Gosser

Brewed by:
Gösser (Brau Union)
Style:
Euro Pale Lager

ABV: 5,2%

Country: Austria

 The history of Gösser reaches back to old times – the Göss Abbey dealt with brewing as early as the 12th-13th century. Later the Gösser Breweries was founded on this site, which is still in the abbey’s neighbourhood. In 1860 Max Kober, an enterprising young brewer master founded the Gösser Breweries, which started off its successful career of modern times.

 Beer production in 1882 totalled 30,880 hl. By 1889, this figure had risen to 43,650 hl and three years later, it stood at 70,000 hl. However, with the Farrach Brewery near Judenburg, the Göss Brewery had a competitor in its vicinity, which was to cause serious worries. Numerous take-over bids were made, including offers from the UK, France and Germany, but Max Kober was determined not to sell out to these potential buyers, or to Viennese brewers. Instead, in 1893, he turned the brewery into a limited company, which was mainly funded by Styrian money. With this capital he purchased the Sixt Brewery in Leoben and completed a merger with the Farrach Brewery. The combined breweries then had production of over 100,000 hl.