Jeff Gose a Little Crazy Over Brombeere Blackberry Gose

Jeff

The picture for this Blackberry flavored beer from the Odell Brewing Company does not do it justice. Haley and I were both impressed by the beautiful blush color it had. As soon as I poured it I noticed the color, followed closely by the pleasant scent.

According to the can, this Gose (a German sour style beer pronounced goes-uh) is flavored with coriander, salt, and blackberry. I will be honest- I couldn't taste the coriander at all. Not even as just an herbaceous note at the end. But the salt came through, as well as the blackberry.

This is a sour beer, but it is just about the perfect level of sourness. Not enough to pucker your mouth put it definitely has a zing to it.  The light fruit flavor and the salt help balance the sour as well. The blackberry is noticeable as blackberry, but it's not a sugary sweet and it's also very natural tasting.

It finishes with just a hint of salt at the back of the mouth and it did leave my mouth a little dry because of that.

Overall this is a very strong summer time sipping beer, with crisp and clean flavors that will refresh without overpowering.

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Haley

It's important to remember that every reviewer of, well, everything has their own criteria on how they base their judgments. Mine are, as stated previously, does the design make me want to buy the product (does it catch my eye) and does it represent what's inside of it? 

So I'm just going to say this upfront: I really dislike the muted colors of this can. It's blackberry- give me some in your face purple! It's a bear- give me the greens of the forest! Honestly, the colors were just too subtle for me to really stand out, especially with such an intricate design. This is worsened by the fact that this is a summery beer and the colors read very fall to me.

I acknowledge this had a lot to do with personal preference because otherwise this is just about the perfect can. The design is strong and unique, it has a point of view. It's playful while also perfectly connecting to the name and the flavors inside the can.

The font is also delightful- they look like branches!

Maybe this is harsh, but I'm giving it three and a half stars just because the colors leave me wanting more, especially considering the beautiful and rich blush color of the beer inside.