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“Our Gose displays a restrained acidity, subtle salinity thanks to some Himalayan rock salt and a Kanye’s-ego worth of fresh passionfruit. It pours out a hazy, almost fluro yellow moments before tropical fruits drift to your senses. Take your daily dose and enjoy the trip.”

Glassware: Tulip.

Appearance: Hazy pastel golden orange with a wispy white overlay. It’s that hazy that if this were a NEIPA we’d be licking our lips in anticipation.

Aroma: Fresh passion fruit comes off instantly. We can really detect the pink Himalayan rock salt as well. Also getting much more subtle hints of honeydew melon, gentle farmyard funk and freshly cut grass. The salinity really develops as it settles. Very refreshing…pairs beautifully on this warm and humid Sydney arvo!

Flavour: Much like the nose but with a more pronounced saltiness. The passion fruit actually plays 2nd fiddle (personally we’d rather it the other way around – like the aroma!). Very delicate hints of melon and sea water with a kind of dry, briney finish which lingers on the back end.

Mouthfeel: Crisp, light on, mineraly texture. Nice fine carbonation. Traditionally light ABV (4.7%).

Overall: Gotta hand it to them here…there’s that much salt in it that after each sip we’re coming back quicker as the salt is making us more and more thirsty! Selling beer 101. Look, it ain’t bad we’d have loved to see the passion fruit come through a bit more in flavour but hey…can’t win em all.

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“Vibrant passionfruit flavour with a refreshingly tart finish.”

Glassware: Shaker.

Appearance: Pale yellow with the slightest orange tint. No head whatsoever although a constant stream of co2 surges to the surface.

Aroma: Smells bloody amazing. The passionfruit absolutely pops! The subtle undertones of mildly salty water, orange berocca, tangy mandarin and Kirk’s Pasito is hitting the spot on this 30+ degree afternoon. It smells that good we’re jumping straight in for a taste.

Flavour: Don’t think we’ve ever had a beer so scull-worthy! If we didn’t know any better we’d believe it’s a passionfruit flavoured soft drink. It’s got refreshing passionfruit tartness, tangy orange, light salinity and just a touch of sweetness to balance it all out. It begs for another sip.

Mouthfeel: Light and salty with a certain minerality. Vibrant, spritzy co2 and only weighing in at 4.2% AbV…reassuring its ridiculous session ability.

Overall: Move over Pasito and Passiona there’s a new can on the block! Dead set this is Green Beacons best beer. What a cracker!

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“True collaborations take the very best of those involved to create something very special. Looking for a true taste of Asia, our friends and collaborators at Smith Street Taps in Singapore suggested the unique sweet and salty character of Asam boi or salted plums to mix with our kettle-soured Berlinner Weiss. The resulting beer is a true taste of Asia in an Australian made beer. A redolent deep orange with a dense rocky head, sweet complex aroma and an evocative and intriguing sugary, sweet, salty, fruity and sour palate. Perfect for a humid Singapore afternoon.”

Glassware: Tumbler.

Appearance: Tiger orange with a mild haze. It forms a thumb of translucent head which allows the colour of the beer to influence it a bit. Laced well.

Aroma: The tart, salty and mildly sour characteristics of the Asam Boi (dried plums) fill the nose instantly. It’s then followed by a dry and almost powdered sugar-like sweetness which balances it right out. There’s also a subtle fusion of other fruits like mandarin, key lime and blood orange which gives amazing depth and uniqueness to it.

Flavour: It transitions from the nose exceptionally well. It’s like every taste of the flavour wheel is covered….sweet, salty, sour, fruity, tart. Even umami gets a run. It’s unbelievable. The way it progresses from sweet in to sour and fruity and then in to salty and savoury must be tried to be believed.

Mouthfeel: Light, salty, mineraly texture. Lightly sparkling co2. Super refreshing and insanely palatable on this hot summer arvo.

Overall: Very unique beer. As it’s quite complex and full flavoured one appears to be enough. But not only is it delicious it’s also acting as a brilliant palate cleanser as well! Fantastic drop.

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“In 2010 Doctors orders commercially re-birthed the Gose beer style in Australia. Over the years we’ve been playing around and this version has been the most exclusive and highly acclaimed. This tart German wheat beer includes coriander, salt and rhubarb.”

Poured into a shaker glass we see a slightly hazy straw/hay like colour with plenty of small carbonation. A massive velvety white 25mm head thick like a cloud that retains beautifully like a German beer. Plenty of solid lacing clinging to the glass. Aromas out of the can are wheat malts, bready sourdough, vegetable hops, grass/hay, lemon. First sip is a stronger version of the aroma. A good swish around the mouth gives that tart hit on the palate which subsides fairly quickly. More flavours of lemon tang, light coriander, sourdough yeast, german wheats, and that salt like flavour that lingers on the back palate..imagine you have been in the ocean and that flavour of sea salt that makes you want to skull water. Carbonation is low and the body is low also allowing a decent swig of brew each time. We note the Alc vol here of 4% and this backs up with each sip. It’s very drinkable. Smooth and washes down effortlessly. We have to admit though, we are struggling to sample the rhubarb. We don’t get a heck of sweetness. We were expecting that earthy richness that rhubarb elicits when cooked but maybe the vegetable like flavour is the rhubarb. Either way it’s a nice smooth smashable drop. We love the name as its apt. You can imagine drinking this and thinking it’s good for you. This with Mexican would be a treat.

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“Time for our third new beer of the year, and continuing a theme from our Bavarian Pils, ‘Dancing Bear’ we are brewing another traditional German beer style, but one which will be relatively unknown to many UK beer drinkers. When Alex Barlow from All Beer asked us if we’d like to host his friend and Danish master brewer Anders Kissmeyer at our brewery for a brew recently, we jumped at the opportunity to make new friends and learn from Ander’s experience. f you’re not familar with him, Anders has worked in brewing for many years, learning his trade at Carlsberg and after taking inspiration from the fledgling US craft beer scene going on to found one of the first modern Danish craft breweries ‘Nørrebro Bryghus’ in the early 90’s. Anders now travels the world collaborating with brewers under the name ‘Kissmeyer beer’.”

As the Gose is part of the weizen family we served it in to a weizen glass. The hazy amber pour whips up a rocky two finger head which slowly dissipates and settles to a decent overlay with some healthy lace trailing it down. Getting plenty of fruity notes on the nose initially. Gooseberry is obviously the dominant scent but there are certainly hints of citrus, passionfruit and ripened berries in support. A slight saltiness does come through, a little briney at times but it does fuse well in to the grainy wheat malt and musty yeast characters nicely. All very subtle and delicate but aromatic in its own right. The texture of the beer in the mouth is mineraly with a light and disappointingly thin body. A touch of saltiness on the lips but it’s quite weak and pedestrian. Not getting a great deal of sourness or acidity for that matter. Maybe a soft citrus tartness pairing with a sea water saltiness upfront. Although it’s not sour the palate does produce a fair bit of soapy saliva through the mid as hints of a fruity hop bitterness leads in to an ultimately short, musty finish with a subtle saltiness rounding out. Maybe we just don’t have the palate for this style but to us it’s just lackluster, watery and insipid. Other than the salty texture and feature fruit there’s nothing exciting happening. On the other hand, it’s super sessional and light in ABV (4.1%) so if that’s what you’re after then go for it. Otherwise, move on.

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Gueuze/Gose isn’t a style you will see us drinking a lot of but our trip to Willie the boatman last weekend may change that. As they are sour beers the brewers would usually pair a glass of their Gose with a shot of schnapps to offset the sourness with sweetness….but….unfortunately they were fresh out so it was subbed with a piece of apple marshmallow which was just as effective.

Served in a flute glass the pale straw-golden pour offers a slight haziness with nice, active streams of carbonation. The short white head takes about thirty seconds to completely disappear leaving no head whatsoever. A vigorous twirl of the glass struggled to form any head but it definitely awoke the aromas with a sweet and super refreshing combination of honey and lemon with some light florals flowing through. There is a really nice, clean mineraly scent in here too, kind of reminds us of salt baths. We also pick up a faint hint of funk, banana lollies, coriander and limestone in the background too. Delicate yet very aromatic on the nose. In the mouth it’s light on with a slight metallic texture. Mildly carbonated with mild-medium body. Our first sip yields a subtle lemon tartness with just a touch of funk that develops a savoury saltiness through the mid. A touch of honey/malty sweetness carries forward and finishes dry and salty with reasonable length. 5% ABV is about on par for this style. In summary this is quite a nice beer that drinks easily and the balance between sweet and sour has been executed well. Decent offering.