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Sierra Nevada Otra Vez, 4.5% abv Gose Style brewed with Grapefruit and Prickly Pear


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Sierra Nevada's newest year-round offering, Otra Vez is a really interesting and enjoyable brew.  It is low in alcohol, and can possibly appeal to wine lovers who cannot get into beer.  It pours a pale straw yellow, with small effervescent carbonation.   There is a slight aroma of prickly pear and grapefruit.  The taste is well in balance, a blend of slight tartness and some sweetness, but again, these two components are in total balance.  The grapefruit and prickly pear are there ins the taste, but do not over-power, they actually create a nice balance.  The beer finishes w crisp and dry.  Coriander is also added to stay true to style.  At 4.5% abv, this low alcohol beer is perfect for a ht summer day.  The LA Times did a nice profile on the beer.

If you don't know about the Gose style beer, it is a style from eastern Germany that was almost extinct.  It is soured using lactobacillus, and flavored with salt and coriander.  Sour/wild beers are all the rage nowadays, and it seems that all of the big craft brewers are trying to get into the game.  This is a good entry level sour beer in that it will not overpower your palate and it is in my mind a perfect beer.  Please give it a shot if you see it on draft, or pick up a six pack the next time you are looking for something different.

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