Gose

Gose is an Belgian and French Ale beer style. It typically presents as usually straw to medium amber and can take on the color of added fruits or other ingredients such as darker malts.. Malt aroma and flavor is not present to very low. Very low to low.

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.

ABV
4.4%-5.4%
0%15%
IBU
5-30
0100
OG
1.036-1.056
1.0001.120
FG
1.008-1.012
1.0001.030

Alcohol & Bitterness

ABV:4.4%-5.4%
ABW:3.5%-4.3%
IBU:5-30
Perceived Bitterness:
Not present to medium

Color & Appearance

SRM:3-9
EBC:6-18
Clarity:
Clear to hazy. Haze may or may not result from yeast

Gravity & Body

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
Body:
Low to medium-low

Flavor Profiles

Malt Profile:
Malt aroma and flavor is not present to very low
Hop Profile:
Very low to low
Fermentation Character:
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.

Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association beer style guidelines.

No beers have been reviewed in this style.