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Pickleback Gose

Sixpoint Brewery
United States·Gose
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Made with help from The Pickle Guys, this 6.0% Gose chases the feel of the legendary Pickleback, balancing tartness and salinity in every sip. Sixpoint calls it a take on brine in beer form and invites you to line them up and knock them down. It comes out of the brewery's original Mad Scientist laboratory in Brooklyn in a super small batch.

ABV
6%
Bitterness
Mild
SRM
pale gold3
PaceA Few
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
tartsaltysour
tart
salty
sour
Aroma
The nose leads with bright citric and vinous notes balanced by a distinct saline minerality.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Pickleback Gose

◎ Appearance

Pale straw yellow with exceptional clarity and a fine, persistent white head. The carbonation is visible and lively, supporting stable lacing down the glass. Light catches through the beer with crystalline brightness typical of the style.

pale strawcrystal clearfine carbonationpersistent head

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with bright citric and vinous notes balanced by a distinct saline minerality. Subtle herbal character emerges underneath, with a clean, yeasty backdrop that doesn't intrude. Brine and preserved lemon dominate the top notes without sharpness.

citric aciditysaline mineralherbalclean fermentation

◐ Taste

Entry is crisp and tart, with seasalt minerality spreading across the palate immediately. Mid-palate sustains a sour tang reminiscent of pickled vegetables and salty spray, supported by restrained noble hop bitterness. The overall impression is of brine and lemon held in tense balance, refreshing and thirst-quenching without harshness.

tart, salty entrybriny characterlemon zestsubtle hop bitterness

◑ Finish

The finish is dry and crisp, with lingering salt and acidity that invites the next sip. Aftertaste remains clean with a mineral edge.

drymineral persistence
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
77
Taste
79
Appearance
79
Finish
76
Serve at 6–9°C

Serve at 6–9°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

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About Gose

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What is a Gose?

Gose is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

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