Thursday, April 23, 2020

QUICK BITE: German Beer Day: Gewurzgose

In honor of German Beer Day, here is the second in my series of large format bottles beers.  This one is Gewurzgose which is a style of gose from Leipzig Germany.  Gose's uniqueness is that it is usually brewed with salt so that the taste can be in the saltier side.  Combined with the lactobacillus bacteria, it can produce a wonderful sourness.  Gose are also flavored with coriander, orange peel and other aromatics.  This one has those plus vanilla and nutmeg.  I was hoping it would not have too much "Yankee Christmas Candle" taste - and was very pleasantly surprised. 



It pours very cleanly since there is no additional fermentation in the bottle with this gose. The color is a straw gold.  Barely any head and only slight carbonation.  Faint aroma of orange and vanilla in the nose.  First taste and there is a bit of salt on the tongue with a pleasant orange peel note at the finish.  As it warms up, I taste a bit more of the vanilla and some caramel. 



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