Imperial Peach Gose
Southern Tier Brewing Company
- From:
- Southern Tier Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Gose
- ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 8.71%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 20, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 14, 2017
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Imperial Peach Gose has a noticeably sour aroma, with peach pulp, and tea-like notes of chamomile and cardamom. On the palate the strong acidity is balanced by the inherent sweetness of the peaches and the herbal nature of the extra ingredients. The finished beer is slightly cloudy, softly peach hued with a persistent white head and durable lacing thanks to a large portion of wheat in the grist.
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.44/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.44/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
I am continuing my New Southern Tier Beer Sunday (Week 713) by delving into my Bottle Backlog. HMU if you have 4-1-1!
From the Bottle: "Imperial Sour Ale Brewed with Peaches, Chamomile, Cardamom, and Coriander"; "Why the hell not?"
I was curious about what this one was going to be like. I am not a huge Tart/Sour fan, but as a retired US Navy sailor, I do like the saltiness inherent in a Gose. I also like peaches and as proof, I ate a Tastykake Peach Pie this morning for breakfast. I Pop!ped the cap & gave it a rather hard C-Line pour since haziness is a part of the Gose style. The sun had begun its westward track & descent as I did so & when I was done, the beer was backlit like the glowing secret in Marsellus Wallace's briefcase! I got a brief finger of fizzy, foamy, bone-white head with low retention which left only wisps & no lacing in its wake. 8=( Color was a hazy Golden-Amber (SRM = > 5, < 7), but the backlighting made it shine! Nose was big in terms of its spiciness with the cardamom & coriander dominating the show. Hmm. Interesting, but not aligned with the style guidelines. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium, only barely removed from watery. Sour? No, but very tart! My lips pursed almost as soon as I got the first draught in my gob. I read where some reviewers missed the peach, at least initially, but I was getting it in conjunction with the spices. It was like peach compote or baked peaches with spices. Mmm. I really was not experiencing any saltiness, though. Slowly, especially as it warmed, it seemed to really come alive. I began to taste a slight saltiness to accompany the spiciness & even the vaunted peach became more determined to be noticed. Finish was quite dry between the spices & the other adjuncts in a style known for being dry & refreshing. It was sort of an odd exercise in stylistic interpretation. The fruit was an interesting choice & the spices really dominated. This is not my style of choice, but it was not off-putting, either. YMMV.
Oct 21, 2018From the Bottle: "Imperial Sour Ale Brewed with Peaches, Chamomile, Cardamom, and Coriander"; "Why the hell not?"
I was curious about what this one was going to be like. I am not a huge Tart/Sour fan, but as a retired US Navy sailor, I do like the saltiness inherent in a Gose. I also like peaches and as proof, I ate a Tastykake Peach Pie this morning for breakfast. I Pop!ped the cap & gave it a rather hard C-Line pour since haziness is a part of the Gose style. The sun had begun its westward track & descent as I did so & when I was done, the beer was backlit like the glowing secret in Marsellus Wallace's briefcase! I got a brief finger of fizzy, foamy, bone-white head with low retention which left only wisps & no lacing in its wake. 8=( Color was a hazy Golden-Amber (SRM = > 5, < 7), but the backlighting made it shine! Nose was big in terms of its spiciness with the cardamom & coriander dominating the show. Hmm. Interesting, but not aligned with the style guidelines. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium, only barely removed from watery. Sour? No, but very tart! My lips pursed almost as soon as I got the first draught in my gob. I read where some reviewers missed the peach, at least initially, but I was getting it in conjunction with the spices. It was like peach compote or baked peaches with spices. Mmm. I really was not experiencing any saltiness, though. Slowly, especially as it warmed, it seemed to really come alive. I began to taste a slight saltiness to accompany the spiciness & even the vaunted peach became more determined to be noticed. Finish was quite dry between the spices & the other adjuncts in a style known for being dry & refreshing. It was sort of an odd exercise in stylistic interpretation. The fruit was an interesting choice & the spices really dominated. This is not my style of choice, but it was not off-putting, either. YMMV.
Reviewed by Shade1951 from Pennsylvania
4.09/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A very refreshing sour, not overwhelmed by saltiness.
Fragrance is of peach and spices. Color is a somewhat dark amber, but with just about no head and no lacing. The sourness lingers a bit on the tongue, but not in a bad way.
A very good beer for summer weather, especially. It's one I would get again.
Jul 27, 2018Fragrance is of peach and spices. Color is a somewhat dark amber, but with just about no head and no lacing. The sourness lingers a bit on the tongue, but not in a bad way.
A very good beer for summer weather, especially. It's one I would get again.
Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
3.81/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12 FL OZ bottle
Served in a sour glass
This beer pours a brilliant golden color and is topped with less than an inch of off white head.
The spices overwhelm my schnoz. They soften after sitting in my glass for a bit. They still drown out the peach.
The taste is more balanced. The spices begin the adventure, but the sour peach flavor comes through nicely giving it a sort of dessert-y, sour peach taste. The spices are still a little much for my taste.
Medium mouthfeel and very smooth
It is an interesting beer. I would have been fine with a simple peach gose, but Southern Tier upped the ante with chamomile, cardamom, and coriander. The spices were a little much for my palate but grew on me as I worked my way through this beer.
Jul 08, 2018Served in a sour glass
This beer pours a brilliant golden color and is topped with less than an inch of off white head.
The spices overwhelm my schnoz. They soften after sitting in my glass for a bit. They still drown out the peach.
The taste is more balanced. The spices begin the adventure, but the sour peach flavor comes through nicely giving it a sort of dessert-y, sour peach taste. The spices are still a little much for my taste.
Medium mouthfeel and very smooth
It is an interesting beer. I would have been fine with a simple peach gose, but Southern Tier upped the ante with chamomile, cardamom, and coriander. The spices were a little much for my palate but grew on me as I worked my way through this beer.
Reviewed by DrDemento456 from Pennsylvania
3.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This beer is very strange going in I just expected big peach juice and some sour brett but got a slightly sour imperial peach ale with spices reminding me somewhat of an imperial wheat ale with the coriander. Body is smooth and it is very drinkable but with the sourness to a minimum I really don't see peach gose like the name so it suffers. That and it really doesn't live up to the price tag which is over 4 bucks a bottle.
Jun 07, 2018
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