Leipziger Gose - Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei Bayerischer Bahnhof

Sachsenfreude

Germany

4.18/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

appearance; cloudy brownish-yellow, thin, spitzy, white head, contantly regenerating. Some slick wavy lacing left behind, slides down the glass, returning from the froth of which it came.

smell; mild pepper, hints or coriander and some sourness with yeast.

taste; mild coriander and lactic sourness like Quark and lemon juice. Strong yeasty aftertase with the slightest bit of salt. Some dry salt is barely noticeable at the start of a sip as well. It's more of a dusty intensified flavor of the other ingredients, not salty but salt helps the other flavors. Coriander mellowed out by spicy yeast dominates the aftertaste.

mouthfeel; very fine, active carbonation. Smooth and sticky swallow.

overall; a very interesting drink not bad at all, like a Witbier and Berliner Weisse blend.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2012 01:46:18 | More by Sachsenfreude

coalbaron

Pennsylvania

4.65/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.75

Had this beer at the brewery in leipzig. It was awesome. Definately something different. A great regional specialty. Having a tough time finding it in the US. Well worth a taste if you havent tried it before. Taste was awesome. Very refreshing. Bought a large bottle at the brewery. Excellent bottled as well.

Serving type: on-tap

06-15-2013 00:29:18 | More by coalbaron

xdefeatsy

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

06-14-2013 17:37:53 | More by xdefeatsy

mikeg67

New Jersey

3.28/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

330 ml bottle. Pours hazy-golden with tall, long lasting, white head. Aroma is of wheat malt, spices and some hops. Body is full and smooth. Wheat malt, salt, spices, funky yeast, some sourness and tartness combine on the palate. Finish is long, salty and tart. Nice refreshing brew.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2013 22:04:13 | More by mikeg67

T_rizzo

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-28-2013 20:17:45 | More by T_rizzo

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-27-2013 16:33:34 | More by InspectorBob

artoolemomo

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

05-26-2013 01:46:17 | More by artoolemomo

M_C_Hampton

Georgia

4.21/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A: poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass, straw colored with an immense bubbly white head that dissipates leaving some lacing, cloudy

S: salty and funky, spice, wild yeasts, sour

T: light flavors of tart lemon with a hint of salt, like a chelada before BMC butchered the idea, tangy and refreshing, light corriander

M: light and bubbly, texture of champagne

O: an excellent refreshing beer and my first review of this style

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 01:38:36 | More by M_C_Hampton

Noyt

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-25-2013 00:04:01 | More by Noyt

Nesued

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +9%

05-24-2013 01:04:53 | More by Nesued

HalfFull

California

3.6/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

330 ml. bottle poured into a wine glass. The Leipziger pours a lightly hazed copper in color with a thin white cap. Retention is a bit brief but the pour does keep a surface cap and shows a good carbonation.

Aroma is grainy with a light fruity sweetness and with a well integrated coriander spice amid a pleasant lactic sourness. Quite subtle at times yet expanding with warming.

Taste of crackery grain along with a dose of lemon and honey. Saltiness reveals itself a bit on the close yet more so as a lingering aftertaste which interplays with or gets confused with the lactic factor. Slightly sweet on the finish yet not overly so by any means. Feel is light and slightly salty with a light carbonation. Overall a pleasant experience yet not one to go out of the way for. Slightly sour, slightly sweet, slightly salty and slightly bitter. In that sense it covers it all.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 06:25:39 | More by HalfFull

jbeervt

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-19-2013 20:55:36 | More by jbeervt

sommersb

Tennessee

4.04/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Tasted On: 05-18-2013
Freshness: Best by 05-24-2013
Packaging: 330 ml bottle, pry-cap
Glassware: Goblet
Purchased: Received in a trade

A: Nice sized white head sits on the mostly clear, golden-colored beer.

S: Aromas are light, with spices and orange peel.

T: The taste is tart, with a big note of citrus, specifically oranges. I also get some saltiness as expected, but it is not overly salty.

M: The body is light and the feel has a high degree of carbonation. Finishes with tangy citrus flavors and a hint of salt.

O: Overall an excellent beer, especially for warmer weather in my opinion.

More thanks go to Cameron (TheBishopco) for providing this from my want list!

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 22:04:05 | More by sommersb

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

05-10-2013 19:41:37 | More by twenty5

ElGallo

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-03-2013 01:08:03 | More by ElGallo

AJ01923

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.6%

04-29-2013 00:59:44 | More by AJ01923

wdarcy77

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.6%

04-28-2013 13:27:07 | More by wdarcy77

jpcool9

California

4.75/5  rDev +21.8%

04-23-2013 18:29:22 | More by jpcool9

Neorebel

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

This is my second Gose beer experience, and I have to start by saying this is the far better of the two, being an authentic German brew. Leipziger Gose pours a clear gold, with a very fizzy 1"+ sized head. I am not finding lace on the glass once drank, however. The aroma is similar to a European Pils style, but a bit grainier, with the coriander and citrus scents noticeable as well. The taste is much like the aroma, but more full-flavored than one might expect. What's nice is that there's a bit of yeasty funk and sour apple hints in the mix. The salt, a signature of the style, is present, but very subtle, almost giving it a seltzer like mouth feel. This light beer finishes with an extremely crisp bitterness. Overall my recommendation mirrors my overall methods of trying a new style: try the original imports first before the local attempts.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 16:56:24 | More by Neorebel

sludgegnome

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

04-20-2013 15:05:50 | More by sludgegnome

ColForbinBC

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

04-19-2013 23:23:31 | More by ColForbinBC

Mebuzzard

Colorado

3.43/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

While i haven't had all that many gose beers, this one seems a bit mild in the saline category

Pours a very light golden with white head that fluffed up fairly way, but stayed down as it drank.

Wheat malt is dominant aroma, but isn't all that powerful. A bit tangy. Soft spices of coriander and white pepper.

The salt is very mild here, and doesn't quite transform the beer from tart to sharp. Coriander and the wheat provide a tingly lemon essence, just shy of sweet.
While a refreshing beer and quite sessionable, it falls a bit short of a summer quencher

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 16:19:29 | More by Mebuzzard

grittybrews

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +9%

04-12-2013 02:44:44 | More by grittybrews

mattbk

New York

3.81/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A- Cloudy, light, medium carbonation, some head retention.
S- Spicy, maybe slightly sour, not a strong aroma, seems like this will be refreshing.
T- Slightly sour, slightly spicy, slightly salty. Not very much more of anything than anything else, over all very clean in fact. Nice lacto tangy finish, perhaps this is the best description: clean, slightly sour. Hard to pick out spices, I'd guess coriander. Again, not a flavor bomb, but nice. No maltiness or sweetness to speak of. A well balanced beer.
M-Medium body, the carbonation is a bit zippy, adds to the drinkability and makes the beer more refreshing.
O- Really easy drinking beer, well made, I like the balance and slight sourness. Not overwhelmingly flavorful, but this is the right beer in certain circumstances, namely in warmer weather, paired with some nice cheeses.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 01:12:00 | More by mattbk

Beer-A-Lot

Virginia

3.73/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

On tap at Birch.

This beer kind of grows on you, but its saltiness is just a little too much. Interesting to say the least. Glad I tried it, but a little too odd for my liking. A little less orange juicy, a little less salty, and it might be a solid beer. But who knows, maybe I'll grow to like this like sours?

Serving type: on-tap

04-05-2013 00:42:31 | More by Beer-A-Lot