The Islander
Vibrant Forest Brewery in Hardley, Hampshire, England 🏴
Gose - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.08
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08/01/2020. ITALIAN JOB, Mercato Metropolitano, 42 Newington Causeway, LONDON, SE1, England
Tried
on 13 Feb 2023
at 13:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
25th November 2020
A murky dark brown beer, some half arsed tan bubbles have no chance of forming a head. Palate is light and semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. A black Gose with a pretty rare Grappa barrel aged treatment. That is ticking loadsa boxes for me on paper. In practice... a savoury cola dominated fruity vibe entertains, gets fairly salty without ever getting plain salty. The Grappa barrel provides a good licorice aniseed backdrop and turbo charges some dark fruits that were hanging about in the background. Light and semi dry finish. In scant sub genre of dark hoses, this is the best I have had. Savoury in spades but rich, fruity and barrelley too boot.
A murky dark brown beer, some half arsed tan bubbles have no chance of forming a head. Palate is light and semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. A black Gose with a pretty rare Grappa barrel aged treatment. That is ticking loadsa boxes for me on paper. In practice... a savoury cola dominated fruity vibe entertains, gets fairly salty without ever getting plain salty. The Grappa barrel provides a good licorice aniseed backdrop and turbo charges some dark fruits that were hanging about in the background. Light and semi dry finish. In scant sub genre of dark hoses, this is the best I have had. Savoury in spades but rich, fruity and barrelley too boot.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2020
at 00:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is roasted, liquorice, toffee, funk, taste is similar, juicy fruit, salty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2020
at 09:10
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Oct 2019
at 15:55