Ocho de Mayo

Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

Gose - Flavoured Rotating Out of Production

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6.75

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: 10

Ticks: 2

Ocho de Mayo is a light and refreshing Gose Ale with delicate citrus and prominent wheat aromatics. Initial flavors of big tangy lemon and lime, combine with subtle tastes of blue agave and a lip licking saltiness to create the sensation of drinking a cool carbonated margarita. An ample dry finish encourages the need to sample again and repeat.

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7.4

superspak (10160) reviewed Ocho de Mayo from Short's Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 4/21/2016. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy golden straw color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of tart lemon, lime, pear, green apple, salt, agave, wheat, cracker, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of fruity/acidic yeast, fruit/salt, and light pale malt/agave notes; with solid strength. Taste of tart lemon, lime, pear, green apple, salt, agave, wheat, cracker, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Moderate fruity/acidic tartness and peppery yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, pear, green apple, salt, agave, wheat, cracker, herbal, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Nice complexity, balance, and solid robustness of fruity/acidic yeast, fruit/salt, and light pale malt/agave flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Good dryness from tart/spiciness as well. Medium carbonation and light body; with a very smooth, crisp, moderately acidic, and lightly grainy/sticky/saline mouthfeel that is nice. Could have used a bit more salinity and wheat creaminess in the mouthfeel though. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4%. Overall this is a nice gose. All around good complexity, balance, and solid robustness of fruity/acidic yeast, fruit/salt, and light pale malt/agave flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2016 at 19:58

6.3

Travlr (30173) reviewed Ocho de Mayo from Short's Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at Churchkey. Clear pale yellow color. Salty aroma. Taste is earthy and metallic. Unexciting.

Tried from Draft on 01 Jun 2016 at 15:08