Gose

Sam Adams “Lost” Beer

Samuel Adams continues to expand their Small Batch Series in 2012.  On the schedule is Verloren, and gose.   There aren’t a lot of U.S. brewers making a gose, especially a brewery as large as Boston Beer.  That’s probably why Continue Reading →

Widmer Attempting A Blackberry Gose

You don’t see gose brewed in the states often.  Widmer Brothers will be doing so soon with Marionberry Hibiscus Gose. The gose style hails from Leipzig, Germany, with 50% of the beer coming from wheat malt.  There is heavy salt Continue Reading →

Bruery’s Salt Of The Earth Bottled

Salt Of The Earth, the next beer in The Bruery’s Provisions Series was bottled this week.  It is currently bottle conditioning.  Salt Of The Earth is a gose with coriander and truffle salt.

A gose is an old German style from Leipzig. Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Sam Adams

Sam Adams “Lost” Beer

Sam Adams VelorenSamuel Adams continues to expand their Small Batch Series in 2012.  On the schedule is Verloren, and gose.   There aren’t a lot of U.S. brewers making a gose, especially a brewery as large as Boston Beer.  That’s probably why they dubbed it “Verloren” or “lost” beer . (It’s Dutch.)  The style originated in Goselar, Germany in the 18th century.   Gose became very popular the adjacent city of Leipzig, Germany due to a lot of local breweries brewing the style.  Gose all but died out during WWII due to brewery closings.   Expect this beer to have a touch of sourness, with notes of lemon & salt.

A link to the ales of Saxony that had all but vanished, Gose is a peculiar yet captivating brew.  With a base of an unfiltered wheat ale, it’s vivid and refreshing yet also has a softness to it.  The flavor is brought to life by an unexpected touch of salt for a mineral quality, and coriander for a peppery spice.  The result is an unusual and delicate brew that’s full of flavors to discover.  Batch #1

Style: Gose
Hops: Saaz
Malts:  2 Row Pale, Munich, Malted & Unmalted Wheat
Adjuncts: Coriander, Salt

Availability: 22oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

6% ABV 

The series to date features  Tasman Red, Griffin’s Bow, The Vixen, and Third Voyage.

Potential Additions in 2012: Dark Depths, Cinder Bock, and now Verloren.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Widmer Brothers Brewing

Widmer Attempting A Blackberry Gose

You don’t see gose brewed in the states often.  Widmer Brothers will be doing so soon with Marionberry Hibiscus Gose. The gose style hails from Leipzig, Germany, with 50% of the beer coming from wheat malt.  There is heavy salt present in gose brews (from the water, or salt.)   I suspect the tart flavor will be enhanced by the marionberries (blackberries.)

Style: Gose
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

5.5% ABV 

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, The Bruery

Bruery’s Salt Of The Earth Bottled

Salt Of The Earth, the next beer in The Bruery’s Provisions Series was bottled this week.  It is currently bottle conditioning.  Salt Of The Earth is a gose with coriander and truffle salt.

A gose is an old German style from Leipzig.   It’s an unfiltered wheat beer with 50%-60% malt.  Stylistically a gose is spicy & dry, with a nice complexity.  Salt, like truffle salt in Salt Of The Earth gives the gose a sharp flavor.

Salt Of The Earth will be available in The Bruery Provisions store in the coming weeks.

5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay