Grandma's Apple Pie Gose
Westbrook Brewing Co.

 

 

From the pint can, it pours a hazy amber color with a modest head that soon diminishes to a small ring. The nose gets some apple pie scents, along with a hint of the sea. The mouth gets apple pie tastes, including apple and cinnamon. Interesting brew.

6 oz draft pour at Lures Bar & Grille in Crownsville, MD. I appreciate the light touch Westbrook took here - you get plenty of fresh-picked apple flavor with light spice and pie crust notes. Moderate acidity, light body, but very easy (and tasty!) to drink.

Pours a clear, golden apple juice color with a thin layer of foam on the edges. Aroma is apple. If I were to guess variety -- golden delicious. Taste is very light, immediately apple which doesn't linger. This is a nice creation that calls apple pie into mind. It is not overly sweet and is refreshing.

 

 

If you love apple pie, this is a must have. This beer literally tastes and smells like an apple pie your Grandma would make. You can literally taste and smell the granny smith apples, the cinnamon, the milk sugar, the lemons, even the pie crust. I should note that this is not for everyone. If you don't like Apple Pie or anything sweet, this isn't for you. That being said this instantly became one of my favorites and I went back to the store to get more the next day

 

 

 

 

 

1738
Gose
Westbrook
Grandma's Apple Pie Gose
Date: 11/20/2021
I want to like this beer, but hesitant. How can Westbrook pull off this flavor and make it a Gose? I used a footed pils glass, and the temp is 36 degrees. A frothy and airy bright white two-fingered head was created. The somewhat quick dissipation left a bit of lacing on the glass. Pale straw with light golden hues charts the color around SRM 5. Some haziness is evident throughout the beer. The appearance is standard for this style.
I cannot comprehend this; my brain has questions I cannot answer. The Gose smells like a warm baked apple pie. The aromas I get are cinnamon, cooked pie crust, salt, granny smith apples, lemons, and sugar.
It tastes just like it smells. The flavors are brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon, granny smith apples, salt, cinnamon, cloves, cooked pastry shell, sugar, and vanilla.
The mouthfeel is tarty and fresh. The body is light and light carbonation. The finish is soft and sweet.
I do not understand; how this is possible. It is a Gose, maybe or maybe not. I do know this beer is fabulous; I could drink more.

 

 

 

 

I've tried to write this review several times without sounding like an elitist. First off, I don't care for goses, second off, I love this beer. The Cinnamon and apple notes distract from the sourness, not only in a great way, but in the same way that a well baked apple pie distracts from the sour nature of a granny smith. If you find someone detracting from this beer's merits, then you've found someone who doesn't taste beer as it should be.

16oz can poured into a snifter

A- pours a clear yellow-golden color with a one-finger foamy white head that reduces to a ring around the glass

S- aroma smells more like regular Westbrook gose; lemon peel, wheat, lacto tartness, yogurt, a hint of apple cider vinegar

T- flavor checks all of the boxes; bold notes of baked apples with undertones of cinnamon. Mid-palate gives a slightly sweet note of vanilla cream, the finish is tart, adding notes of lemon peel, some lactic tartness and more apple on the linger

M- medium body with medium carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that continues into a crisp, slightly tart finish

O- flavor is apple pie in a glass, well done