Bonnie The Rare
Jester King Brewery

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From:
Jester King Brewery
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Berliner Weisse
ABV:
3.7%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.62 | pDev: 15.75%
Reviews:
24
Ratings:
137
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 15, 2017
Added:
Nov 21, 2011
Wants:
  64
Gots:
  24
A traditional Berlin-style sour wheat beer, based on the meticulous research of beer historian Ron Pattinson. Big thanks to Kristen England of Pour Decisions Brewery for all of his help along the way and to our good friend Andrew Pogue, whose test batch first inspired the idea.
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Ratings by dkw0063:
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Rated by dkw0063 from Texas

3/5  rDev -17.1%

Oct 28, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Sep 15, 2017
 
Rated: 2.81 by AngusOg from North Carolina

Jan 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Cynic-ale from Texas

Dec 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by Nuggetz from Texas

Jun 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.6 by Bristopher89 from Texas

Jun 24, 2015
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Reviewed by WTKeene from New Mexico

3.11/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Poured from a bottle into a small Jester King wine glass.

Appearance: Very flat looking, next to no head. Yellow/gold, mostly translucent. The last pour looks gross, a brown cakey Brewers yeast dreg is lumps everywhere.

Smell: Light tartness typical to the Berliner, not much else. Hint of metallic and a touch of apricot.

Taste: Brewers yeast, has a bit of a sour thing but not much. Somewhat metallic, quite watery. Light apricot flavor. Slight grain on the finish.

Mouthfeel: Almost flat. Thin, watery.

Overall: Decidedly meh. I was expecting a lot worse, I've heard this beer is "cursed." But if it went through a particularly sucky period, that's gone now. Now it's just clearly past its prime and boring.
Mar 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.36 by Dicers from California

Feb 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by nathanmiller from New York

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by mvelilla from Puerto Rico

Oct 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jforeman from Texas

Oct 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Spaceangler from Texas

Sep 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4.44 by Beervsbeard from Texas

Sep 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by htdoerge from Texas

Aug 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by thewimperoo from Illinois

Aug 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Saint-Tay from Texas

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jeisemann26 from Texas

Jul 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Phoenix2443 from Texas

Jun 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

May 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by yourefragile from District of Columbia

May 04, 2014
Bonnie The Rare from Jester King Brewery
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 137 ratings