Troublesome
Off Color Brewing in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
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6.92
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Gose Style Beer
Most brewers spend a lot of time and effort keeping lactobacillus out of their breweries; it was the first thing we brought in (it still has to stay in the corner though). We blend together two different beers to make Troublesome. The first is a somewhat uninteresting wheat beer and the second is an overly acidic & funky beer fermented solely with lactobacillus. We blend the two beers together with coriander and salt at the tail end of fermentation to create a mild, lemony tartness and a fuller sensation of mouthfeel. And yes, it's hard to make.
Hops: Northern Brewer
Malts: Pils, Wheat Malt, Flaked Wheat, Flaked Oats
Secret Ingredients: Coriander and Lactobacillus
Most brewers spend a lot of time and effort keeping lactobacillus out of their breweries; it was the first thing we brought in (it still has to stay in the corner though). We blend together two different beers to make Troublesome. The first is a somewhat uninteresting wheat beer and the second is an overly acidic & funky beer fermented solely with lactobacillus. We blend the two beers together with coriander and salt at the tail end of fermentation to create a mild, lemony tartness and a fuller sensation of mouthfeel. And yes, it's hard to make.
Hops: Northern Brewer
Malts: Pils, Wheat Malt, Flaked Wheat, Flaked Oats
Secret Ingredients: Coriander and Lactobacillus
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Poured a slightly cloudy gold from bottle. Mostly lemons and hints of spice and smoke. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:26
9/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Mondo Vino 7-24-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2020
at 02:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours faintly cloudy pale yellow with very small frothy whitish head, acidic aroma, high carbonation, mildly sour wheaty taste with faint coriander flavor at the end, thin body, medium finish. Nice tart touch, interesting brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2018
at 20:30
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from Crafted in Haymarket, VA Aroma: bread, citrus, coriander, barnyard, Appearance: hazy pale golden with a white head Taste: light sweetness, lightly sour, salt Palate: medium body, oily feel, soft carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2017
at 11:01
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from CYO. Pours a hazy, glowing straw with a finger of foam that lingers. Tart wheat nose, with some faint yogurt and grass. Lots of carbonation that lingers...even after 30 minutes quite overcarbonated it seems. Light bit of smoked malt, coriander seed, juniper. Light finish with low tartness. I like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2017
at 22:04
9/10
Wheat beer gose, sooooo good. I finished it before I realized it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2016
at 21:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. A- Plastic, funky. A- Yellow color, clear liquid, minimal head. T- Funky, tart, slightly sour, slightly salty, subtle lemon. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly funky finish. O- They cal it a wheat with coriander aka witbier on the front and a gose on the back. Definitely leans towards the gose. Not much coriander but plenty of funky sour salty goodness. Nothing super special but refreshing for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2016
at 19:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tasting at Matt’s
Cloudy pale blond color. Nice aroma, deep: wheat, coriander, lactic acid, a bit fruity. Nice wheat flavor, very salty, with light acidity, delicate spices, refreshing. Not too dry, not too carbonated, it has a good mouthfeel.
Very good.
Cloudy pale blond color. Nice aroma, deep: wheat, coriander, lactic acid, a bit fruity. Nice wheat flavor, very salty, with light acidity, delicate spices, refreshing. Not too dry, not too carbonated, it has a good mouthfeel.
Very good.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2016
at 13:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle, pours a hazy pale golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out notes of coriander and lacto. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of coriander upfront, followed by a touch of lacto. Low saltiness for the style - almost seems more like a Berliner. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2016
at 20:34