Kirsch Gose
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
- From:
- Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Gose
Ranked #73 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #17,424 - Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 9.11%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 218
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 20, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 31, 2015
- Wants:
- 72
- Gots:
- 234
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
A bold and bright step outside the norm, the flavors of a unique, old world German brewing process excite your senses with the sharp and sweet burst of fresh cherries. Effervescent and sublime, this session ale has an enticing cherry-fruit character. European tradition and American ingenuity come together in the truest sense as you Taste Victory in Kirsch Gose.
Pours a ruby to light red with white foam. Aroma of fresh sour cherries with flavors of tartness, intense rounded cherry character, and a refreshing salty character. Crisp carbonation and light body are both combined into a thirst quencher.
Pours a ruby to light red with white foam. Aroma of fresh sour cherries with flavors of tartness, intense rounded cherry character, and a refreshing salty character. Crisp carbonation and light body are both combined into a thirst quencher.
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Ratings by elec:
Rated by elec from Minnesota
3.96/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Mar 29, 2019
3.96/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Mar 29, 2019
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.53/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours an amber like color with a hint of red to it. Off white head seems sizeable for style? Or maybe its just the amount of fruited ones nowadays. Anyhoo, like 3/4" deep.
Aroma leans into the cherry more than the salinity. Its nice. Cherry skin and all it seems, drying notes in the nose. Lighter wheat note perceived.
Taste still pushes the cherry first, but now we're getting into the more traditional style notes, bigger hit of wheat, a light salinity finally creeps its way in. Might be some coriander beyond that. Mouthfeel has a high degree of carbonation. Light body. Discernable wheat content. Elements of the old Sam Adams Cherry Wheat, but through a gose/wild ale kettle sour like lens.
Its a nice beer for a change of pace between my usual lineup of pilsners, pale ales and ipas. Usual notes of summer drinking versus colder weather. You ever wonder how we got all these adult day care HR jobs? Consumption inflation baby. Take from the family unit to push the excess.
May 20, 2026Aroma leans into the cherry more than the salinity. Its nice. Cherry skin and all it seems, drying notes in the nose. Lighter wheat note perceived.
Taste still pushes the cherry first, but now we're getting into the more traditional style notes, bigger hit of wheat, a light salinity finally creeps its way in. Might be some coriander beyond that. Mouthfeel has a high degree of carbonation. Light body. Discernable wheat content. Elements of the old Sam Adams Cherry Wheat, but through a gose/wild ale kettle sour like lens.
Its a nice beer for a change of pace between my usual lineup of pilsners, pale ales and ipas. Usual notes of summer drinking versus colder weather. You ever wonder how we got all these adult day care HR jobs? Consumption inflation baby. Take from the family unit to push the excess.
Reviewed by TheAncientSwiller from New Jersey
4.53/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
I love cherries. Let’s start with that. So the bias will be in the rating. Now, how does it present itself as a sour cherry gose? Excellent! Dated 26 sep 2026 on the 16oz can I picked up for a $1.99. Neon pink with a pinkish 2 finger head that is sudsy. Smell is like a sour. Or kriek. Tart. Dry. And very very thirst quenching. Don’t know that I could punish these all day… but for a beer or 2? It’s pretty damn tasty! Cheers!
May 20, 2026
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.63/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
RB transfer
Mar 08, 2026
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.97/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Amber with a pink hue. Medium-sized, off-white head. Sour cherries, hay, and malt in aroma. Moderately tart, slightly salty taste. Very drinkable and thirst-quenching.
Jul 27, 2025
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.74/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Ruby body with small tight head, streaky lacing. Aroma brings both cherries and gose sourness. Taste is more of the sweet cherries, but works well with the sour, a flavor also associated with cherries. More refreshing than a straight up hose.
Feb 06, 2023
Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
3.72/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: hazy; the color of pink grapefruit; 1 finger finely pored pale pink head that receded to a wispy cap with a thick collar; nice web of lace;
S: a balance between funk, cherry, and salt;
T: mildly tart cherry from start to finish; salt comes through at the end; coriander is noticeable in the aftertaste;
M: light to medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;
O: I would have liked a bit more tartness and carbonation; I was very happy that this didn't taste like cough syrup;
Sep 06, 2021S: a balance between funk, cherry, and salt;
T: mildly tart cherry from start to finish; salt comes through at the end; coriander is noticeable in the aftertaste;
M: light to medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;
O: I would have liked a bit more tartness and carbonation; I was very happy that this didn't taste like cough syrup;
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.25/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
355 ml bottle, from Bris ølutsalg, Jørpeland. ABV is 4.7%. Peach to pink colour, small white head. Aroma of lactic acid and sour cherries, hints of sea water. The flavour has distinct lactic acid and sour cherries, but is not too extreme. Hints of salt and coriander seeds. Fairly refreshing.
May 10, 2021
Reviewed by OakLawnBill from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from can with best by date of Feb 9/21 into tulip pint glass. Aroma light cherry. Pink to light orange in color, 1 finger width of head. Medium mouthfeel, tart cherry taste and sea salt finish. Not overly carbonated. Excellent beer.
Dec 20, 2020Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania
4.12/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.12/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A couple of 12 oz. cans were just waiting to be unleashed and reviewed. They were poured individually into a clear Imperial pint glass mug. The gose is light copper in color with very little head and lacing. Light also describes the aroma, which has tart notes with a hint of berry. Kirsch Gose has a very pleasant sour cherry flavor softened by some malt. There are times a beer such as this can be very refreshing. The cherry prevents it from becoming bitter or overly sour. The low ABV helps its drinkable. If anything, it may not be tart enough. P.S. A subsequent pour into a clear pint glass left a very nice white head a significant glass lacing. The numbers on the review will reflect that.
Nov 01, 2020
Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts
3.93/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Best by 2/9/21
A nice beer for the day, once again hitting nearly 75 at the end of October. Cherries are one of my favorite fruits, I'm pretty sure I'll thoroughly enjoy this
Pours a cloudy pinkish orange with 2 fingers of white head that quickly fades to a cap and leaves plenty of lacing behind
The nose is pretty straightforward here, the cherries are tart, cracker, just the right amount of coriander, sea salt, and a touch of lemon juice. The coriander often comes out too much in the style, making it a touch too spicy, but this seems balanced
As expected, this is quite balanced. Up front the cherries toe the line between sweet and tart with a light coriander spice to back it up. The swallow brings some general lemon tartness and crisp bready malt with a touch of wheat to soften things up
A nice light body combines with light prickly carbonation to create a very refreshing beer. Finishes just a touch sticky and tart
This was a pretty solid gose. Downright crushable, I look forward to keeping this around during the warmer months
Oct 21, 2020A nice beer for the day, once again hitting nearly 75 at the end of October. Cherries are one of my favorite fruits, I'm pretty sure I'll thoroughly enjoy this
Pours a cloudy pinkish orange with 2 fingers of white head that quickly fades to a cap and leaves plenty of lacing behind
The nose is pretty straightforward here, the cherries are tart, cracker, just the right amount of coriander, sea salt, and a touch of lemon juice. The coriander often comes out too much in the style, making it a touch too spicy, but this seems balanced
As expected, this is quite balanced. Up front the cherries toe the line between sweet and tart with a light coriander spice to back it up. The swallow brings some general lemon tartness and crisp bready malt with a touch of wheat to soften things up
A nice light body combines with light prickly carbonation to create a very refreshing beer. Finishes just a touch sticky and tart
This was a pretty solid gose. Downright crushable, I look forward to keeping this around during the warmer months
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
"Enjoy by 8/29/16"; drank 6/1/16 @ the Yarchives.
Semi-opaque ruby red appearance; champagne bubbles throughout.
A rough pour yielded a small white head; strong lace.
Honeyed wheat & sweet cherry notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Honeyed wheat & candle wax flavors up front; tart cherry notes on the finish.
The sweet & sour aspects clash a bit, but this was at least flavor-forward. Good.
Apr 28, 2019Semi-opaque ruby red appearance; champagne bubbles throughout.
A rough pour yielded a small white head; strong lace.
Honeyed wheat & sweet cherry notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Honeyed wheat & candle wax flavors up front; tart cherry notes on the finish.
The sweet & sour aspects clash a bit, but this was at least flavor-forward. Good.
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