Check out this Gose
Trying a brew style that I have not explored in to until tonight. The style of brew is a Gose style. It is a German Style brew. A Gose is an unfiltered wheat made with 50-60% malted wheat which creates a cloudy pale color and has a crisp refreshing taste. Gose style ales have a low bitterness and have a dryness mixed with a spice note that is from coriander. There is also a sharpness or a bite which comes from the addition of Sea Salt into the brew. Most times Gose style brews are paired with flavors that will take the bite off the style, because of the addition of lactic acid into the brew. Gose is an old style German brew that has seen a revival recently. Gose style brew originated in Leipzig, Germany. Gose is similar to Berliner Weiss, so if you are a fan of them, you should enjoy this style that I am trying tonight. I am trying this beer from a beer company I have had on this blog before. This is my third beer by them on this blog. I have tried Maggie's Peach Farmhouse Ale and their Pumpkinfest. If you know these beers than you know what beer company I am trying tonight. Terrapin Beer Company is the brewery I am having tonight. I am trying their Watermelon Gose, their take on a Gose Style Brew. Terrapin Beer Company was born when two brewers met at a microbrewery. They focused on brews that were not available in the South East. They created their first brew in 2002, called Rye Pale Ale. Terrapin Beer Company can be found in Athens, Georgia.
Terrapin Beer Company Watermelon Gose
Tonight's brew is Terrapin's Watermelon Gose. The Watermelon Gose has an alcohol by volume or ABV of 4.3% and an IBU of 7. From the can "Gose: “Gose-uh” A traditional German style beer brewed with sea
salt and coriander Tart and refreshing, our Gose is sure to blow any picnic out of
the water…melon".
Appearance of Watermelon Gose
Let's dive into this brew and figure out what it is all about. Aroma wise this beer has a tart aroma. The tart aroma is similar to the Berliner Weiss, a sour wheat aroma. After picking up the sour aroma, you begin to notice the watermelon aroma, at first I'm not sure if it's real or artificial aroma. But the more and more you notice it you get a brine watermelon aroma, which lends itself to the real watermelon aroma. Almost like you just got finished up cutting your watermelon for your picnic. There is one last note that you do pick up in the aroma and that is the sea salt note, which is almost like you got out the ocean salt water aroma. Appearance wise this is a pale colored ale. The ale has a tint, which looks like it comes from the green of the watermelon rind when you hold it up to the light. For the most part, this brew has a hazy golden appearance to it. There is a decent amount of carbonation coming up from the bottom. In addition, the foam or head of the Gose quickly dissipates and does not leave any lacing around the outside of the glass.
After the aroma and the appearance, I am ready to see what the taste backbone of this brew has coming for me. First sip, you get the sour taste note from the lactic acid and that gets balanced out with the spice note of the coriander. The more interesting taste note is the sea salt finish I get. I did pick up on the wheat style brew in this beer. It's subtle and not overpowering to the tart taste in the beer. There is a crisp and refreshing feel to this brew. The more sips I take of this ale, I notice the style more and more. There is a dry note that you notice and the sharpness note to it as well, which is from the Sea Salt. To the people that think there might be too much fruit taste in this style or in this beer, I say to you that it is subtle and rather enjoyable. Some summer beers go for a lighter taste and add fruit to appeal to most drinkers, but Watermelon Gose gives you the Gose style and gives you the subtle watermelon note for you to enjoy the Gose Style. This brew has a light body and gives the beer drinker a noticeable carbonation as you drink this beer paired with a prickliness from the tart sour taste notes. If you listen to the aroma of the beer this beer taste is similar to the aroma and gives you some subtle other notes in the beer. In addition, I think the tart or sour taste might come from the addition of lactic acid from lemons and the finishing note tastes like someone added a pinch of sea salt to a watermelon slice.
Lookout for this Special Release Brew, Watermelon Gose by Terrapin Beer Company
This brew is refreshing and something I will have to investigate more and find out others I might want to explore. The addition of the sea salt is interesting and gives the drinker a sharp note as the brew finishes. The spice of the coriander and the sharpness of the sea salt are great additions to the wheat style ale. The light body of this Gose is something I really enjoyed and gives the drinker crisp refreshing brew. I think that Terrapin did a good job with this style brew and I look forward to trying other brews from Terrapin Beer Company, so far I have not been disappointed. Make sure you check out what Terrapin Beer Company has brewing and what is out on the shelves near you. To me this Gose brew is perfect for sitting out on the beach or enjoying a picnic/barbecue in your own backyard. It's not too fruity for someone that is not looking for fruit in their beer, but also caters to the people whom enjoy it in their beers.
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