Gose
Rising Tide Brewing Company

 

 

This was poured into a stange. The appearance was a nice looking hazy to burnt yellow color with a carbonation rising at a moderate pace to fill a quickly dissipating foamy to bubbly white little head. There wasn’t any lacing. The smell starts off with a nice sour mash of the wheat to tart puckering lemon. Bitter orange rind kicks the grind to amplify the sour aspect nicely. The taste starts off sour and kicks into the salty part nicely. There’s a nice sweet to sour to bitter and tart little kick of the salt in the aftertaste and finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body. A super nice refreshing crisp sessionability just rolled right on out over my tongue. Carbonation feels somewhat low. Overall, this was a really nice gose hitting mainly all of the marks of the style.

One of the better Gose out there. Not always available and I have a sister who works close by that will get me some for me to pick up on my every so often trips to Portland.

 

 

Plain can. Pours a medium shade of yellow with a bit of a haze and almost no head.

Smells lightly tart, lightly spicy. Pretty tame for the style but there's no off nodes.

Tastes more complex than the aroma had led me to anticipate. Salty tartness upfront, berries and spice in the middle, and a really nice tart finish with some lingering salinity. I'm maybe drinking it a bit too warm (it was in a wine chiller), but the complexity is pretty spectacular for an American gose even while it maintains the thirst quenching lightness of the best European versions of the style. The timid aroma and tepid pour keep it from being world-class, but it's still a very good beer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured from 16 oz can into Nonic pint glass, purchased at the brewery.

Aggressive pour produced about two fingers worth of frothy head that quickly fell to a fluffy cap. The beer looks as it should - an unfiltered wheat that is slightly cloudy and a golden straw color.

The aroma is mild and bright. Definite spice notes of coriander, balanced by some lemony aroma, earthy yeast notes, kind of a sour wheat bread dough cuts through, and somehow it all seems very clean and refreshing. Maybe anticipating the salt, but it does put me in mind of clean, ocean air.

The taste was initially quite bready - the malt certainly shines through on the first sip. Then some earthy notes come through with a pleasant level of acidity, a little lemony characteristic, and moderate spiciness. The coriander (which was very apparent on the nose) is restrained on the tongue. Present, but more of s supporting character than the primary flavor. There is a definite metallic tang from the salt that lingers, buit not over the top.

Feel - I expected this to be just a bit lighter, but found it very refreshing in general. maybe a touch too heavy on the "lingering" aspects of the taste. It seems to waver between smooth and crisp - a little too much body to be really dry and crisp, but that is being very critical. Certainly refreshing.

I drank this beer on a very warm early winter day looking for a refresher and it hit the mark. It accurately represents the style without being heavy-handed in any particular aspect. This is certainly a beer I would drink when I can find it.