Foam Brewers Indie

Indie

 

Foam Brewers in Burlington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

  Gose - Flavoured Rotating
Score
7.03
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 3
Indie is our Gose fermented with fresh watermelon and Himalayan sea salt. We release this beer annually in conjunction with Independence Day. This beer contains a significant amount of fresh fruit. If you choose to fill growlers, please remember to keep cold and drink fresh. Time kills art.
tasting notes: refreshing, watermelon, freedom
 

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8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

8 oz draft. Beautiful pink color. Aroma is just a shit ton of watermelon. In the flavor of the watermelon dominates but also shows a mild salinity. Very light tart finish. This is a great summer brew!

Tried from Draft on 06 Jul 2024 at 17:30


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into stange.
The appearance was a copper-golden color with a crisp white foamy head that held nicely before dieing off. Semi-sticky lace but then slides into the beer after a while.
The aroma seems to take a slight saline brush against sweet melon. Is it really watermelon? Leaves me scratching my beard. Just a wisp of grain, somewhat sweet.
The flavor brings all of the previously mentioned flavors out, sweetly, semi-tart and just a touch of the salt. Wheat portion is somewhat there briskly touching the \"sour\" part. Melon sort of aftertaste and a quick dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a gentle touch of sour to salt touching my tongue. Fair sessionability. Moderate carbonation, but light enough.
Overall, gose? In Foam Brewers’ sort of odd way. Do-able, but I’ve had better by them.

Tried on 14 Mar 2017 at 16:53


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

Draught at the brewery, 7/8/16. Clear (chill haze), copper-golden body has a small, off-white head atop showing moderate to low retention. Big melon notes in the nose are balanced by a deep salinity. Smells strong of the watermelon, but it’s authentic, fresh and hard to not love. Honey, light grain and bread behind it help dry things out a bit as very gentle tartness tries (and fails) to take hold. No alcohol or flaw. Again, I do love the watermelon flavor and it goes wonderfully with the saltiness, but I still think it’s just a bit too prominent. Tartness on the end could use a boost as well, and perhaps the low amounts of lactic character, relative to the style, also aid the watermelon in seeming too domineering. Still, tight carbonation, honey, biscuit and salt do provide moderate dryness and the beer is still quite enjoyable, as long as you like lots of watermelon. Could see a full glass of this getting quite fatiguing, though. 7/3/7/3/14 Rerate on draught at the brewery 7/6/24. Still a shit ton of watermelon and I understand my earlier rating, though this one feels a bit more balanced, salty and just a hint tarter. Though I could still see more acidity elevating this.

Tried on 19 Jul 2016 at 18:05