Key Lime Gose
New Glory Craft Brewery

 

Can poured into a Mountain Rambler Brewery pint glass

A: Pours faintly hazy straw yellow with a fizzy off white head that quickly settles out and leaves basically no lacing.

S: Key lime, a touch of salt, coriander spice, slightly doughy malt, and a bit of wheat twang.

T: Sea salt comes right out up front, followed immediately by the key lime, plenty of lacto tartness, coriander spice, crackery slightly doughy malt, and slight wheat twang.

M: A bit on the lighter side of medium body, lively carbonation.

O: Drinks more like a Margarita than key lime pie, which makes it rather refreshing on a hot summer day.

On-tap at University of Beer, Sacramento, CA

A: The beer is very hazy pale yellow in color. It poured with a narrow white collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of limes and lactobacillus are present in the nose.
T: The taste has light flavors of limes along with notes of lactobacillus and a light amount of associated sourness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and slightly tart on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This gose is very easy to drink and goes down easily. It makes for a good summer beer.

Serving type: on-tap

 

 

 

 

 

 

The dark beer is opaque and the head is dark tan. The head has good retention and left some lacing on the glass.
A rich cacao, medium roast coffee, vanilla, sweet sugar note, cinnamon, biscuit, nutty, fruity, and bitter sweet chocolate.
A rich milk chocolate, medium roasted coffee, nutty peanut butter note, an oaky note, touch of floral, brown sugar, char, touch of fruitiness, bitter sweet, and a creaminess.
A full body, chewy beer with a medium plus finish and a touch of carbonation.
I really dig this beer, anything with chocolate and peanut butter I will try. Very tasty stuff, will drink again.

 

Appearance - Pours cloudy and dirty straw in color with a white, half finger head that fizzes away quickly to a barren surface.

Smell - Key limes up the wahzoo. Salt. Margaritas would be jealous. I must take a 1/4 point off though, for the funky smell that's coming from the label on the can. It's a chemical smell that reeks of melting plastic, and can be a real detractor when drinking from the can. Thankfully I'm doing my review from a glass.

Taste - Wow! Sour punch of lime hits you at first, then a bit of salinity creeps in before the sourness declines into an undercurrent of sweeter citrus character. Malt adds almost has a crust-like undertone that rides with the limey sweetness well into the finish.

Mouthfeel - Light-bodied with moderate carbonation. Crisp, easy drinker with a semi-dry finish.

Overall - Key lime pie in a can? Not at first, but the aftertaste makes a solid case. It's almost two treats in one can - margarita in the first act, key lime pie in the second. As a whole it's simply delicious, and New Glory would be wise to bring this back as often as possible.