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Gose (pronounced goes-uh) is an old style of German beer from Leipzig, cloudy and straw-colored with a refreshing crispness that is both tart and salty. It does not adhere to the German Beer Purity Law of Reinheitsgebot, as it predates the law. Almost forgotten, the style was revived by a subculture of craft brewers who know that, to make something new, you must know what came before. Knowing where you stand in the context of history helps you envision ways to move forward. The work of Fritz Lang, too, could have been forgotten all too easily. Not because his work is unimportant or irrelevant, but simply because movies from his era of filmmaking don't get a lot of attention in this age of bombast and spectacle. But M is a precursor to innumerable films that are part of a genre that is still fascinating and wildly popular today: the serial killer genre. Even if they don't know it, many people who make serial killer movies today owe a great deal to Fritz Lang. M's straightforward depiction of a child murderer's psychosis and the fervent, paranoid manhunt to locate him, as well as its innovative style and craftsmanship, have impacted films since it was first released. Its influence can be seen in everything from Arsenic and old Lace (1944) to A Clockwork Orange (1971) to Hanna (2011), not to mention countless other serial killer movies that borrow heavily from M's story and setup, knowingly or otherwise. As recently as 2013, the same could not have been said about the impact of the gose style on the craft beer industry. But since then a lot of craft brewers have embraced the style, and it has made a rather impressive comeback. Westbrook's Gose, Destihl's Here Gose Nothin', Evil Twin's Mission Gose, 2nd Shift's Green Bird Gose, and so many more are fantastic beers worth seeking out. But they are all modern takes on a classic style, and therefore not appropriate to pair with a classic like M. That's where Ritterguts Gose comes in. Still made with a traditional recipe, Ritterguts Gose is regarded as the most authentic example of the style. Tart and salty, it has become the blueprint other breweries use as a jumping-off point for their more adventurous modern takes. But none of these new and exciting goses would be possible without the original. Just as Fritz Lang paved the way with his controversial, experimental vision, so too did the brewers in Liepzig and Goslar when they first created the (at the time) spontaneously-fermented, salty wonder that is a true gose.
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