I love seeing what imaginitive concoctions Brew York come up with and even the names of their beers make me smile. Goose Willis is a gooseberry fool sour brewed with Nelson Sauvin hops and lactose and it completely exceeded my expectations.
It's a hazy golden yellow beer with a loose, rapidly vanishing off-white head. It actually poured clear at first and became hazy as there must have been some sediment, but I wanted to get as much of this one out of the can as possible.
It smells delicious; it's so fruity with a sweet undertone, and made me think of a warm gooseberry pie just coming out of the oven. Brew York rate this sour 3/5 for puckerability and I think that's spot on. It definitely tastes of gooseberry but it's slightly sweet rather than being too tarty so I found it really pleasant to drink and barely had any lip puckering at all. It's well carbonated but not overly fizzy and it has a thin body.
I really liked this one, it's very refreshing and easy to drink for a sour. It's not too tarty and not too sweet, just perfectly balanced to fully experience the fruitiness of the juicy gooseberries. I don't often say this about a sour, but Ale Be Seeing You again!
Brewed by Brew York Brewery, York
5.3% ABV
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