Two of Westbrook Brewing Co.’s most popular warm-weather beers are returning for another season.
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Westbrook Gose returns in April
Tuesday, Westbrook announced that they’re preparing to brew and package their increasingly popular Gose once again, with a planned April release. The announcement was made alongside a picture of 200,000 empty Gose cans waiting to be filled. (Ed. note: That’s my preorder alone. I’m going to need to build a walk-in cooler quickly.)
Since it made the transition from bottles to cans last year, Gose has skyrocketed in popularity. For a time, it was the top-ranked beer in its style on both BeerAdvocate and RateBeer, and Gose has popped up on numerous best-of lists during the past year. (I recall having an easier time finding bottles of Mexican Cake than cans of Gose when both were out last year.) Expect anticipation and excitement to rise in advance of its release a month from now.
Westbrook Gose ranked No. 1 on BA, RateBeer
It’s fairly well-known that I think Westbrook‘s Gose is incredible. Canned, bottled, draft, whatever. It’s quickly become one of my favorite beers of all time, and apparently I’m not the only one who thinks it’s a damn good brew.
The 4% sour/salty wheat ale has clinched the No. 1 spot on both BeerAdvocate and RateBeer, scoring a 93 and 97, respectively. Both websites compile their rating from user reviews, so the popularity of the beer is ever-increasing.
Based off my completely unscientific analysis of social media chatter, Gose has seen an explosion in popularity and demand since it was released in cans a couple of weeks ago. That popularity has surely played a role in increasing the beer’s (well-deserved) clout.
Westbrook finally canning One Claw, Gose this week
After some delays in getting the can designs approved, Westbrook will finally begin canning their One Claw Rye Pale Ale and Gose this week.
Photos tweeted by Westbrook’s Mike Levin show rows of the new cans ready to be filled. The Westbrooks themselves told me last week both beers should be hitting shelves across the state by the end of the month, so expect to pick these up soon.
Maybe now this will finally put all those “rumors” about canned Gose to rest.
Artwork released for Westbrook’s canned Gose
“Did you hear the rumor that Westbrook is canning Gose?”
Man, if I had a nickel for every time I’ve been asked that question in the past few months.
You may recall that back in April, I broke the news that the Lowcountry brewery was gearing up to can its 4% German sour wheat beer sometime this summer. That factual, verified piece of news somehow became a “rumor,” with fans of the beer breathlessly hoping it would come true.
It is true. It always was true. It was never a rumor in the first place.
Sorry, I had to vent there a bit. I digress. Below, you’ll find the new artwork for the canned version of Gose, which will take up permanent residence in my fridge when it’s released this summer. No word on when that’ll happen, though. It’s reportedly in distribution inventories for preorder, but with no release date.
Westbrook Gose returns next week
You’ll have to wait a little while longer for cans of it, but in the meantime, Westbrook‘s Gose will return to draft and bottles beginning next week.
The tart and salty 4% German-style sour wheat beer returns just in time for the warmer weather. You can expect a canned version to arrive this summer, at which time it will promptly become my go-to summer beer.
Westbrook to can Gose
Westbrook is reportedly preparing to add a fourth beer to its line of canned brews, making it only the second craft brewery in the country to can the style.
According to a reliable source, the Mt. Pleasant brewery will begin canning their Gose this summer as a seasonal offering. The brewery’s interpretation of the German sour wheat beer comes in at 4% ABV and is currently a seasonal beer available on draft and in 22 oz. bottles.
The beer will be the fourth canned offering from Westbrook, joining White Thai and their IPA, as well as the upcoming unnamed rye pale ale. All three of those beers will be offered year-round.
It’ll be the second time an American craft brewery has canned a beer in the style. A search of CraftCans.com yields only one other result for a canned gose in the U.S.: Mo’s Gose from Armstrong Brewing Co. in San Francisco.
