Collab of two beloved breweries: wild ale specialist Nevel in Nijmegen (Netherlands) and Dok Brewing Company in Ghent (Belgium), presenting this ambitious barreled Gose spiced with angelica and absinthe wormwood - a combination I haven't seen before, even barrel aged Gose sounds unusual (and, frankly, a bit 'unnatural') to me... Anyway, 75 cl bottle from Geers, shared with my girlfriend. Mousy, off-white, irregular, breaking head, eventually dissolving all but completely, over a hazy straw blonde beer with golden hue. Aroma of sourdough, the water from a jar of pickled gherkins, pumice, indeed dried wormwood, anise (which in this case represents the angelica), green apple, sour wild berries, a strong presence of old wet wood, sawdust even, dried camomile, moldy lemons. Fruity, elegantly tart onset, green apple, lots of cucumber, hints of lime and raw rhubarb with a very light, wakame-like salty touch on the edges; soft carb, smooth body. Dry white-bready malt core with gentle lactic sourness throughout, carrying the cucumber aspect onwards to a 'green'-fruity finish where the wood pops up as a tannic, rustic background structure and the herbs fill in the gaps: bitter, spicy, quinine-ish wormwood mingled with aromatic, anise-like angelica, topped with a citric accent and underlying chalkiness typical for Berliner Weisses and Goses in general. Lovely floral and weedy character but remaining focused and streamlined, very much a Nevel ale indeed, as a 'freestyle' sour that draws sheer happiness from experimenting with these herbs. Easily drinkable, 'happy', refreshing, elegant beer, yet with enough complexity to hold the drinker's attention till the last drop. I absolutely loved it.

Bottle shared. Bit hazy dull golden with white head. Bretty funk, almost lambic. Fruity herbs, minty, red berries, wheat, soft lactic sour. Almost medium sour, soft bitter and a hint of salt. Medium bodied. Lovely.

Bottle. Color: Hazy golden, thin white head. Aroma: Malty, floral and fruity notes, bit funky. Taste: Funky notes, wheat malt, yellow / stone fruit and citrus notes, subtle floral and herbal notes and subtle salty hints. Light to moderate tart, light sweet and bitter. Somewhat more fruity bitterness at finish. Just under medium body, below average carbonation. Very nice and refreshing.Best flavored Gose I've had so far.

3/X/20 - 75cl bottle @ Nevel/DOK Kwiek Launch Dinner at De Gebrande Winning (St. Truiden), BB: n/a (2020-956) Thanks to my wife for driving us back home!

Pretty clear yellow blond to beige beer, small creamy irregular off-white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very nice, lots of clean fruity brett, some peaches, floral, some lime blossom (linden tree, not from lime fruits), some marzipan, lovely stuff, very nice! MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty nice acidity, lots of minerals, fruity notes, spices, bit floral, yarrow root, some citrus notes, soft bitterness, orange peel, parsnip, cinnamon touch. Aftertaste: herbal touch, spices, nice acidity, lots of lemon juice, orange peel.