Belgian and French Ales: Gose
Notes: These beers may be brewed with malted barley, wheat and oats and unmalted barley, wheat, and oats; contemporary examples may also contain other grains. As in traditional examples, low level salt (table salt) and coriander additions may or may not be present in Contemporary Gose. Attributes from the use of a wide variety of herbs, spices, flowers, fruits or other ingredients not found in traditional Leipzig-Style Gose may also be present and in harmony with overall flavor profile. When using these guidelines as the basis for evaluating entries at competitions, brewers may be asked to provide supplemental information about entries in this category to allow for accurate evaluation of diverse entries. Such information might include any herbs, spices, fruit or other added ingredients, and/or information about the brewing process.
- Color: Usually straw to medium amber and can take on the color of added fruits or other ingredients such as darker malts.
- Clarity: Clear to hazy. Haze may or may not result from yeast
- Malt Profile: Malt aroma and flavor is not present to very low
- Hop Profile: Very low to low
- Bitterness: Not present to medium
- Fermentation: Horsey, leathery or earthy aromas contributed by Brettanomyces yeasts may be present but at low levels as these beers do not undergo prolonged aging. Contemporary Gose may be fermented with pure beer yeast strains, or with yeast mixed with bacteria. Alternatively, they may be spontaneously fermented. Low to medium lactic acid character is present in all examples expressed as a sharp, refreshing sourness.
- Body: Low to medium-low
- ABV: 4.4%-5.4%
- ABW: 3.5%-4.3%
- IBU: 5-30
- Color (SRM): 3-9
- Color (EBC): 6-18
- Original Gravity: 1.036-1.056
- Original Gravity °P: 9-13.8
- Final Gravity: 1.008-1.012
- Final Gravity °P: 2.1-3.1
Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association 2021 beer style guidelines.
5 Gose Reviewed
| Beer | Brewery | Rate Avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Blood Orange Gose | Atlas Berw Works | 6.99 |
|
Gose | Westbrook Brewing Company | 9.34 |
|
Guava Gose Smack | Noon Whistle Brewing | 9.04 |
|
Über Gose Freunde | Central State Brewing | 9.14 |
|
Watermelon Gose | Terrapin Brewing Company | 6.00 |
- 9.34 Gose by Westbrook Brewing Company
- 9.14 Über Gose Freunde by Central State Brewing
- 9.04 Guava Gose Smack by Noon Whistle Brewing
- 6.99 Blood Orange Gose by Atlas Berw Works
- 6.00 Watermelon Gose by Terrapin Brewing Company