A Beer a Day
Send me an Email
  • Home
  • Scott's Blog
  • Team's Blog
  • Favorites
  • Wishlist
  • The Team
  • Contact

The Kimmie, the Yank and the Holy Gose

8/15/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
Anderson Valley The Kimmie, the Yank and the Holy Gose. Gose Style Beer. Boonville, California. 4.2% ABV.

Served chilled from a 12 oz can and poured into a pint glass. Pours a clear golden color with a two finger white foam head. Smells are somewhat sweet and tart with hints of wheat, malt and salt. Carbonation is moderate with a lighter body. Taste is tart up front, with coriander and wheat noticeable and a vinegary taste to it. The finish is quite salty, and overall the beer is incredibly balanced.

I have been looking for this beer for several months, and have been anxiously trying to find a gose style beer. It seems that like sours, this is the new hot style in craft beer. It did not disappoint! There was an incredible combination of sweet, sour, tart, funky, vinegary and salty. Nothing was overpowering, but mixed into an excellent, and very drinkable beer. I plan on going back to the store I bought it at and purchasing a six pack. 

Gose beers originated from Germany, and were characterized by using salt water in the boil. Additionally, a souring bacteria was added to give the beer a sort of "funk" and vinegary taste as well. Very few breweries do them, and even fewer do them well. I have read that Kimmie and Yank are actually Boontling dialect (check out the Wikipedia) and is a combination of several languages, including Gaelic, Irish, Pomoan and Spanish. It is only spoken in this area of California. Kimmie and Yank roughly translate to man and son (you can read into the whole meaning of the beer.)

91/100

$12/6 pack

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    About Me

    Scott is a craft beer lover living in NYC who enjoys sampling new beers and educating friends and family on the diverse and exciting world of beer. 

    Archives

    February 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Website began May 25, 2014. If anyone has recommendations, please go to the contact form and submit a request.
  • Home
  • Scott's Blog
  • Team's Blog
  • Favorites
  • Wishlist
  • The Team
  • Contact