Rating 92
Style Gose
Produced In Portland, Me.
United States
ABV 7.4%
Availability Year Round
Reviewed By
Reviewed 2020-12-17

Battery Steele Looming Illusion Review

You’d be hard-pressed to find a juice bar with a drink as delicious, or fruity, as this. In this variant, the beer is conditioned on raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries, and is graciously dosed with a hint of Tahitian vanilla. The illusion here is that this beer is not a zesty fruit juice or cocktail, but a gose — a humble German-style wheat beer with fruit.

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Battery Steele Looming Illusion
You’d be hard-pressed to find a juice bar with a drink as delicious, or fruity, as this. In this variant, the beer is conditioned on raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries, and is graciously dosed with a hint of Tahitian vanilla. The illusion here is that this beer is not a zesty fruit juice or cocktail, but a gose — a humble German-style wheat beer with fruit.

Reviewed On: 12-17-2020
92
POINTS
Battery Steele Looming Illusion
You’d be hard-pressed to find a juice bar with a drink as delicious, or fruity, as this. In this variant, the beer is conditioned on raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries, and is graciously dosed with a hint of Tahitian vanilla. The illusion here is that this beer is not a zesty fruit juice or cocktail, but a gose — a humble German-style wheat beer with fruit.

Reviewed On: 12-17-2020