Founders Más Agave
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Tasting Notes
Más Agave pours from an unusual place for a gose — it carries a pronounced agave sweetness upfront, backed by the style's characteristic salt and wheat tartness. The nose brings light citrus, desert botanicals, and a faint earthiness that reads almost tequila-adjacent without crossing into spirit territory. The body is fuller than most goses given the elevated ABV, and the finish balances salty-sour brightness against a lingering sweetness. It's a hybrid experience that straddles traditional German sour wheat and something closer to a margarita cocktail influence.
About the Brewery
Founders Brewing is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and has been operating since 1997. They built their reputation on bold, high-gravity beers — KBS, CBS, and their Backstage Series barrel-aged releases are core to their identity. They're considered a significant player in the American craft scene and have a history of pushing style boundaries, which Más Agave fits squarely within.
Food Pairings
Carnitas tacos work well here because the salt and tartness cut through pork fat the way a lime wedge would. Grilled shrimp with chili seasoning echoes the agave sweetness while the gose acidity keeps the dish from feeling heavy. A tangy goat cheese paired with honey-drizzled flatbread plays off both the sour wheat character and the desert-sweet finish. Fresh ceviche is a natural match because the beer's brine and citrus notes mirror the dish's own acid-forward profile.
Style Guide
Gose is a German-origin wheat ale defined by two additions that fall outside normal brewing convention: salt and coriander. The result is a lightly tart, slightly salty, low-to-moderate bitterness beer with a wheat-driven softness and a dry, cleansing finish — typically sitting in the 4–5% ABV range. It originated in Goslar and Leipzig, Germany, faded into obscurity for most of the 20th century, and was revived largely by American craft brewers in the 2010s. Más Agave is a significant departure from baseline style at 10% ABV with agave addition, placing it in imperial or adjunct-gose territory rather than the traditional profile.