Goose Island Brewery Sofie
Editor Rating
- Rated 4 stars
- Excellent
$9.95/765 ml
- USA
- Reviewed by: Crystal Luxmore
- Published on: July 12, 2016
- Last modified: July 21, 2016
Review Summary:
Pop the cork off this Champagne-sized bottle and serve in your red wine glasses to help the nose of this spicy, citrusy Belgian-style saison really pop. Made from a blend of beer batches — some aged in oak casks deliberately inoculated with wild yeasts, others fresh from the fermenter — gives the naturally fermented ale a slightly wild, barnyard-like acidity and funk. But the sparkling ale drinks more like a fine, complex Champagne with white pepper, bright citrus, and orange-peel notes alongside a hit of rice-crispie-square sweetness. Elegant and super food-friendly — pair with just about anything from Thai to Mexican to a grilled peppercorn steak.