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Gose (Leipziger Gose)
Pronounced "Gose-uh" |
Gose is a sour and salty tasting ale. More than half malted wheat, the rest malted barley. The brew is fermented with yeast and lactic bacteria. Spiced with coriander and hops. Brewed with slightly salted water. Most closely associated with Leipzig, the capital of the German State of Saxony.
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Goslar
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Gose takes its name from the river Gose which flows through the town of Goslar, Lower Saxony, about 100 miles west of Leipzig. Goslar in the 11th century was not only one of the most important salt and silver mining towns in the German Empire, but also a brew center. Emperor Otto III, sang the Gose's praises.
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The Gose Renaissance
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall helped this style make a comeback; and many craft breweries in and around Leipzig started to brew it again. Gosebrauerei Bayerischer Bahnhof (Gose Brewery Bavarian Station) opened its doors in 2000. It is located in the train station that linked Leipzig with Munich in 1842
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Fall of the Gose
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The Second World War destroyed many brewing facilities and East Germany decided it had better uses for its economy precious grain. Food shortages turned bread-making, not beer-making, into nearly the sole purpose of grains. By the late 1950s, the last pre-unification Gose was brewed in Leipzig.
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