Nelson Hose
de Garde Brewing

Nelson HoseNelson Hose
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From:
de Garde Brewing
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Gose
Ranked #4
ABV:
5%
Score:
97
Ranked #672
Avg:
4.39 | pDev: 5.47%
Reviews:
20
Ratings:
195
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 31, 2023
Added:
Oct 08, 2014
Wants:
  42
Gots:
  16
A dry hopped spontaneous wild ale aged in oak barrels with coriander, orange peel and sea salt.
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Ratings by sendsilk:
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Rated by sendsilk from Florida

4.62/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
A beautiful beer! So fresh and delightful with the Berliner base and excellent hop profile.
Dec 08, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by minterro from California

4.06/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottled 7/20, consumed on 12/31/23. $15 for 750 mL bottle.

A&S: Beautiful looking beer. A finger and a half of fizzy white head develops when poured, and dies a bit, but still maintains mostly in a thin layer. Leaves lacing. The color of the beer initially is translucent light orange but becomes muddy/opaque burnt orange later on when sediment is poured in. Fantastic smell. I initially had this as 4.75 right when I opened it. Right as it is popped, the aroma is heavy coriander, floral earthy hops, and I can even get a hint of sea salt (the smell is almost identical to the bottle description). When poured the aroma dampens a little and contains more oak tone, but still really good.

T&M: Whereas both the look and smell were incredible, the taste was a little bit more lacking. Some funk, but I wouldn't say tart sour. Initially very heavy on the salt tones and even some spice tones. There is some bitterness from earthy hopes. Heavy in oak tones. The mouth feel is stingy and crisp from the carbonation and the beer has a medium body.

Overall: This is one of those beers where on first smell and look I thought I would be rating this beer really high (which it looks like most people have). Once I tasted it, and once it warmed up, my rating for some categories dipped a bit. Still a really good, solid beer. If you are looking for something above solid, possibly on a warm summer day, this is a good choice, especially for the price range.
Dec 31, 2023
 
Rated: 4.34 by Holderness from Massachusetts

Apr 14, 2023
 
Rated: 4.51 by AirBob from Massachusetts

Dec 31, 2022
 
Rated: 4.16 by Sulty from Massachusetts

Dec 31, 2022
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Reviewed by Iamaskier from Idaho

4.29/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap.
L: Large head, hazy yellow orange body.
S: Sweet, floral, spicy. Orange juice, floral hope lemon, a hint of oak and white pepper.
T: Quite zappy. Pure bitter citrus upfront along with salt, mostly lemon and grapefruit, some floral notes, then a bit of sweeter orange, then white pepper and white grape, and oak that lingers on the finish.
F: Acidic, puckering, dry.
O: Zappy, snappy, exciting, fantastic combination of flavors and feel. Lucky to have found it.
Dec 04, 2022
 
Rated: 4.75 by NickThePyro from Washington

Jun 09, 2021
 
Rated: 4.18 by jason_nwx from Oregon

Apr 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by Yungcoolship from Wisconsin

Feb 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4.34 by kmoen from California

Sep 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.36 by BAsbill from California

Sep 21, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by BerryKumquat from California

Sep 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.46 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Aug 13, 2020
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Reviewed by lucius10 from California

4.14/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Sweet and tart, white wine grape, zesty citrus hoppy, and prominent funky nose on this one! Taste follows with a zappy and slightly salty, citrus hoppy swallow...subdued funkiness hangs around with the tart notes. This has a hybrid wild ale/pale ale/gose vibe to it...different and complex...complicated. The only drawback for me is that this is not as Nelson hop dominant as I was hoping for...still good though!
Jul 05, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Jan 29, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by ADTaber from South Carolina

Jun 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.21 by mltobin from Connecticut

Apr 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.34 by SierraFlight from Virginia

Feb 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.76 by trevorpost from Pennsylvania

Jan 19, 2019
Nelson Hose from de Garde Brewing
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 195 ratings