Samuel Adams Verloren

Verloren

 

Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

  Gose Series Out of Production
Score
6.53
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 51
Samuel Adams continues to expand their Small Batch Series in 2012. On the schedule is Verloren, and gose. There aren’t a lot of U.S. brewers making a gose, especially a brewery as large as Boston Beer. That’s probably why they dubbed it “Verloren” or “lost” beer . (It’s Dutch.) The style originated in Goselar, Germany in the 18th century. Gose became very popular the adjacent city of Leipzig, Germany due to a lot of local breweries brewing the style. Gose all but died out during WWII due to brewery closings. Expect this beer to have a touch of sourness, with notes of lemon & salt.

A link to the ales of Saxony that had all but vanished, Gose is a peculiar yet captivating brew. With a base of an unfiltered wheat ale, it’s vivid and refreshing yet also has a softness to it. The flavor is brought to life by an unexpected touch of salt for a mineral quality, and coriander for a peppery spice. The result is an unusual and delicate brew that’s full of flavors to discover. Batch #1
 

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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cool 50cl bottle pours out clear slightly orange-ish copper with thin light tan head. The aroma doesn’t offer up too much. It smells a little sweet, a little minerally and a touch apple and pear. The taste is pretty smooth and mellow with some apple fruit and a touch of apple skin, some sugar malt sweetness and then it rolls into mild spicy yeast, faint yeasty tartness and just a hint of earthy funk. This is a nice subtle smelling and tasting product.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2012 at 21:50

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Batch #1 bottle. Quite possibly only my second gose. Body is slightly hazy autumnal yellow color. Pillowy foam. Smell has light spices to it, but I can’t suppose it’s from any more than a standard unfiltered wheat beer. Taste is pleasant. Malts seem a little light. Spiciness is light, maybe less than the original iteration of the style. The salt does become evident, almost like a brewer trying to counteract hard water in making a Pilsener. Spice dials up a little bit as I go on down the bottle, but doesn’t quite leap out at me. Oh, it’s different all right, although if I wasn’t aware this was a Gose, would I have guessed it?
Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2012 at 21:38

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
22 oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a medium collapsing off-white head. Aroma is of coriander, wet river rock. Taste is sweet, lightly tart and salty, lemony, crisp and refreshing. Highly carbonated with a medium body. A simple, yet really tasty brew. I love that salt...very different.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2012 at 20:57

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream head. Malt and light spice aroma. Malt and light spice flavor with light herbal notes. Medium bodied. malt and herbal notes linger with light spice.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2012 at 09:39

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours hazy golden orange color with a nice fairly dense 2 finger off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of lemon, orange, wheat, bread, coriander, earth, floral, grass, light pepper, and herbal spiciness. Nice and very unique aromas with good balance and strength. Taste of lemon, orange, pear, wheat, grass, salt, coriander, light pepper, earth, floral, and herbal spiciness. Lingering notes of citrus, floral, wheat, bread, grass, salt, and herbal spiciness on the finish for a bit. Good flavor balance and complexity; fairly dry on the finish. No cloying flavors at all. Medium carbonation and body; with a lightly creamy and pretty crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with almost no warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice brew. This was my first gose and this was quite a nice experience. Nice flavor balance and complexity; very smooth and crisp to drink. Really enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2012 at 20:32

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
20oz bottle from bevmo
Pours clear straw yellow with a medium sized white head that dissipates quickly leaving some light lacing. Aroma of berries, honey and sweet caramel. Taste of berries, lemon, bready and herbal. A lot going on that just didn’t mesh.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2012 at 22:52

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle. Hazy light amber color, huge off white head, decent lacing. Aroma of feet and lemon polish. Taste is sour grapefruit, lemon, caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2012 at 13:35

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle shared by badnewsbeers. Slightly hazy orange-brown body, medium off-white head. Soapy nose with berries and dust. Soapy, herbal body with notes of potpourri. Tame and lifeless.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2012 at 19:49

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
22oz bottle-pours gold with a tight light tan head. Aroma is sweet light/medium malt, lemon, salt. Taste is sweet light/medium malt-some caramel, lemon, salt, slight earthy hops. Soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2012 at 17:01

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
From the July 3R6P tasting. +++ Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a golden-tan color with a small off white head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was citrus, pepper and pineapple. The flavor was pepper, mango, pineapple, passionfruit, sugar, yogurt and yeast. The finish was long and tangy with lingering sugar, tropical fruits and pepper. Full bodied. Well done.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2012 at 12:18