Daniel Drinks the Styles: Old Pro Gose

Continuing to leverage my time at home during the coronavirus pandemic, I am studying for the second level of the Cicerone Certification Program for beer professionals. To keep myself honest in my studies, I am reviewing DMV beers brewed in the classic styles and comparing them to the official style guidelines.

This week I’m drinking Union Brewing’s summer seasonal, the Old Pro Gose. In 2015, the BJCP considered gose, a German wheat beer, a “historical” style as it had fallen out of fashion, but since then the salty little sour has made a comeback in the States with significant help from Baltimore’s Union. Let’s take a look at the specs:

Gose Guidelines from the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP): 

A highly carbonated, tart and fruity wheat ale with restrained coriander and salt. Very refreshing, with bright flavors and high attenuation, which means a drier finish as yeast consumes sugar, converting it into alcohol and carbon dioxide..

Appearance is moderate to full ha

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