Spring Valley Brewery, a subsidiary of Kirin Brewery Co., developed the gose beer in collaboration with Widmer Brothers Brewing.
Gose is a traditional style of beer in Germany featuring salt and coriander and brewed with lactic acid. It is distinguished by a refreshingly acidic and salty taste and subdued bitterness. Gose-style beers using different blends of fruits and spices are available around the globe. In Sudachi Ace Gose, the refreshing acidity of the juice from two types of Japanese citrus fruits – sudachi and kabosu – is combined with the spiciness imparted by the coriander seed and the brewing process, as well as the light salty flavor from shio-koji, a Japanese seasoning made with salt and malted rice, to produce a unique and refreshing drink.