Original Ritterguts Gose
Ritterguts Gose is a top-fermented, sourish and slightly salty-tasting ale that was first brewed in 1824. It is the beer specialty of Leipzig and the oldest still existing Gose brand in the world. Gose is an own, ancient style of beer that does not correspond to the German purity law. Even today, it is still brewed with an admixture of coriander and salt in the traditional way with the special historic Gose yeast in open fermentation. Its particular character our Gose gets thereby and by the additional lactate fermentation.
Brewed by Hartmannsdorf until 2014 (until 2007 @3.9%, then 4.2%), brewed by Reichenbrand in Chemnitz from 2015.
World Beer Awards London: World’s Best Gose 2013, Europe’s Best Gose 2014, World Beer Idol 2016: Gose Gold, World Beer Cup 2016: Bronze Medal
Brewed by Hartmannsdorf until 2014 (until 2007 @3.9%, then 4.2%), brewed by Reichenbrand in Chemnitz from 2015.
World Beer Awards London: World’s Best Gose 2013, Europe’s Best Gose 2014, World Beer Idol 2016: Gose Gold, World Beer Cup 2016: Bronze Medal
3.5
737 reviews
Frohburg, Germany
Community reviews
Pours clear topaz with a thick parchment head. Aroma delivers crisp, fresh malt plus tart and slightly sour apple. Flavor provides seriously tart, sour and sweet apple plus crisp malt and sea salt and just a touch of - hops? Herbs? Texture gives fair smooth body and perky fizz. Go with an original.
Smelling smoky, acid finish
(bottle) hazy, bright yellow orange colour with a medium tall white head; aroma of sourness, epsom salt, strong, sour flavour with a long, medium sour finish; nice authentic gose
Cloudy yellow-amber with small head. Sour aroma, a touch of hay. Sour taste with a hint of salt. Unusual texture. Lots of carbon dioxide released, but still pleasant.
Flaska 500 ml. Disig orange med ett vitt medelstort skum. Dofter av citron, örter och vitpeppar. I smaken fylls det på med dels en sötma och dels en dammighet. Syrlig avslutning. Halvtorr munkänsla.
500ml bottle from Right Hops (Rassvet) in Moscow. About a month before the best before date. Pours hazy gold with a small white head. Aroma is lemons, sour milk, cheese. Taste is medium sour, wheat, salt. Good, but I’m sure it we better fresher.
Härlig öl, lite för sur och lite lite salt. Bra maltsmak
Bottle at Beerselection. Deep clear pour, white head. Nose is low citric and lacto sourness, beautiful mineral-salty notes,. Taste is moderately sour, citric and lacto again, mineral notes, a faint malty touch. Light body, easy to drink, super refreshing. Lovely.
Nice
Clear light amber, stable white head.
Aroma: grainy, bready, some grassy and spicy hops.
Taste: light grainy sweetness, light sourness, low spicy bitterness, low to zero saltiness.
Flavour is on the bready/grainy side.
Not very intense, not as sour and salty as you want, however not bad.
Bottle from Systemboalget. musky sour smell. looks like a geuze in lovely gold with light watery bottom. Strange mixed taste of sauson /huell hops /bitter. Intruiging but slightly stomach unsettling.
Amber, cloudy with a minimal white head. Aroma of hops, malt and corn. Sour and light bitter with a fruit Finnish. Different, nice
Zitronig frische Note in Geruch und Geschmack, kräftige Säure, leicht salziger Geschmack. Leckeres Voss für Liebhaber
Flaska från SB. Torr, fräsch gose med perfekt avhållsam balans mellan syra, sötma, kryddighet och en mycket diskret beska. Klassiskt och gott!
Fruity and yeasty aroma, lots of candy also. Refreshing, pleasantly sour, with a touch of salt, especially in the aftertaste. A benchmark Leipzig gose for others to compete with.
Aroma is honey, caramel, lactose and wild yeasts. Taste is a light sweet grainy body with a mildly sour finish. Pretty solid.
It pours cloudy gold with brownish tinges; the head is off white and foamy. The aroma has notes of: lemon juice, toasted oats, burnt toast, and peppercorns. The taste is medium sour, that finishes lightly salty and tart. The palate is medium bodied, with light carbonation - the finish is medium long. Overall, unique and fairly drinkable - but not beyond one bottle.
500mml. bottle as part of the «European Summer Santa 2019», many thanks @rauchbierlover. 17/09/2019.
Deep dark golden colour with no head. Aroma is tart, soft metallic and bubblegum. Taste is medium sour and tart leading to a medium salty finish. Salty aftertaste.
Next one please!
500ml bottle kindly shared by Finn. Firm white head to a misty warm golden body, scattered lacing. Moderate malty-fruity nose, dry. Fruity tartness to the taste buds, herbal dry. Prolonged ending. Has got some cleanser qualities. Not a favourite. (Tromsø 01.08.2019).
Delt med Rune. Gylden. Lavt skum. Litt uklar. Lett fruktaroma. Smaken lett syrlig frukt. Tørr. Sånn passe.
09--07-19 // 500ml bottel shared. A true classic. Well balanced sourness. Minimal salty in the end.
Salty, breads finish
Bottled, 0.5 L. Thanks mom for bringing this from Germany! Hazy golden colored, small white head. Tart, sour, apple, some lactate. A few sips is refreshing, but finishing half a liter is impossible.
Crisp and bright with a slightly funky sourness. Salt is notable, but not excessive. Thin grainy malt character in finish, along with pleasant coriander.
Bottled. Slightly cloudy gold pour. White soapy head. Lemon, sour, some malt. Pretty good stuff
Verwirrender Spruch auf dem Etikett. Geruch: säuerlich mit minimalem Trüffel-Moder. Geschmack: frische Cider-Säure, dann kommt hinten was undefinierbares von unten dazu und klatscht die Säure an den Gaumen. Wenig Kohlensäre. Lecker
Draft at Ranzani 13, Bologna, Italy. Pours intense gold with limited white foam, very fine. Aroma is not particularly strong, of malt and salinic. Body is average, with intense carbonation. Taste is nicely sour, with good saltiness. Finish is short and clean.
W aromacie kwaśne mleko, lacto. Barwa ciemnozlota, piana bardzo ladna. W smaku lekko slodko, kwasno. Bardzo gladkie, aksamitne. Lekkie, orzezwiajace, bardzo solidna klasyka stylu.
0.5 bottle in Munich. Straw color, fast disappearing head. Sour apple nose. Well balanced wild yeast sour. I would have pegged it as a Belgian geuze which is a good compliment ;-).
Bottle. Slightly hazy, ambercolor, with a small head. Fresh, sour, malty, herbal aroma. Sour and dry taste, low bitterness. Fruity, herbal, spicy aftertaste. Fresh and full body, nice texture.