Our fourth release of Jose the Rose Gose is ready to share. Blend 1 and Blend 1.6 were both brewery-only and very small releases, with Blend2 being our first big release. Blend3 is 750 gallons and is the closest to our original vision of what Jose the Rose Gose was intended to be.
The concept for this beer was inspired by Chris Brundrette at William Chris Vineyards in Hye, TX. As one of the largest purchasers of TX grown grapes in the state, Chris was able to source some unique flavors of grapes for us. Our final blend of Rose came to 5 different grapes, some white and most red.
We brewed an 85% wheat beer at 3.8%abv fermented with our mixed culture of wild yeast and bacteria. It's tart, dry and funky. For Blend3 we blended the beer roughly 65% beer to 35% wine in stainless steel. Blend3 was the first release in which we added 15 gallons of inky red wine lees to the tank to add flavor and color during the final fermentation.
Blend2 also had some issues off-gassing sulfur from the winemaking process that wasn't an issue with Blend3.
Prior to bottling we added salt to Jose. The salinity we targeted is intended to be towards the top-end of balanced but to add to the final blend, not overpower it. For Blend3 you'll notice a slightly more pronounced salt character. On the morning of bottling we transferred fresh, unfermented wheat wort to the tank to provide natural conditioning sugars for the bottles and kegs.
Jose is bright, crisp and acidic with a distinctly pink hue. The salinity enhances the dryness and the fruity aromas of the TX grown wine. A lively carbonation fills the glass with great bubbles, head and wine aroma. With a clean, salty finish our rose gose has a great drinkability in a memorable package. Jose appeals to both artisan beer drinkers and wine lovers, particularly those that support 100% TX wine.
For Blend3 we released 160 cases of 500ml bottles, 25 slim kegs and 25 half barrel kegs.
Release in our downtown taproom will be Thursday, October 4 at 4pm and will continue through Sunday, October 7 at 7pm.
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Distribution to Texas will begin the following week with nationwide distribution soon after.
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