Elderberry Gose
Lawson's Finest Liquids in Waitsfield, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
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6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: slightly purple to maybe deep pink sort of coloring with a fairly quick dieing foamy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: sweet and tart blackberries, slight sweet wheat, subtle lemon pulp further under
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to tart and light sour sort of quality; finishes blackberry-ish with the sweet wheat and finally adds in a pinch of salt
Texture: medium bodied - maybe a touch under; leaning towards being sessionable; some sour to tart character does feel weaponized against the tongue
Overall: nice as a fruited sour ale, I can get behind that but there's no gose in this thing, not to me at least.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: slightly purple to maybe deep pink sort of coloring with a fairly quick dieing foamy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: sweet and tart blackberries, slight sweet wheat, subtle lemon pulp further under
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to tart and light sour sort of quality; finishes blackberry-ish with the sweet wheat and finally adds in a pinch of salt
Texture: medium bodied - maybe a touch under; leaning towards being sessionable; some sour to tart character does feel weaponized against the tongue
Overall: nice as a fruited sour ale, I can get behind that but there's no gose in this thing, not to me at least.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2026
at 18:36
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
a: beautiful deep pink & ruby body | thinnish, relatively fast-dying off-white head
a: strong blackberries | rich brine | soft wheats
f: blueberries | tart hibiscus | lemons on finish
t: soft malts throughout | a touch drying | light bitterness at end
o: true-to-name | nice & crisp throughout | enjoyable in Fall season - or almost Fall here in Washington!
16 ounce can | Oliver's Beverage (Brew Crew): Albany, New York | 29-June-2024 | US$5,99 | Canned: 04-June-2024 | sampled: 18-September-2025 after a warm training run for the USMC Marathon 2025 in the city
a: strong blackberries | rich brine | soft wheats
f: blueberries | tart hibiscus | lemons on finish
t: soft malts throughout | a touch drying | light bitterness at end
o: true-to-name | nice & crisp throughout | enjoyable in Fall season - or almost Fall here in Washington!
16 ounce can | Oliver's Beverage (Brew Crew): Albany, New York | 29-June-2024 | US$5,99 | Canned: 04-June-2024 | sampled: 18-September-2025 after a warm training run for the USMC Marathon 2025 in the city
Tried
from Can
from
Oliver's Beverage Center
on 18 Sep 2025
at 21:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark purple with a small foamy pink head. Dryish and yeasty with dark berries. Medium finish and body.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2024
at 01:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can, date is illegible, drank 6/24/24. Bright cranberry-elderberry. Small, pink head to ring. Clear. Good balance, not too much of any acidity. Decent salinity, juicy berry and faint wheat or something like that. Not overly aromatic, but clean. Really nice balance in the mouth. Good malt, biscuity-chewy wheat and not overdone acidity. Low salinity, good fruit character and lingering malt. Good use more acidity, a bit more salinity and a leaner overall feel, I think.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2024
at 21:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours bright red with a thin lacing white head. Aroma of salt and lactose, raspberry. Taste has sour notes, distinct stone fruit elements. Palate has much of the same, some lemon, some blackberry elements. Good.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2023
at 03:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours deep ruby-tinged magneta into a snifter. Pink head with little retention recedes to hug rim. Lemon and blackberry aromas. Crisp with sweet elderberry (I assume) turning quickly to lactic crushed aspirin and lemon zest before the medium length pie crust finish.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2023
at 21:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
4 oz draft. Shows a clear purple appearance. Aroma is reminiscent lactic acid, lemon juice and mild elderberry. Flavor is a direct reflection.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Sep 2023
at 18:42
Berrific, easy drinking. Refreshing. Pic from Saturday.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2023
at 20:29