Here's a cracking beer I had last weekend, it's slightly off the beaten track and is made by my local craft brewery Siren. It's called "A Tribe Called Zest" (hat tip) and is done in a style known as a "Gose" pronounced "go'za" The style originates in Germany (Goslar) and is usually done with a malt bill of roughly 50% malted wheat and 50% malted barley (pilsner malt) or other adjuncts, sometimes salt and coriander are added and the final brew is inoculated with Lactobacillus bacteria that lower the PH and make the beer taste sour. It's a reasonably common style in Belgium and the low-countries, the Germans and Belgians often make Witbier's this way.
This particular example has the additions of Papaya and Lime which gives a delightful citrus background, it's a little bit like Margarita flavoured beer (with the salt!) so refreshing in the warm weather, and so moreish! Luckily I have one left so I might treat myself tomorrow if the sunshine holds out!
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