Orbit Beers has created another duo of sour beers as part of its limited-edition White Label Series that explores the more experimental side of brewing.
The coming together of traditional and modern European-style beers has led to the creation of a classic Leipziger gose and a more experimental Cola Sour, which has been brewed with Manchester-based Steep Soda Co.
Both beers began with the same base, containing wheat malt, lager malt, Tettnang hops, and Lallemand WildBrew Helveticus dried bacteria, before taking two very different directions.
One offers the clean, crisp, flavours of a Leipziger-style gose with sea salt and coriander seeds. The other infuses
natural sweet cola flavours with gentle citrus sour notes to create something a little more playful.
Leipziger Gose (4.4% ABV) has a refreshing tartness balanced with a hint of smooth sweetness from the malt and wheat, with clean, bright lime citrus flavours on the palate. Coriander and sea salt add a depth of herbal spice
alongside subtle and balanced salinity, without overpowering the citrus notes.
Cola Sour (4.1% ABV) has a harmonious blend of tartness and sharp citrus, intertwined with hints of vanilla, cinnamon,
nutmeg, citrus, and coriander.
