Framboise Rose Gose
Anderson Valley Brewing Company

Poured out of a 12 oz. can into one of my stange glasses, this beer pours a clear, medium copper/golden color with a white head initially over an inch thick when first poured that settles very quickly to a thin ring lining the inside of the glass along with some small cluster swirls of foam scattered here and there on the beer's surface. No lacing to speak of. Aromas of some bready malts and perhaps a bit of wheat, raspberry and some lactic acidic lime notes and not much else. The taste is pretty much the same, with some bready malts and I think a bit of wheat that gives way to tart raspberry and bit of lime along with a nice hint of salt that gives way to just a hint of barnyard funkiness. Has a slightly crisp, mainly smooth, but slightly prickly, light to medium bodied mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. Has a clean and dry finish and aftertaste along with a slightly salty aftertaste. Another good gose here from Anderson Valley.

Eric

A: crystal clear; medium gold in color; 1 finger fizzy ivory head that receded to a thin collar; no lacing;

S: a little funk with a hint of raspberry;

T: follows the nose; the raspberry comes out a bit more in the middle; mild to moderate tartness throughout; slight salinity on the back half;

M: light to medium bodied; moderate to high carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: OK, but not enough raspberry;

 

 

Taster at APEX. Rose colored pour, kind of flat. Aroma is mildly fruity, some fo the grains. Taste brings the salt, sweet, bready base beer. Pretty spot on for the style.

 

 

 

 

Has every thing that I need from gose. Very light but balanced. Refreshing and wonderful for summer nights. Also comes with a touch of rose flavor.
This beer only contains 120 calories from a 12 fl oz can. So if you are in a diet or in training mode, might be another reason to try it.

 

 

 

 

Like most goses this doesn’t look too impressive. The pour reveals a faintly pinkish orange body with very little white head, which dissipates quickly, leaving no lacing.

Probably their most aromatic gose, with bold notes of tart fresh raspberry, followed by cranberry and floral rose and lavender notes. Sour lemon juice as well as hints of apricot and quince come to mind on the finish, which also serves up hints of salted wheat crackers.

The flavor has a lot more tart bitter cranberry/raspberry flavor than expected from the nose, which comes off as jammy. The palate here is only slightly sweet, and leans much more to the tart fresh berry juice side. The finish has the classic light sourness of a gose, with the signature hint of salt to balance it out.

The texture here is quite dry and crisp. It almost couldn’t be better, but I wonder if the bitterness is what makes it so crisp, or if it could be done without that, because I imagine the bitterness would be off-putting to some.

A delicious and balanced gose. A little bitter for the style, but it doesn’t bother me.