Gose

Gose () is a warm fermented beer that is usually brewed with at least 50% of the grain bill being malted wheat (with the rest being malted barley such as Pilsner malt), fruit syrups – such as lemon and coriander – and salt – either added or as a component of the water used. It acquires its characteristic sourness through inoculation with Lactobacillus bacteria, which is not a hop-tolerant bacteria and which provides only a light acidity. Gose beers typically have very little hop aroma or bitterness (5-15 IBUs), limited malt flavour, and a relatively low alcohol content of 4 to 5% alcohol by volume. The predominant flavor is lactic acid, and the beers are strongly carbonated. Gose was first brewed in Germany. It does not comply with the Reinheitsgebot (German purity laws) because of the use of coriander and salt, but it is allowed an exemption on the grounds of being a regional specialty. Gose has similarities with Berliner Weisse, which is also sour, and Belgian witbier, which also has coriander. Since 2016, Leipzig, where the beer was popular for centuries, has celebrated Happy Gose Day annually on November 17th.