Blood Orange Gose
Anderson Valley Brewing Company

Blood Orange GoseBlood Orange Gose
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From:
Anderson Valley Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Gose
Ranked #61
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
88
Ranked #12,927
Avg:
3.95 | pDev: 10.89%
Reviews:
293
Ratings:
1,879
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 18, 2023
Added:
Aug 04, 2014
Wants:
  75
Gots:
  446
Formerly Highway 128 Session Series: Blood Orange Gose

Tart, Refreshing Wheat Ale

Our Blood Orange Gose is an expression of how great a kettle soured beer can be. A careful hand during the souring process and liberal additions of blood oranges during fermentation impart tangy citrus notes that complement the bright gose flavors, creating a complex and sessionable ale perfect for any occasion.
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Ratings by AMCPhD:
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Rated by AMCPhD from Virginia

4.03/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nov 12, 2016
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Reviewed by Death_Adder from South Carolina

1.5/5  rDev -62%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Color looks like if someone were to take a Busch and pour in a dash of a hazy IPA into it. Citrusy, light, and refreshing in a disgusting sour beer kind of way. I’ll never understand why someone would drink these.

Style: Gose | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 4.2% | Rating: 1.5
Nov 18, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Nov 11, 2023
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

3.93/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz can. Can bottom stamp is '21288 8443/4'.
Cloudy, orange amber colored body. Brief lasting off white head, which later is an interrupted cap and very thin ring. No lacing.
Aroma of citrus orange over the lactic acid.
Taste is tangy and sr. Citrus orange is there for the full profile. The salt is also present and mixes well with the sourness. Aftertaste just continues ouwith the main flavors.
Medium mouth feel. Salt on the lips is drying. Quiet carbonation.
Salty and sour, with the addition of orange. Seems to be thirst quenching.
Aug 03, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by MGibbons from Maryland

May 01, 2023
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Reviewed by dcat151 from Georgia

4.24/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Slightly dark yellow pour with a good amount of head that dissipates relatively quickly. Nose is typical gose with notes of orange and citrus. A solid beer with traditional gose flavor backed up by good orange notes. Mouth feel is a bit sharp at first and then smoothes out. If you like a gose, this is a good beer.
Apr 07, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by mpenske from California

Nov 14, 2022
 
Rated: 3.7 by LunchMoney from Minnesota

Nov 14, 2022
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Reviewed by JokersAce

3.85/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Typical medium to light golden amber color of a gose with a brief flash of a white head.
Tangy somewhat citrusy notes. More orange juice or Sunny D than citrus hops. Still decent, nothing I'd have again.
Nov 12, 2022
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Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey

3.72/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
(12 oz can, 21207; purchased single off shelf at State Line a couple days ago... poured into a St. Bernardus chalice)

L: lightly-hazy, light amber liquid; quite tight white foam on the pour, crumbling to a thin, wispy cap in seconds... no lacing

S: pithy at first, with the coriander mildly apparent, I swear some orange flesh soon emerges, soft as it is; the fruit and spice make for a confectionar-ily floral scent... faint floury grain note, not malty or bready in any sense

T: certainly some orange tinge to its now wheaty, brightly-spiced foundation; craving a bit more saline and sour... aftertaste is delicately doughy, while the getting slightly more salty in the aftertaste as it goes

F: light-bodied and lifting across the palate, a bit airy on the floor, with some subtle simmer on the roof... wishing it had a bit more tart attack

O: not entirely dead at this age, but it's clearly lost some of its expressivity... popped more with bigger sips; would probably be quite nice swilling from the can in hot summer weather (2057)
Oct 12, 2022
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Reviewed by EnderFett11 from Virginia

3.48/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured moderately hard from a can into a snifter glass, forming a ton of foamy white head that soon fades. Smell is citrus. Pale orange color. Taste is pretty intense citrus, not quite blood orange I think. Pretty strong bite of carbonation. Not really my thing, but good if you like citrus.
May 30, 2022
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Reviewed by FrMatthewLC from Virginia

4.31/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A solid gose that is on the better side. Slightly orange color without much head. It has a strong sour taste with a noticeable bit not overwhelming orange flavor. A nice aftertaste as well.
May 15, 2022
 
Rated: 3.69 by HarlotBronte from District of Columbia

Apr 03, 2022
 
Rated: 3.66 by desint from Belgium

Dec 16, 2021
 
Rated: 3.7 by mpk2020 from Illinois

Nov 03, 2021
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Reviewed by NCSapiens from Indiana

3.79/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear, orange-tinged yellow color with white head and good lacing.

Taste is a bit tart and sour, but not overly so. Flavors of sour blood orange, lemon zest, salt, coriander, earth minerals, saltine cracker, green grape. A bit of a white wine or champagne quality.

Feel is light and bubbly, somewhat dry finish.

Overall not bad; strikes me as something that champagne-loving Europeans would drink.
Sep 24, 2021
 
Rated: 4.41 by fishguyac from Virginia

Aug 07, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by Kiro from Russian Federation

Jul 17, 2021
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Reviewed by Antg8989 from New Jersey

4.11/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Aroma - saltine cracker from malts, lactobacillus, orange zest. Taste falls in line with aroma. Tart, high carbonation and mostly dry finish. Easy drinking. Straightforward.
Jul 04, 2021
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Reviewed by HopHunterCL from Ohio

4.26/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours very lightly hazy golden yellow color with a finger of uneven white head.
Aroma is very strong of blood orange. I also get a little bit is salty wheat cracker.
There is a medium high sourness. Lots of blood orange flavor throughout finishing with a welcome pithy bitterness.
Medium bodied with good carbonation. Salt contributes nicely to the body.
Overall a delicious and refreshing Gose I would likely buy again.
Jun 27, 2021
Blood Orange Gose from Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 1879 ratings