Ritterguts Gose

Client Brewer in Borna, Saxony, Germany 🇩🇪

Established in 1824

Contact
Häuerweg 1, Borna, 04552, Germany
Description
In 1824 master brewer Johann Philipp Ledermann came to the small village Döllnitz near Halle and started brewing Gose at Döllnitz Manor. The brewery continued to brew gose till WW 2. After the war the manor brewey was dismantled and the original gose was brewed at several places up till 2015.

Since 2015 we brew our "Original Ritterguts Gose" in close collaboration with Brauerei Reichenbrand in Chemnitz. This small, classic family-brewery fulfills all the requirements necessary for the optimization of our very special brewing process -- in particular the availability of open-fermentation, which we consider a primary component in making a proper gose.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled (KCM Puuvilla). Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is lime, some salts, mild herbs and earth. Flavour is somewhat sweet malty with some salts, mild wooden tartness and some lime to it. A bit coriander shows too as it warms up a bit.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2023 at 17:36


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled (from Alko webshop). Copper colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is sweet fruits, some tart wood, mild spices, some alcohol sweetness as well as some raisins. Flavour is tart wood, some alcohol, sweet fruits, some raisins, mild plum with some dried wooden and mild salty elements. Really well balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2023 at 23:50


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle, best before date missing (as far as I can tell), drunk 1/13/23. Undisturbed pour is clear, light golden-brass. Very, very large, frothy, white head, strong retention. Smells fantastic while pouring. Light lactic tartness with lemony acidity and just a hint of salty smoke. Soft, nutty, creamy, buttery wheat and light malts with a dollop of honey. Clean, buttery (not diacetyl) with a bit of peppery phenol from smoke or yeast. In the mouth it's soft, buttery, creamy, rich yet drying heavily with smoke, light lactic tartness and lemony acidity. Lots of lingering salted smoked butter. Not sure this needs yeast stirred in, as it's plenty soft and well-textured and the acidity isnt rampant/unbalanced, but nonetheless, adding in the yeast produces an even creamier, softer beer less reliant on acid and smoke. I think I prefer it with no yeast, though it's certainly intensely soft and creamy with the yeast. Either way, cool beer. Ample texture and flavor for its size, clean, no alcohol or flaw.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2023 at 01:35


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

500 ml bottle. Unclear dark orange with a foamy head. Stone fruit, lactic acid, metallic notes, sea salt, lemon juice, grapefruit. Dry sourness, metallic bitterness. Light bodied, oily watery texture, lively carbonated, dry acidic sour metallic abrupt finish. Decent mouthfeel at the beginning with a rapid loss of flavor and body. Disappointing.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2023 at 20:08


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

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Tried from Draft on 27 Dec 2022 at 12:10


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 0.5l. Almost clear, gold colored. AROMA- sour fermentation, yeasty, malt, metal, light smoke, floral hops. FLAVOR- smooth, neutral, lightly sour, slightly bitter, malty, yeasty, decent smoke, floral hops. Medium bodied. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2022 at 23:12


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

50cl bottle from KCM Tammisto. Poured hazy and light golden in color. Light smoky, wheat, yeast and salty finish. Refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2022 at 11:49


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Draught at Protokoll, Berlin, 30 July 2022) Hazy golden colour with frothy, white head. Malty, fruity nose with bread, citrus, coriander and a touch of sour smoke. Fruity, malty taste with notes of peaches, citrus, bread, coriander, a touch of salt and a slightly sourish finish with a light smoke touch. Medium body, dry. Interesting, and quite tasty. Smoke touch quite delicate. Nice one.

Tried on 11 Dec 2022 at 16:18


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pale yellow colour with lasting low density head. Aroma of whey and perfumed soap. Taste has a fresh, citrusy sharpness. Light, leathery smokiness too.

Tried on 04 Dec 2022 at 15:55


8

Sweet-sour-smoky with lemony touches.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2022 at 23:25