I got a 22 ounce bottle of this at Pub 500 in Mankato, sampled from a pint glass.
According to Ratebeer.com, this beer is available in Minnesota and Iowa.
Mahogany brown, a tiny bit of liht just barely penetrates the beer. No head to speak of, despite the vigorous pour.
Lovely toasty, bready, light chocolate aroma. Cherry. Hints of molasses and some caramel. No noticeable hops. This smells fabulous!
The taste is smooth and malty sweet. Nice toasted flavors: cherry, light vanilla, and a very pleasant, barely pronounced, sourness. Light grassy hops in the aftertaste. Carbonation brings the tartness of the cherries forward with the toastiness of the oak to grace my tongue a second time. As the beer warms, more red wine flavor and tannins become apparent, brining a little pucker to my tongue.
Medium body, with moderate carbonation that feels like tiny, tiny bubbles. A little bit sticky, and then drying.
Overall, this is delicious. It may not be a traditional alt, but it is one of the best-tasting I've had -- and certainly the best American-brewed alt I've had so far.
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei Bayerischer Bahnhof Leipziger Gose
On tap at Farmhouse Tap & Grill (Burlington, VT). Served in a small white wine glass.
Rating: Solid
Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei Bayerischer Bahnhof, a brewpub in Leipzig, Germany, has been brewing this Gose since 2000. According to Ratebeer.com, Leipziger Gose is available in Austria, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the United States (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, and Wisconsin). However, I can say that this is not a complete list, as I sampled it in Vermont.
I'm excited to see this, as it's a rare find in the States. The only other example I've had was brewed by the Herkimer in Minneapolis.
The beer is a hazy golden color with a ring of white foam on top. It smells citrusy, with distinct lemon and a light sweet & sour aroma.
Lemon, lemon zest, and coriander in the mouth, erupting in an explosion of tongue-scrubbing bubbles. Salt in the back of the mouth, with a nice tang in the middle.
Light body, high carbonation. The bubbles are like pleasant pin-pricks as they burst on my tongue.
All in all, this was a refreshing beer; however, near the end of the glass the taste of the salt actually became a bit too much for me. I wonder what this would be like from the bottle.
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Rating: Solid
Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei Bayerischer Bahnhof, a brewpub in Leipzig, Germany, has been brewing this Gose since 2000. According to Ratebeer.com, Leipziger Gose is available in Austria, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the United States (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, and Wisconsin). However, I can say that this is not a complete list, as I sampled it in Vermont.
I'm excited to see this, as it's a rare find in the States. The only other example I've had was brewed by the Herkimer in Minneapolis.
The beer is a hazy golden color with a ring of white foam on top. It smells citrusy, with distinct lemon and a light sweet & sour aroma.
Lemon, lemon zest, and coriander in the mouth, erupting in an explosion of tongue-scrubbing bubbles. Salt in the back of the mouth, with a nice tang in the middle.
Light body, high carbonation. The bubbles are like pleasant pin-pricks as they burst on my tongue.
All in all, this was a refreshing beer; however, near the end of the glass the taste of the salt actually became a bit too much for me. I wonder what this would be like from the bottle.
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