Otra Vez
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Otra VezOtra Vez
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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Gose
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 14.67%
Reviews:
433
Ratings:
1,642
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.
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Ratings by Darkmagus82:
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas

3.56/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Served on tap in a pint glass

Appearance – The beer pours a hazy golden orange color with a one finger head of white foam. The head has a good level of retention, slowly fading over time to leave only a tiny bit of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma of the brew is strong of a grainy and lemon smell mixed with a bit of a yeasty smell. Along with these aromas comes some lighter notes of sweeter citrus being of an orange and grapefruit juice smell.

Taste – The taste begins with a mix of a grainy cracker taste mixed with a rather strong sour lemon flavor. The sourness gets stronger and stronger as the taste moves on with apple cider vinegar and some green apple coming to the flavor profile. The grainy subsides a bit toward the end being replaced by some hay, and leaving one with a rather dry and quite sour taste to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is light and crisp with a carbonation level that is low. I would have liked a bit higher carbonation for all the sour tastes of the brew, but overall it was an OK feel for the low abv and more crisp nature of the taste.

Overall – A good brew for the style, but not a style I really enjoy personally. I tried my best to rate it for its style, but may not be the overall best rater for this style, so take this review with a grain of salt.
Mar 04, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by MouldyCrow from Pennsylvania

Aug 14, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Aug 01, 2022
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Reviewed by jgramirez876

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, 2022
 
Rated: 3.6 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 26, 2021
 
Rated: 3.73 by BradtheGreat7 from Ohio

Aug 22, 2021
 
Rated: 3.88 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Aug 03, 2021
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Rated by BeerManDan from California

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, 2020
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Reviewed 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
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, 2020
 
Rated: 3.56 by jjboesen from Maryland

Feb 04, 2020
 
Rated: 3.25 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Jan 05, 2020
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Reviewed by fedt from Arizona

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, 2020
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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
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, 2019
 
Rated: 3.59 by MephistosCafe from North Carolina

Jul 12, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

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, 2019
 
Rated: 3.73 by blissfulNemo from Michigan

Jun 24, 2019
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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
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, 2019
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Reviewed 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
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
 
Rated: 2.8 by Daneve76 from Australia

May 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.77 by Saylor from Pennsylvania

May 19, 2019
Otra Vez from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 1642 ratings