Increase Wheat
Milwaukee Brewing Company

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From:
Milwaukee Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Berliner Weisse
ABV:
3.1%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 11.78%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
30
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 03, 2016
Added:
Jul 07, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by robear:
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Reviewed by robear from Wisconsin

3.94/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12 oz bottle to 8 oz taster

Appearance: Vigorous pour yielded about a finger of thing, transparent head that foamed out quickly to nothing. Pretty true to style in that regard and also in it's golden murkiness. A touch thicker/whiter head would have bumped this up over 4.

Smell: Tart and malty. Minor citric notes, and some sour berry notes most likely from the gooseberry addition.

Taste: A nice wash of light tart lemon and just a hint of berries. I think this is just enough berry- if folks want to add syrups they still can, but this drinks well as it is. A nice malt backbone keeps this beer from being too transparent flavor-wise. The traditional BW flavors are there, even if they are a bit muted in tartness. Lingering malt invites another sip for the tartness. Well done.

Mouthfeel: For such a light beer it never feels too thin on the palate. Wheat balance in the recipe is good.

Overall: This is a really refreshing beer. At 3.1% I didn't expect much from a brewery that hasn't put out a beer quite like this before. I picked up a single and put it through the paces- will definitely seek this one out for summer days and camping trips. Don't fear the Gooseberry, it's barely there in the best possible way.
Aug 11, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.81 by BeerOps from Illinois

Jan 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.27 by adamranders from Wisconsin

Oct 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by Gotti311 from Wisconsin

Sep 10, 2015
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Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts

3.8/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
12oz brown bottle, sample from the brewery.

Great clarity, bubbly with a lace that stays. Flour, faint lactic funk, and a mild tartness in the nose. Juicy kiss of tartness, good lactic action with the addition gooseberries. Lots of crispness and a light enough body for the style, dry & clean finish.

A great brew to switch things up. Well done!
Sep 10, 2015
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Reviewed by jwc215 from Arizona

2.71/5  rDev -25.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Pours clouded light yellow with a thin, lasting head. Lacing slides down the glass.

The smell is of sour bread with medicine-like fruit (I take it that's the gooseberry. Something chemical-ish I can't quite put my finger on (soap?).

Yep - soap. some soap mixes in. There is some sour and a touch of plastic-like berries. Some grainy malt comes through. Odd aftertaste with a stale yeast/bread character.

The light carbonation would almost work well enough to be okay, but i'm not getting a refreshing character to it.

It was a little tough to get through the beer, but I managed to. This just didn't work for me.
Jul 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.43 by olafphysics from Minnesota

Jul 28, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by corm44 from New York

Jul 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by italianstallion from Wisconsin

Jul 24, 2015
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Reviewed by Ri0 from Wisconsin

3.96/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
poured 12oz bottle into wiezen glass.

A - Pale yellow in color with a 2 finger white fizzy head that rapidly fades into oblivion. No lacing.

S - Aroma is kind of funky, almost like overripe apples, grapes, musty wood with hints of vinegar. Definitely has a tart scent to it. Only a trace of gooseberry.

F - A flavor filled lemon, tart apple, and sour grape that all collide on the palate. Not quite sure what the finish is, but it has a distinct taste. It is probably the light berry notes of gooseberry. The flavors work very well together.

M - Light, well carbonated and prickly. A touch of dryness on the finish.

O - A tasty Berliner that is pretty good and a nice option other than New Glarus. I would like the gooseberry to stand out a bit more, but it was a nice flavor.
Jul 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.49 by lharijr

Jul 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by teamwiggum from Wisconsin

Jul 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by BarrelAgedG from California

Jun 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by mkf629 from Kansas

Nov 27, 2014
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Rated by zeledonia from Washington

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%
Nice tartness, but too sweet and too full for this style.
Oct 27, 2014
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Rated by Bingja18 from Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +9.6%
Surprised how much I liked this one. A nice combination of malt, tart and berry. I do wish the abv was higher. Good summer beer.
Oct 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Sep 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Aug 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.12 by Evango from Louisiana

Aug 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by BoJengs from Wisconsin

Aug 14, 2014
Increase Wheat from Milwaukee Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 30 ratings