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Increase Wheat
Milwaukee Brewing Company
- From:
- Milwaukee Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Berliner Weisse
- ABV:
- 3.1%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 11.78%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 03, 2016
- Added:
- Jul 07, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
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Ratings by robear:
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
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, 2014Appearance: 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.
More User Ratings:
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
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, 2015Great 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!
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
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, 2015The 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.
Reviewed by Ri0 from Wisconsin
3.96/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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, 2015A - 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.
Rated by zeledonia from Washington
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
Nice tartness, but too sweet and too full for this style.
Oct 27, 2014Rated by Bingja18 from Wisconsin
4/5 rDev +9.6%
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
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