Score
7.45
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Draft at HOMES. Pours a clearish gold with a finger of white foam that lingers, then dissipates. Tons of passion fruit / guava on the nose, faint coconut as it warms. Guava dominates on the palate, as it warms more passion fruit alongside tropical fruit salad. Insanely crushable.
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of tropical fruit, sea salt, lactic sourness - medium bodied.
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 7/23/2018. Pours very hazy golden orange/amber color with small fairly dense white head with solid retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty lace cap that lingers. Slight spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy passion fruit, guava, pineapple, fruit skin, papaya, mango, melon, berry, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, red/green apple, white wine, hay, straw, grass, sea salt, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance of fruity/acidic yeast, tropical fruits, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy passion fruit, guava, pineapple, fruit skin, papaya, mango, melon, berry, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, red/green apple, white wine, hay, straw, grass, sea salt, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy passion fruit, guava, pineapple, fruit skin, papaya, mango, melon, berry, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, red/green apple, white wine, hay, straw, grass, sea salt, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, tropical fruits, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/sourness and tangy fruit balance; with minimal puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tart/sourness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately grainy/acidic/tangy, fairly crisp, and lightly saline balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an awesome fruited gose! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, tropical fruits, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/drying finish; not overly lactic or salty. Huge tropical fruit presence and balanced Lacto complexity, with a solid pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.