Gose

It does not comply with the Reinheitsgebot (German purity laws) because of the use of coriander and salt, but it is allowed an exemption on the grounds of being a regional specialty.

[7] Since 2016, Leipzig, where the beer was popular for centuries, has celebrated Happy Gose Day annually on November 17th.

These were not closed with a cap or cork, but with a plug of yeast (flor) which naturally rose up the neck as the secondary fermentation continued.

In 1824, Johann Gottleib Goedecke began brewing gose at a manor house (rittergut) in Döllnitz.

[6] At the start of World War II, due to a food shortage, grain in Germany was allocated to bread making.

However, in 1999, Tilo Jänichen teamed up with the son of the last owner of Döllnitz Manor and modified the original gose recipe for his brewery.