I have mentioned the Wisconsin brewer MobCraft on a couple of occasions and now have cause to do so again.
I had a (very) salty Gose at the Eagle Rock Session Fest a week+ back and it led me to look at the style again and I ran across this “Only in American Craft brewing” example of a mash-up….
The label isn’t one of my favorites but this type of hybrid does. It is the type of beer that might get hop heads to try a new style and I think the combo just might work.
“The label isn’t one of my favorites” – amazing understatement. What exactly is happening here? One thing’s for sure; that grapefruit is in a compromising position.
Silly suggestive label aside, I’ve not (yet) found a sour IPA, or a hoppy Sour for that matter, that I think really works. The grapefruit alone might complement the Gose, but the high hopping of an IPA would surely overwhelm the beer’s delicate flavor profile. Hop flavor and aroma are not detectable in a traditional Gose. I like the name though!
I have yet to have a really classic Gose. There always seems to be an added “something”. Grapefruit is intriguing but I don’t think it will go well with salt.