This is like wine.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/30/2019. Pours very hazy deep ruby red/orange/pink/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light pink head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy plums, apricot, raspberry, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, sea salt, coriander, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, peppercorn, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of plum, apricot, raspberry, fruity/acidic yeast, sea salt, coriander, and pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy plums, apricot, raspberry, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, sea salt, coriander, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, peppercorn, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and coriander spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy plums, apricot, raspberry, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape/wine, sea salt, coriander, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light toast, peppercorn, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of plum, apricot, raspberry, fruity/acidic yeast, sea salt, coriander, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/sour/spiciness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness, tangy fruit, and spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, sticky/acidic/tangy/tannic, and fairly saline balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is a fantastic imperial fruited gose. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of plum, apricot, raspberry, fruity/acidic yeast, sea salt, coriander, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Nicely soft and not overly lactic/salty. Fantastic balance of super juicy/jammy fruit, coriander, salt, and lacto complexity; with a nice sized wheat/malt backbone against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp acidic/tangy dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding spot on style example as expected.