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Levadura
Stillwater Artisanal Ales
- From:
- Stillwater Artisanal Ales
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Gose
- ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 9.82%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 03, 2019
- Added:
- Sep 13, 2017
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 10
Oaxacan-style gose sour ale brewed with salt, agave, & lime.
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Ratings by WhiskeyMax:
Rated by WhiskeyMax from Iowa
4.09/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 09, 2018
4.09/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 09, 2018
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.96/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, white head of foam. It smelled of agave, lime and lemon. Sweet agave with tart lime and a salty finish.
Oct 07, 2019Reviewed by schoolboy from Ohio
4/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
In general, this is a nice example of the style with adjuncts applied conservatively.
It pours a nice yellow with crazy bubbles that recede to nothing pretty quickly. The aroma is a stinky, slightly grassy, malt smell that tells you it will be an interesting drink, but is not indicative of the tart, gose taste. The adjuncts (lime, agave, salt) help dry out the taste but do not dominate. Nice balance.
It all is a pleasant, refreshing experience.
Recommended. I would drink two if I had another.
Jul 19, 2019It pours a nice yellow with crazy bubbles that recede to nothing pretty quickly. The aroma is a stinky, slightly grassy, malt smell that tells you it will be an interesting drink, but is not indicative of the tart, gose taste. The adjuncts (lime, agave, salt) help dry out the taste but do not dominate. Nice balance.
It all is a pleasant, refreshing experience.
Recommended. I would drink two if I had another.
Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota
4.09/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16oz can, a little over two years old
No pour here, straight from the can. Smells good, like the fruits they claim are in the can, that and some sour mash. Taste is still sour, but I can tell it has mellowed.
Age has been kind to this, an already good beer. My local store has this on sale, I intend to clean out their stock
May 10, 2019No pour here, straight from the can. Smells good, like the fruits they claim are in the can, that and some sour mash. Taste is still sour, but I can tell it has mellowed.
Age has been kind to this, an already good beer. My local store has this on sale, I intend to clean out their stock
Reviewed by degueulasse from California
3.86/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
This beer smells like tequila without the alcohol, and even if its pour is as transparent as a lager (though with a lovelier tint), it tastes like a tequila with lime and has a slight aftertaste of the salt chaser. Impressive that they were able to put a tequila shot in beer form; even more impressive that it actually tastes good, doesn't have a nasty kick, and has the feel of an everyday lager to underly its delicious notes.
Sep 22, 2018Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.99/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.99/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
While I have truly been enjoying my foray into CANs today in the furtherance of The CANQuest (tm), I feel as though I need to shift gears, even if just for a little while. Think - fewer hops, lower ABV.
From the CAN: "OaxaCAN-style Gose Sour Ale brewed with Salt, Agave & Lime".
You CAN bet that I did some in-CAN agitation before I Crack!ed the vent open! Any time that I have a wheat-based beer ready to go, I like to ensure that it is as cloudy as it was intended to be. Following the Crack!, even my new fave glass could not handle the onslaught of an inverted Glug, so I simply went heavy-handed, instead. This resulted in two-plus fingers of fizzy, foamy, bone-white head that quickly reverted to wisps, leaving no trace of their presence. Color was a deeply-hazy/lightly-cloudy Straw-Yellow (SRM = > 2, < 4). Nose was very reminiscent of Boulevard's Tequila Barrel Lime Gose from earlier in the week. Salt, lime, wheat in a blender, er, CAN & ready for me to try. Mmm. I stand by my assertion that Goses are "Tarts" & NOT "Sours", despite what it reads on the CAN. Wheat usually imparts a slight tartness & the inclusion of salt & lime only enhances that tartness, but it does not render the beer sour. I am still not a CANvert to outright sours, but I enjoy these Goses & I CAN tolerate the Berliner Weisses. This beer was very much akin to the Boulevard entry. The salt & lime did not get lost in the mélange & worked together to create a slightly tart, kinda salty, but very refreshing beer! Man, licking my lightly-pursed lips, I could taste a shot of tequila. Mmm. For many years, I eschewed hard liquor, having had one too many bad experiences. Now, I find myself really delving into Rye Whisky with forays into vodka & rum. Loads of micro-distillers now does not hurt my interest. Back to the beer. Today was Day 1 of 4 as we head into a crippling heat wave. Some woman was in the parking lot across from my back yard sobbing uncontrollably earlier & it looks to just get more brutal from here. I mention this because this beer was just so refreshing in the face of the heat & humidity. The finish was lightly dry & the salt & lime simply lingered. Man, on a scorcher like today, this hit the spot! Any other day? Your guess.
Jun 30, 2018From the CAN: "OaxaCAN-style Gose Sour Ale brewed with Salt, Agave & Lime".
You CAN bet that I did some in-CAN agitation before I Crack!ed the vent open! Any time that I have a wheat-based beer ready to go, I like to ensure that it is as cloudy as it was intended to be. Following the Crack!, even my new fave glass could not handle the onslaught of an inverted Glug, so I simply went heavy-handed, instead. This resulted in two-plus fingers of fizzy, foamy, bone-white head that quickly reverted to wisps, leaving no trace of their presence. Color was a deeply-hazy/lightly-cloudy Straw-Yellow (SRM = > 2, < 4). Nose was very reminiscent of Boulevard's Tequila Barrel Lime Gose from earlier in the week. Salt, lime, wheat in a blender, er, CAN & ready for me to try. Mmm. I stand by my assertion that Goses are "Tarts" & NOT "Sours", despite what it reads on the CAN. Wheat usually imparts a slight tartness & the inclusion of salt & lime only enhances that tartness, but it does not render the beer sour. I am still not a CANvert to outright sours, but I enjoy these Goses & I CAN tolerate the Berliner Weisses. This beer was very much akin to the Boulevard entry. The salt & lime did not get lost in the mélange & worked together to create a slightly tart, kinda salty, but very refreshing beer! Man, licking my lightly-pursed lips, I could taste a shot of tequila. Mmm. For many years, I eschewed hard liquor, having had one too many bad experiences. Now, I find myself really delving into Rye Whisky with forays into vodka & rum. Loads of micro-distillers now does not hurt my interest. Back to the beer. Today was Day 1 of 4 as we head into a crippling heat wave. Some woman was in the parking lot across from my back yard sobbing uncontrollably earlier & it looks to just get more brutal from here. I mention this because this beer was just so refreshing in the face of the heat & humidity. The finish was lightly dry & the salt & lime simply lingered. Man, on a scorcher like today, this hit the spot! Any other day? Your guess.
Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri
4.1/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dull Gold in color with a fingernail of eggshell around the rim and three quarters of the top. Moderate lacing. The aroma is of salt, lactobacilius, as well as lemon and lime. I'm tasting well balanced lactic acid and salt with hints of lemon and lime. The mouth is very dense due the the salt, as well as crisp and dry.
Jun 25, 2018Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania
4.25/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018, Green Session. Aroma is yeasty, mineral and salty with tart fruit notes. Taste has passionfruit and other tart fruit notes. Dry, mineral, light, effervescent and easy drinking.
Jun 23, 2018
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