Gose

//ɡoʊzə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A beer brewed since the 16th century, in Goslar and later Leipzig, with malted wheat, salt, and coriander. countable, uncountable

    "I would happily drink beer with a Chicago-style dog. Pilsener, Kölsch or gose would be my choices, but your own favorite style will also make a great combination."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"I would happily drink beer with a Chicago-style dog. Pilsener, Kölsch or gose would be my choices, but your own favorite style will also make a great combination."

Etymology

From German Gose, the name of the beer, from the name of the river Gose which flows through Goslar and from which its brewers took water to make it.

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