles all throughout, thick head with retention.
S: Sugar, lemon curd, grapefruit rind. Not that strong on the nose though. After warming, bread and a bit more sourness apparent.
T: Definitely get cactus and grapefruit upfront. Very sour and sweet. Malt is nice, light breadiness but not very heavy. Not bitter. Just sour.
F: Light-medium, carbonated, tart, low ABV
O: Overall, I liked this. The lemony gose compliments the prickly pear. Even if it's California, they are getting that Southwest / Mexican feel to it right.
Reviewed by psoriasaurus from Thailand
4.75/5 rDev +29.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +29.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Writing a review in memoriam of the cactus/grapefruit recipe. Oh delicious, bright, smooth, sexy and thirst quenching prickly pear gose how I miss you so. It really feels like my dog died (I would say child but that sounds a bit extreme, but really, that is how much I loved this beer). Please come back. Your fetid lime/agave replacement is absolute swill :(
Aug 30, 2019Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled 12/18/15; drank 1/24/16 @ the Yarchives.
Semi-opaque pale yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a huge bright white head; minimal lace.
Lemon & sugar notes in the nose.
Thin mouthfeel.
Mildly tart lemon flavor up front; sweet honeyed wheat notes on the finish.
Simple but tasty; well balanced. This would shine on a summer day.
Jun 30, 2019Semi-opaque pale yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a huge bright white head; minimal lace.
Lemon & sugar notes in the nose.
Thin mouthfeel.
Mildly tart lemon flavor up front; sweet honeyed wheat notes on the finish.
Simple but tasty; well balanced. This would shine on a summer day.
Reviewed by Monkitrouble224 from Pennsylvania
4.2/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.2/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
If you love beers like Tecate, Corona, and Dos Equis, but you're also a sour beer drinker, this one is a great fusion of both! With sharp sour lime flavors on the front with a tasty Mexican-style beer finish, this is truly the best of both worlds.
Jun 12, 2019Reviewed by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington
1.96/5 rDev -46.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
1.96/5 rDev -46.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
Malt and funk with a palate blasting tangy-tartness. This was a tough one for me to consume but it grew on me a little bit as I gave it a full chance.
Jun 06, 2019
Otra Vez from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
1642 ratings
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