Blackberry Gose
Saint Archer Brewing Co.
- From:
- Saint Archer Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Gose
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 14.36%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 15, 2020
- Added:
- Jun 26, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 10
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
Modeled after the tart beers of Northern Germany, the low ABV beer is the perfect drink for the outdoors. Crisp, fruity esters play alongside the salinity of Pink Himalayan Salt and the spice of ground coriander. The use of lactobacillus, along with blackberry puree, balances the tart front end with soft fruit character, providing you with an easy to drink, refreshing tart ale.
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Ratings by NickThePyro:
Rated by NickThePyro from Washington
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 17, 2017
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 17, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jwc215 from Arizona
3.66/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. can:
Pours nice hue of dark pink with virtually no head or lacing.
The smell is of subtle blackberry, wheat tang and hint of salt. (Aroma is better than description - refreshing smell - sounds odd but true.)
The taste is of sweettart, though subtle, blackberry. Wheat tang comes through in a pleasant way. Somehow I catch a vegetable character reminiscent of cucumber. Saltine (salty cracker) finish (almost a bit too salty).
It has a zesty, tangy light feel.
A refreshing brew overall. A bit of mixed feelings but I enjoy it overall. Blackberry subtle, but present. A wheat beer with a strong gose influence (enough to fit the style).
Apr 15, 2020Pours nice hue of dark pink with virtually no head or lacing.
The smell is of subtle blackberry, wheat tang and hint of salt. (Aroma is better than description - refreshing smell - sounds odd but true.)
The taste is of sweettart, though subtle, blackberry. Wheat tang comes through in a pleasant way. Somehow I catch a vegetable character reminiscent of cucumber. Saltine (salty cracker) finish (almost a bit too salty).
It has a zesty, tangy light feel.
A refreshing brew overall. A bit of mixed feelings but I enjoy it overall. Blackberry subtle, but present. A wheat beer with a strong gose influence (enough to fit the style).
Rated by brymtb from Nevada
3.67/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
....better intregration than most in this category...great summer beer
Mar 26, 2018
Reviewed by Zorro from California
3.23/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
What the heck this stuff is pink!
Cloudy pink ale with a tall pinkish white colored head.
Smells salty and faintly soapy with a sour berry scent. Smells a little like blackberry candy.
Starts out tart and fruity. Tastes of berry and sour without that much of a salt presence. Certainly not sweet at all. But it is mostly sour.
Mouthfeel is light and easy on the mouth.
Overall tart and refreshing, a good choice for someone who hates sweet beer.
Nov 11, 2017Cloudy pink ale with a tall pinkish white colored head.
Smells salty and faintly soapy with a sour berry scent. Smells a little like blackberry candy.
Starts out tart and fruity. Tastes of berry and sour without that much of a salt presence. Certainly not sweet at all. But it is mostly sour.
Mouthfeel is light and easy on the mouth.
Overall tart and refreshing, a good choice for someone who hates sweet beer.
Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
4.06/5 rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can from The Beermongers.
A clear, mildly purplish red with a thin, choppy, off-white head that falls off to a ring leaving no lacing. The nose is classic gose with a grainy, wheaty,yogurt-like bread note with a salty and coriander seed note. A little bit of celery salt is present as well. Vaguely fruity - can't say i definitely notice blackberries here. The base gose shines on the palate as well. Grainy, lactic, salty and with floral and spicy coriander notes, this is solid. The blackberry tartness, to the extent that it exists, is mild, and the fruitiness is minimal. Drying, tart and clean on the finish, this is a pretty solid gose.
Apr 01, 2017A clear, mildly purplish red with a thin, choppy, off-white head that falls off to a ring leaving no lacing. The nose is classic gose with a grainy, wheaty,yogurt-like bread note with a salty and coriander seed note. A little bit of celery salt is present as well. Vaguely fruity - can't say i definitely notice blackberries here. The base gose shines on the palate as well. Grainy, lactic, salty and with floral and spicy coriander notes, this is solid. The blackberry tartness, to the extent that it exists, is mild, and the fruitiness is minimal. Drying, tart and clean on the finish, this is a pretty solid gose.
Reviewed by wethorseblanket from California
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a twelve ounce can, dated 6/20/16, a hazy reddish-orange under a 1/2" white head which fades to the rim and leaves a few spots of lace. Aroma is fruity with wheat and an acidic note. Flavor is tart wheat, berry fruits sort of like a punch. Finishes prickly and tart. Refreshing.
Oct 28, 2016
Reviewed by WesMantooth from Ohio
3.72/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I can't say that it is one of the more attractive beers. It is a purplish pink with a very small, fizzy, soda pop like head. It looks like someone spilled some cough syrup into a 7UP.
It is salty and tart smelling with a bit of corriander spice and a hint of sour dark fruit.
The salt is pretty smooth. Not in your face at all. It is a little bit sour, but mainly just a tartness. The blackberry is a nice compliment, and becomes more noticeable as it warms.
A very good, very refreshing, easy to drink Gose.
Aug 29, 2016It is salty and tart smelling with a bit of corriander spice and a hint of sour dark fruit.
The salt is pretty smooth. Not in your face at all. It is a little bit sour, but mainly just a tartness. The blackberry is a nice compliment, and becomes more noticeable as it warms.
A very good, very refreshing, easy to drink Gose.
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