The Bruery Provisions Series: Salt of the Earth

Formerly brewed at The Bruery
Style: Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer
Placentia, California USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein

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Sampled on 6/25/2011. This traditional ale/gose pours a slightly hazy yellow gold color from a 750ml bottle. Large sized frothy foamy off white head, with long lasting retention and nice lacing. The aroma is herbal, salt, fruity, wheat and sweet. A medium bodied gose. The malts are cereal, fruity and sweet. The hops are herbal and spicy. Very lively carbonation. The truffle salt is very evident in this beer, adds a nice touch of herbal flavors. Finish is fairly dry and nicely crisp. The salt takes a little getting used to, but it works well in this beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean, crisp and dry. Aftertaste is slightly bitter and a touch salty.

750ml bottle from The Bruery. Pours hazy golden with a nice lasting white-yellow head. Musty earthy and salty with a slight hint of truffles actually. Nice. The flavor also has truffle salt, and a decent amount of it at that. Very earthy with champagne and coriander notes. Lively carbonation and medium body with a salty drying note. Pretty good overall. Rather unique, but fitting in the gose style.

Bottle. Light gold pour, with a white head. Light fruit, grain, lemon, coriander, lightly spiced, and with some saltiness. Overall dry, light, and drinkable despite it’s oddities.

Tasted from the bottle. Light yellow golden in color with a pure white head. Aromas waft of some citrus , spice, and funk. Medium to light bodied beer. Initial flavors are some mildly tart lemon. pepper and herbs. Mid way to the back of the palate is where you get a dash of salt and a pretty decent one at that. The finish is good and lasting. Liked this beer but could have toned down the salt presence in my opinion.

On tap at the Bruery Provisions. Poured a lighter and hazy yellow color with a larger sized white head. Aromas of lots of spices, coriander, pepper, with some citrus. Tastes of the same spices, and citrus rinds.

750 ml bottle. a nice golden color with a thick white head. the corriander comes through thick. A nice refreshing german style beer.

Bottle from thome50, thanks! Pours a hazy white gold with a sticky head that persists. First things that hit the nose are the citrusy and fresh coriander along with the earthiness from the truffle. I was a bit skeptical of having such a savory component, but it works. Citrus really tends to dominate here, not a lot of lacto coming through in the nose. On taste, the salt and tartness are really subdued. I would expect more acidity here. Comes off like a very well made witbier with some saline components. the earthiness of the truffle works as wel. Solid, but not really what I expected. Will have to try again soon...

Bottle courtesy of bmanning. Served in a tulip. Pours a cloudy straw color with an average white head that lasts for quite a bit. Just a bit of lacing on the way down. The nose brings forward straw and wheat along with way too much coriander. A little bit of bread there. Almost a sage character there as well. The flavor has a lot of coriander and herbal characteristics plus a fairly-harsh saltiness. Too much of the truffle salt. Body is light and fizzy with a bitter and dry finish. Very odd and not one of the better gose beers I’ve come across. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 05-15-2011

Thanks to kiefdog for the share. Pours hazy lemon yellow with a white head. Nose is seawater, pepper, spice, light lemon tartness, and some fruit pith. Flavor is similar with pepper, spice, definite truffle presence, citrus pith and rind. Medium-bodied, and while I have only had three goses, this one is the best of them.

Poured into a weizen glass just shy of clear, a deep golden straw color, with a pillowy white head piled up high. Smells of spicy wheat, lemons and orange zest, I smell some salty sourness deep underneath. Very hefe like to me. Grainy earthy spicy flavor with more of the citrus and spices that were in the nose. Pilsener malt with a sour edge and a strange bite that I can only assume comes from the salt. Spirited level of carbonation provided a stream from the bottom of the glass right down to the end. Medium body with a citrusy tart mouthfeel. Interesting beer that kind of grew on me. I’d love to try some others but this may not be the style for me.