Cran-Gose

Devils Backbone Brewing Company’s Cran-Gose started out with a low aroma of citrus and some rose-like floral notes. Behind the fruit, there was some low, bready wheat aromas. Overall, this smelled a little like the sea in a most pleasant way and had a low, soft note of tartness.

The color was a nearly clear pale salmon pink. Bubbles were mid-sized and they rose to the top continuously. The beer poured with a moderate white head that lasted a bit and then fell to a white skim of foam that lingered.

The beer was moderately sour and finished with a light burst of salinity, although the salt was more present on the lips. It had medium-low doughy malt notes and very low bitterness – no hop flavor to note. It finished dry with a pleasant, dry cereal character.

A zippy, high carbonation danced on the tongue and it had medium-light body and moderate acidity in the finish that faded to a clean, crisp dryness.

A very refreshing and lightly tart modern version of Gose. This is definitely fruity but in a way that lacks a distinct fruit flavor (although strawberry did come to mind.) Salt character is present but restrained and that helped to make this very drinkable. This is a delicious beer that’s worth having more than one!