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Gösser Spezial

Beer Description

Gösser Spezial is preserved as a fuller specialty lager expression from the Austrian Gösser beer family. Exact launch timing and current production status should be confirmed before stronger claims are added, but Gösser became Heineken-connected through Brau Union in 2003. As an archive profile, Spezial suggests a richer golden lager identity with smooth malt, filtered clarity, balanced bitterness, and a more rounded finish than lighter everyday lagers. Within the archive, it records Gösser’s specialty side within Austrian lager culture.

Gösser Spezial

At a glance

Style
Lager
Style category
Premium Lager
First brewed
1889
In Heineken portfolio since
2003
Still in portfolio
Yes

Brewing & appearance

Color
Deep Golden
Filtered
yes
Fermentation
Bottom Fermented
ABV range
5.1–6.0%
Ingredients
  • Water
  • Malted Barley
  • Hops
  • Yeast
Category
Specialty Beer

Taste Profile

Flavor profile
  • Fresh
  • Malty
  • Slightly Bitter
  • Smooth
Body
Medium
Finish
  • Clean
  • Smooth
  • Lingering

Brewed by Tradition: The Sites 1 Currently Brewing