American Craft Beer delivers craft beer news and lifestyle 24/7 and because we do, we’re sometimes sent books to review. And we recently received a fun new book on a one of craft beer’s hottest beer styles that’s returned with a vengeance…

Once almost forgotten, the Gose has fast become one of America’s reining beer styles…And Gose: Brewing a Classic German Beer for the Modern Era couldn’t be timelier…

Author Fal Allen who’s brewed professionally at notable breweries like Pikes Place in Seattle, California’s Anderson Valley and Archipelago in Singapore, delves deep into the style’s DNA but never forgets to keep thing’s fun.

Books by brewers are almost always instructive, but some come with an almost academic geekiness that can bogs things down considerably even for those who are deep into the process. And Fal Allen’s Gose smartly avoids those pitfalls while approaching a subject with an enormous breadth and history that reaches back to the medieval ages.

The newest edition to the Brewer Publication’s smart family of great books on beer, Gose takes the reader on an intoxicating journey that explores the lightly tart and salty wheat beer’s origins and its evolution into today.

With an introduction by Dick Cantwell (a great writer and brewer himself), who once worked with Allen at Pike’s Place Brewing in Seattle, Gose argues strongly for the style’s possibilities and its place in the world of craft beer.

And in addition to taking intriguing left turns like a chapter on the “Historical Perspective on Gose Packaging,” Allen’s Gose comes with almost thirty recipes including one for an eclectic Gruit Gose as well as one for Dogfish Head’s uber-modern breakout hit, SeaQuench Ale.

Whether you’re a beer newbie, a seasoned industry vet, or just a fan who’s attracted to this tart and sassy style’s renaissance, Gose: Brewing A Classic German Beer for the Modern Era is pretty essential reading.

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