Sierra Nevada Otra Vez - Cactus & Grapefruit
Note: Replaced in the regular lineup by the Lime & Agave version in early 2018. Still appears as a special.
Otra Vez means “another time,” and for Sierra Nevada that time is early California when beers were made from local ingredients. The brewery trialed various native produce searching for great flavors. Prickly pear cactus flourishes in the state’s arid deserts, and grapefruit fills the Central Valley’s flats. Together their fruity-tangy blend makes Otra Vez, whose tartness is true to the gose style, pop with character.
Otra Vez means “another time,” and for Sierra Nevada that time is early California when beers were made from local ingredients. The brewery trialed various native produce searching for great flavors. Prickly pear cactus flourishes in the state’s arid deserts, and grapefruit fills the Central Valley’s flats. Together their fruity-tangy blend makes Otra Vez, whose tartness is true to the gose style, pop with character.
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702 reviews
Chico, United States
Community reviews
12oz bottle. Poured a hazy golden yellow color with a medium sized head. Tart fruits, citrus and some saltiness.
On tap at the Clarendon, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Friday 22nd June 2018, off to see New Model Army gig at the Assembly Rooms Pours mid gold with a white head, good salty and sour taste. Refreshing and zippy stuff. Lovely beer A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov16 3.9
Keg bower tap Leeds. Golden slight head. Citrus aroma taste orange peel some breads pale malts slight saline finish. Nice stuff.
lys, frisk, lett sitrus, skarp sur, snerpete.....................................
Bottle @ Fox and Hounds, Sønderborg. Slightly unclear golden body with a small white head. Nice mild acidic aroma with lemon, minerals and yogurt. Flavor is refreshing, quite classic Gose, acidic fruit, lemon, minerals etc. Medium body and refreshing aftertaste. Nothing extraordinary but still a nice one.
Golden coloured and almost clear. Has a white head. Notes of lactic acid and rubarb.
355ml bottle. Pours bright yellow. Grapefruit, floral, rosewater, Turkish delight, lemon, grapefruit juice, delicate salt, perfume. Nice spritzy body. Delicious.
Bottle, Beer52. Light golden colour. Interesting one, lightly salty, hint of tart and herbal, quite easy drinking. I think it would be good with Mexican food.
Clear, watery yellow colored, weak white non lasting small head. Aroma is quite weak, bit salty, cactus, herbal, some coriander, bit soury. Taste is salty, some malt, bit bready, coriander, cactus, herbal, bit soury, bit lemony. Light bodied, soft carbonation, very watery.
Bottle: Pale golden, hazy, no head to speak of: mild to moderate sourish-fruity nose, with a very delicate grapefruity tardiness and - presumably - traces of coriander; mild to moderate sourish-sweetish flavour with a faint bitter-tart impression, soft, hardly medium bodied; lingering sourish-bitter finish with a balancing fruity sweetness in the aftertaste. Good winter-warmer...
From 2d2dspuma. In Teku glass. Playing Life is Strange Before the Storm. Lemony tart, yet not so much that displeases. Light lemony notes. Maybe some vegetal notes that could be the cacti but that doesnt give it enough interest
Found in bottle in variety pack. Simply unique but in a very good way. Overall enjoyable in any season and goes surprisingly well with a traditional Thanksgiving meal. I know that sounds odd but I recommend that experience.
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ The Shnoodlepip, London.
[ As Sierra Nevada Otra Vez ].
Clear medium yellow colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy - yeasty, fruity, sourish fruit, pear notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, pear, fruity malt, pale malt, sweet malt, peach, sourish fruit, light floral - salty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160809]
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Smells of the West Coast. Like, literally, it makes me think of any random beach in California, in a good way. Good aroma, although I hoped for something a bit more intense. Taste could be more tart, it's quite average for a Gose. Light body, high carbonation... If only it was a bit more 'extra'. Still a good one, though.
Botella 33cl. Bueno, curiosa. Salado-acidilla con final ligeramente cítrico. Veraniega.
Bottled @ Bishops Arms, Hornsgatan. Slightly hazy pale golden with a medium size white head, some lacing. Cactus water and mineral water aroma, cucumber, lime and yoghurt. Dryish and mild tart mouthfeel, medium carbonation, light bodied. Mild tart and salty taste, lemon, cucumber, minerals and cantaloupe. Dry and pleasant tart finish. Very refreshing!
Light, fruity, cloudy blond, just a hint of sour. Great lawnmower beer. MARCH MADNESS 2018!
Bottle. Straw color, hazy, white foam. Aroma: strange, milky, cactus, grapefruit peel, spicy. Taste: grapefruit, citrus, spicy, refreshing, very easy salting.
The beer has got a dirty light golden-brownish colour with a small head and medium to thin Body. Aroma of salt and grains. Taste of wheat, grains, salt, flowers, malt. Mild finish.
Śliczna etykieta, kiepska piana. W aromacie charakterystyczna nuta gose: słód, sól, kwasek cytrynowy, kaktus. W smaku mocny kaktus, nieco słodu, kwasek cytrynowy, grejpfruty. Goryczka niska, z posmakiem "białego" z grejpfruta. Orzeźwiające, jest dokładnie tym co obiecuje nazwa i skład.
Pale yellow color medium white head. Citrus aroma. Citrus, grapefruit, coriander, apple juice, light body, tart finish. Nice!
Sharp, fruity, refreshing. Not a style I'm familiar with, maybe too fizzy for me, drinks like a cider, Apple and pear with grapefruit. Didn't get the coriander kick. Pretty, orangey straw colour, very clear, no real head. Ok.
12oz bottle from Beer52. A straw coloured pour with a thin white head and lots of fine carbonation; vegetal aroma with some salt in the background; clean crisp taste with lots of salt. Sharp and refreshing.
Pours golden with a fluffy head. Aroma is very salty like a good gose. Flavour is sharp grapefruit, sweet syrup and salty finish. A very nice gose.
citrus, herbs, golden, hazy, minimal head, white foam, heavily sour, medium sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, medium body, average carbonation,
35,5cl Bottle @ LaBIRRAtorium, Madrid, Spain.
Hazy golden colour with a thin white head.
Aroma is wheat, citrus, slightly tart.
Taste is wheat, grain, citrus, grapefruit, tart, herbs.
Medium body, average carbonation.
Bottle, pours clear gold with a small foamy head that quickly dissipates. Aroma is wheat and caramel malts with a splash of honey, a touch of salt and a bit of grapefruit. Body is medium, quite full for adv, texture is dry. Finish is tart and dry with very soft carbonation.
335ml bottle from beer52 Jan 18 had at home nice and fresh to drink.
Refreshing tart and sour gose flavor. Some citrus and grapefruit aftertaste.
Pours a slightly hazy light golden colour with minimal head retention. Aromas suggest a slightly tart beer, hints of fruit. Taste has the classic gose flavours of salt, coriander, a nice refreshing tartness alongside hints of citrus fruits including grapefruit. Really nice refreshing beer. Definitely an acquired taste, but a style that I really like from time to time - and as always Sierra Nevada have delivered a great tasting beer.