Spring 2011.
My review on RateBeer:
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
AHTOH (59) - San Diego, USA - APR 7, 2011
11.2 ounce bottle poured into Duvel tulip.
APPEARANCE: Pours bright pale straw yellow. A bit more color and hint of more haze than a Berliner Weisse. Big 2-3 finger head is plain white and has low to medium retention duration. Head settles to thin white film on surface. Inexistent lacing.
AROMA: Wet straw, light lemon tartness, somewhat pleasant musty aroma, coriander, chalk, faint lacto. Subtle sun screen lotion aroma. Hint of more tart citrus fruit beyond the prominent lemon up front. Salt aroma is extremely faint. Combination of the lemon and coriander seems to exhibit an extremely faint note of perfume that is somewhat reminiscent of lavender.
TASTE: Pleasant mild lemon tartness throughout. Coriander. Lacto. Hint of salt on finish.
MOUTH FEEL: Thirst quenching. Highly quaffable. Lively carbonation. Light body. Fairly dry finish; though less dry than lambic.
OVERALL: My first Gose. Enjoyed taste more than aroma. Quite similar to a Berliner Weisse; much closer to Berliner Weisse than Lambic. Coriander adds a nice touch. Salt is discernible on palate on the finish. Salt on finish is fairly subtle and serves as an interesting note of contrast to the overall tartness. Would be nice to see this style around more often in my area. Final thoughts: straightforward, yet highly enjoyable.
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