Rocio Trigo

Another beer from the Gaucho Grill (Brewed under licence by the Greenwich Meantime brewery), Rocio Trigo is a Bavarian style wheat beer. This is the second wheat beer I have had this year and so I cannot really draw any similarities between this beer and Erdinger Weiss, but they are both interpretations of the same style. Trigo is a milder beer which is bordering on tasteless without the signature banana or clove notes associated with the style. The beer does not even have a spritzy level of carbonation and really isn't to style. It is more in line with the American wheatbeers that are popping up on the 'craft beer' scene. Anyway the point is: if you are going to Gaucho for a steak, get the Rocio Gold!

Here is an excerpt from the drinks menu at Gaucho and how they describe the beer.

ROCIO TRIGO
From the Spanish word for wheat, this
Bavarian style wheat beer made from a
unique strain of yeast to give a cloudy
orange – colour, zesty flavours of banana
and bubblegum spice with a refreshing,
malty finish.

Rocio Gold

Ok, my first Kölsch of the year! Rocio Gold (4.3% abv) is a Kölsch style beer brewed for the Gacho Grill chain of restaurants in the UK. Kölsch is an unusual beer style from Cologne, Germany in that it has noticable bitterness and is straw in colour like a Pilsener but is actually top fermented and is therefore an Ale. A quick search around the web has many people identifying this beer as a lager but it is actually an Ale. The Rocio example is particularly true to style and is a refreshing beer with a fresh crisp bitter taste with a slight fruitiness. The beer is not strictly a Kölsch as it has not been brewed within view of the Dom Cathedral in Cologne, but actually brewed under licence by the Greenwich Meantime Brewery. A nice beer to have next time you feel like heading to Gaucho for a steak!