Kirsch Gose by Victory Brewing Company
Tonight I am trying a local brew to the Philadelphia area. Most people around Philadelphia, have heard of this brewery and sampled many different brews by them. Recently, I tried a new style of beer and I am trying to try more beers in that style. The style I am referring to is the Gose Beer. According to the German Beer Institute, "Gose is an ancient, sour and saline tasting ale, made from more than half malted wheat and the rest malted barley. The brew is fermented with both yeast and lactic bacteria and is spiced with both coriander and hops. It is brewed with slightly salted water, This particular beer style is now most closely associated with Leipzig, the capital of the German state of Saxony." Recently, this style has seen a resurgence due to the boom in craft beer and breweries willingness to try brewing new brews. This style brew has a similarity to a Berliner-Weiss, in the fact that you can add syrups to it to make it sweeter. The brew I am trying tonight is from Victory Brewing Company and it is their Kirsch Gose. Kirsch Gose is a sour cherry Beir. Kirsch Gose has an alcohol by volume or ABV of 4.7%.
Kirsch Gose Bottle and Appearance
There's something about trying sour style brew that I enjoy, I think that it might remind me of summer. I am excited to see Victory's take on this Gose style brew.
Appearance of Kirsch Gose
Once you see this beer poured out of the can you, cannot help but notice this brew. The beer has a pale red appearance to it. Thanks to the cherries or cherry juice added to the brew. It almost looks like it has a ruby appearance to the beer. The head or foam of the beer had a reddish tint to it and dissipates quickly, leaving a cloud or two of foam at the top. I am curious to see the aroma of this brew. Aroma wise this is an intriguing brew, in my opinion. There are a variety of notes that I am picking up on based off the aroma. First is the sour aroma, that you pick up from the lactic acid used in the brew. It gives the brew a funk note. The next aroma is the tart cherry aroma. You get the tart cherry aroma behind the sour aroma. The last note I picked up on was the aroma from the wheat, it's something I have come to notice more in wheat brews. It gives a fullness aroma and brings the aromas together.
Trying my first sip
Let's see if the taste and the aroma notes follow each other or go off in different directions. First sip was delicious that is all I can say. But let's try to find out why it is delicious in my thoughts. Kirsch Gose has a light body and makes this brew easy to drink. You notice the carbonation and the smoothness that it allows it to finish. At first you notice the sour note then it goes towards the tart cherry profile. In the end you are left with a saline like taste note. All the taste notes work in tandem and because they work together to create a thirst to drink more of this Gose. The interesting part that I notice is that the wheat body takes a backseat to the other taste notes and allows this brew to be a light refreshing brew on a hot day like today.
Check out this Gose by Victory
Overall, I thought this was a great brew. The balance between sour and tart was just right. The fruit note was perfect as well. The smoothness and light body made this brew enjoyable. I think that if you are looking for a craft beer for summer you might want to check this brew out. This is a spring/summer seasonal, so you might want to get it while you can! If you are ever in the Philadelphia area, make sure you visit the brewpub in Downingtown and the Victory Beer Hall at Xfinity Live by the sports stadiums.
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