Partake Lime Goserita Review
Margarita. Beer. Two words I never expected to trust together.
I cracked one open anyway.
Turns out I was wrong to doubt it.
First Impressions
The can is clean and confident. Partake keeps the design minimal, and it works. The lime green hits you immediately, and there is something about the label that says refreshing before you have even pulled the tab. Pour it into a glass and you get a pale, slightly hazy straw gold with a soft white head that settles fast. It looks exactly like what it is: a real brewed beer with a clear purpose.
The nose is the first moment of real surprise. Fresh lime comes forward without any of the artificial edge you brace for with citrus-forward drinks. There is a whisper of sea salt underneath, and a faint malty grain note in the background. It smells like a drink that was built with care. It smells like a patio.
How it actually tastes
The first sip is tart and bright. The lime hits the front of the tongue with a snap, genuinely citrusy without any syrup quality. Then the agave rolls in across the middle and rounds everything out. It is subtle but you feel it. Then comes the salt, and that is the move that makes the whole thing work. It ties the citrus and the sweetness together and gives the drink a real finish instead of just fading out.
Over ice it holds up well. The tartness stays present, the carbonation keeps things lively, and the salt actually gets a little more expressive as it opens up. At IBU 5, there is a barely-there hop bitterness that keeps it from feeling like a flavoured water. This is a brewed product, and you can tell. It delivers on the margarita inspiration without pretending to be something it is not!
A Small Ritual I Like
Pour it straight from the fridge into a short tumbler over a couple of cubes of ice. No salt rim needed. The drink brings its own. Give it thirty seconds to settle and chill the glass, then take the first sip while it is still cold and lively. That is when the lime and the salt are at their sharpest. This is a backyard drink, a taco night drink, a front-porch-at-six-o-clock drink. It asks nothing of you and delivers every time.
Things we like
The lime is cold-pressed and real. You notice immediately.
The sea salt. It pulls the whole flavour profile together and gives the finish some backbone.
At $2.79 a can, this is one of the best value drinks in the alcohol-free category.
No mixing, no prep. Crack, pour, done.
It tastes like a brewed beer first and a margarita second. That balance is exactly right.
Frequently asked questions
Is this actually a beer or a margarita?
It is a beer. Specifically a Gose-style brew, which is a German wheat beer tradition that leans tart and salty. Partake uses that base and builds a margarita-inspired flavour on top of it. The result is its own thing, not quite either, and better for it.
Does it taste like a real margarita?
Close enough to scratch the itch. The lime and salt are genuinely there. It will not fool anyone expecting a tequila hit, but for the ritual of the drink at a backyard gathering or taco night, it delivers on the experience.
How should I serve it?
Cold, over ice in a short tumbler. The drink salts itself, so no rim needed. Keep it simple. The can does the work.