Pisces
Rising Tide Brewing Company
- From:
- Rising Tide Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Gose
Ranked #115 - ABV:
- 3.6%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #21,825 - Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 13, 2022
- Added:
- Apr 29, 2016
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 12
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Brewed with coriander and free-range Maine seawater
Light, dry, crisp, and refreshing, Pisces is our interpretation of this old German style. Our version is brewed with lactobacillus, coriander, and local seawater for a tart and mineral character.
Light, dry, crisp, and refreshing, Pisces is our interpretation of this old German style. Our version is brewed with lactobacillus, coriander, and local seawater for a tart and mineral character.
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Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
4.08/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.08/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Phenomenal gose, on point with lightly spiced , lightly salted, quenching acidity with a light , wheat protein/tannin structure to add a little body to the low ABV beer. Extremely refreshing and really well done.
Aug 13, 2022
Reviewed by Amendm from Rhode Island
3.94/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
An evenly moderate pour created a finger of bone white creamy foam that quickly turned fizzy and shrunk to a thin ring.
Cloudy yellow-straw body with a small amount of very cloudy sediment.
Toasted wheat and both spicy and herbal coriander greet the nose, some multi grain bread and lemon in the rear.
A tart lemon flavor is forward during the taste, the coriander replaces hops as the brackish seawater adds a light saltiness. A very faint sour milk taste is disguised as well as the alcohol. Semi-dry with above average bitterness, the seawater blocks the malt's attempt at sweetness. The finish is crisp and fast, the seawater and spicy coriander linger on.
light bodied with ample carbonation, lightly sour/tart and very refreshing. Session-able and perfect for hot weather.
Jul 12, 2020Cloudy yellow-straw body with a small amount of very cloudy sediment.
Toasted wheat and both spicy and herbal coriander greet the nose, some multi grain bread and lemon in the rear.
A tart lemon flavor is forward during the taste, the coriander replaces hops as the brackish seawater adds a light saltiness. A very faint sour milk taste is disguised as well as the alcohol. Semi-dry with above average bitterness, the seawater blocks the malt's attempt at sweetness. The finish is crisp and fast, the seawater and spicy coriander linger on.
light bodied with ample carbonation, lightly sour/tart and very refreshing. Session-able and perfect for hot weather.
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
4.04/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Today's little CANQuest (tm) adventure is going to CANsist of Goses & Pilsners. The former because I seem to have a number of them, all ready to go & the latter because I simply CANnot get enough Pilsners. It's easy enough to suss out Lagers, but there just do not seem to be enough Pilsners, IMHO.
From the CAN: "Pisces Gose"; "Salinity Now"; "Free-Range Seawater"; "Wheat Ale brewed with Coriander and Seawater"; "Never Filtered. Never Pasteurized. Live Beer on Board."; "N 43° 39' 55.16" W 70° 15' 25.06".
I Crack!ed open the vent & beCAN an inverted Glug since it was meant to be agitated. This led to the formation of just under two fingers of foamy, fizzy, roiling, bone-white head with limited retention, quickly falling away to wisps. Color was an oh-so-slightly-hazy Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5). Nose was REALLY Piscean with a pronounced sea saltiness acCANponied by a black peppery spiciness. Mmm. Mouthfeel was thin & watery, befitting a water sign's beer. The taste was quite tart with a lime-like citrusiness to go along with the intense saltiness as well was its spiciness. Mmm. This had that refreshing quality of being back aft on the fantail, the air filled with the scent of sea salt. Nothing like being underway & well out to sea! Finish was dry, as should be expected in/from a beer involving spice(s) as an adjunct, but it was also highly refreshing! This would be a great beer on a hot, humid Summer's day, IMHO. YMMV.
May 07, 2020From the CAN: "Pisces Gose"; "Salinity Now"; "Free-Range Seawater"; "Wheat Ale brewed with Coriander and Seawater"; "Never Filtered. Never Pasteurized. Live Beer on Board."; "N 43° 39' 55.16" W 70° 15' 25.06".
I Crack!ed open the vent & beCAN an inverted Glug since it was meant to be agitated. This led to the formation of just under two fingers of foamy, fizzy, roiling, bone-white head with limited retention, quickly falling away to wisps. Color was an oh-so-slightly-hazy Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5). Nose was REALLY Piscean with a pronounced sea saltiness acCANponied by a black peppery spiciness. Mmm. Mouthfeel was thin & watery, befitting a water sign's beer. The taste was quite tart with a lime-like citrusiness to go along with the intense saltiness as well was its spiciness. Mmm. This had that refreshing quality of being back aft on the fantail, the air filled with the scent of sea salt. Nothing like being underway & well out to sea! Finish was dry, as should be expected in/from a beer involving spice(s) as an adjunct, but it was also highly refreshing! This would be a great beer on a hot, humid Summer's day, IMHO. YMMV.
Reviewed by SierraNevallagash from Maine
4.25/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pint can - dated 03/12/19 - poured into a Pokal at 42F
Pours an ever-so-slightly hazy pale golden straw hue, with barely a finger of loose, webby, white head that recedes to a bubbling film and collar, with very minimal lacing left behind. Visible effervescence.
Nose: Absolutely delightful and classic. A true gose through and through. Soft wheat grain, floral grassy notes, lilac, honeysuckle, roses, with an evident streak of minerality and salinity. Like driftwood on the beach. It's a very tame nose, but it strikes me as an accurate, true gose aroma.
Palate: Opens up incredibly delicately. Pale, quiet wheat, with a gentle sprinkling of sea salt. A slight, almost indistinguishable lactic tang on the front end. The flavour is so delicate, it almost comes across as slightly watered down. It acts as though the flavour is about to peak, but it only reaches a very short plateau, before sliding into the finish, where the grain and salty bits subside, and the true maritime character of the beer comes out. The faint finishing flavour of low tide, coastal air, and stone. Finishes incredibly clean, with absolutely no aftertaste whatsoever. Zero residual sugars. Bone dry, crisp, clean. Easily one of the cleanest beers I've ever tried.
Mouthfeel/Body: At 3.6% ABV, the beer is a featherweight. Ultra light, crisp, and airy. A soft, but seltzer-like effervescence adds to the light, airy feel. There are no identifiable malt/grain sugars in this beer, allowing to drink absolutely bone dry, with no lingering flavours. Just a clean, crisp, dry, snappy ale. Drinks like club soda.
Overall: This is definitely an eye-catcher. "Ale brewed with seawater". Obviously, one is going to have some preconceived expectations. I know I did, and I know that those expectations were wildly off. I was expecting a salty, briny, algae/seaweed flavour, with a real maritime kick to it. This is not that. This is the most gentle, clean, friendly gose I've come across. A real easy drinker, with a satisfyingly clean dry presentation, and just a little bit of oceanside complexity to it. I imagine this is how the gose tasted in Germany a few hundred years ago. Top notch.
May 19, 2019Pours an ever-so-slightly hazy pale golden straw hue, with barely a finger of loose, webby, white head that recedes to a bubbling film and collar, with very minimal lacing left behind. Visible effervescence.
Nose: Absolutely delightful and classic. A true gose through and through. Soft wheat grain, floral grassy notes, lilac, honeysuckle, roses, with an evident streak of minerality and salinity. Like driftwood on the beach. It's a very tame nose, but it strikes me as an accurate, true gose aroma.
Palate: Opens up incredibly delicately. Pale, quiet wheat, with a gentle sprinkling of sea salt. A slight, almost indistinguishable lactic tang on the front end. The flavour is so delicate, it almost comes across as slightly watered down. It acts as though the flavour is about to peak, but it only reaches a very short plateau, before sliding into the finish, where the grain and salty bits subside, and the true maritime character of the beer comes out. The faint finishing flavour of low tide, coastal air, and stone. Finishes incredibly clean, with absolutely no aftertaste whatsoever. Zero residual sugars. Bone dry, crisp, clean. Easily one of the cleanest beers I've ever tried.
Mouthfeel/Body: At 3.6% ABV, the beer is a featherweight. Ultra light, crisp, and airy. A soft, but seltzer-like effervescence adds to the light, airy feel. There are no identifiable malt/grain sugars in this beer, allowing to drink absolutely bone dry, with no lingering flavours. Just a clean, crisp, dry, snappy ale. Drinks like club soda.
Overall: This is definitely an eye-catcher. "Ale brewed with seawater". Obviously, one is going to have some preconceived expectations. I know I did, and I know that those expectations were wildly off. I was expecting a salty, briny, algae/seaweed flavour, with a real maritime kick to it. This is not that. This is the most gentle, clean, friendly gose I've come across. A real easy drinker, with a satisfyingly clean dry presentation, and just a little bit of oceanside complexity to it. I imagine this is how the gose tasted in Germany a few hundred years ago. Top notch.
Rated by gbiello from Massachusetts
3.27/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
It's not bad, but very light on the taste. Kind of the Bud Light of goses.
Aug 04, 2018
Rated by BEERMILER12 from Maine
4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the brewery
May 18, 2018
Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts
3.86/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A- Tallboy pours into my snifter with a mostly clear golden body and a fluffy head. The white cap recedes fairly quickly to a small ring at the edges and lacing is rare.
S- Seawater beach brine, coriander herbal spiciness, lemon tartness from the lactic ferment, whole crusty wheat grains bringing a decent amount of sweetness and a general hint of pale fruits like sour grapes.
T- Unfortunately flattens out quite a bit compared to the sharp and varied aroma. The seawater aspect is strong and perhaps just a bit too strong as it reminds me of the moment you spit out beach water in the summer, salty and briny. This salt drowns out the tartness from the lactic ferment and flattens the beer. Herbal coriander and notes of citrus zest among a base of yogurt hints and whole grain bread.
MF- Smooth and creamy light end body. The carbonation is towards the lower side for this style. Ends just a tiny bit tart.
This one is very interesting to say the least. On one hand the seawater hurts the overall flavor profile but on the other hand it seems to neuter the tartness and make the beer come off as overly sweet. In the end it is a very good Gose but the smell and the flavor seem to point towards different directions.
Oct 15, 2017S- Seawater beach brine, coriander herbal spiciness, lemon tartness from the lactic ferment, whole crusty wheat grains bringing a decent amount of sweetness and a general hint of pale fruits like sour grapes.
T- Unfortunately flattens out quite a bit compared to the sharp and varied aroma. The seawater aspect is strong and perhaps just a bit too strong as it reminds me of the moment you spit out beach water in the summer, salty and briny. This salt drowns out the tartness from the lactic ferment and flattens the beer. Herbal coriander and notes of citrus zest among a base of yogurt hints and whole grain bread.
MF- Smooth and creamy light end body. The carbonation is towards the lower side for this style. Ends just a tiny bit tart.
This one is very interesting to say the least. On one hand the seawater hurts the overall flavor profile but on the other hand it seems to neuter the tartness and make the beer come off as overly sweet. In the end it is a very good Gose but the smell and the flavor seem to point towards different directions.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.23/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Pours a hazy lemongrass color capped by three fingers of snow white foam; decent retention and some strands of lacing linger
Smell: Lactic lemongrass and coriander tones with a seabreeze in the air
Taste: Lactic lemongrass and coriander forward, with a growing tart green apple character; the salt emerges, through the middle, with the tart flavors returning for the finish
Mouthfeel: Light body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A delightful gose; love that they used free-range seawater for this
Apr 18, 2017Smell: Lactic lemongrass and coriander tones with a seabreeze in the air
Taste: Lactic lemongrass and coriander forward, with a growing tart green apple character; the salt emerges, through the middle, with the tart flavors returning for the finish
Mouthfeel: Light body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A delightful gose; love that they used free-range seawater for this
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