Fierce
Off Color Brewing

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From:
Off Color Brewing
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Berliner Weisse
ABV:
3.8%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 8.91%
Reviews:
76
Ratings:
455
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 15, 2021
Added:
May 27, 2014
Wants:
  21
Gots:
  60
A staff favorite is back and we're not talking the Yuzu version. FIERCE gets its mean streak from a 100% kettle acidification. This beer is 50% pilsner malt and 50% wheat and brewed like every other beer up until we fill the kettle. At that point we cool the wort down to a balmy 50 dC and pitch our in-house lactobacillus culture straight into the kettle. Then we gas the tank with carbon dioxide to make sure no other microbes get in there and then we go home. We usually come back the next day and try it, but then often go home again (it's good we don't live too far from the brewery). Then after about 14 hours the souring is complete and we bring the soured wort to a boil and throw whatever hops we are trying to get rid of (the brewsheet literally say "Tettnang or whatever"). Then to just mix things up a bit, we pitch a saison yeast and let the fermentation free rise and it get up to around 32 dC (we use metric so you can't clone our recipes). The resulting beer is sour with a slight fruity note from fermentation that give it a slight sweet tart flavor.
IBU 3ish?
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Ratings by rhoadsrage:
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Reviewed by rhoadsrage from Illinois

4.47/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This beer pours a clear glowing yellow body with a thin boiling head of white that fades to a ring but is supported by a quick little carbonation. The nose is a nice bright fruity tartness with a hint of pale malt as it opens. The taste has more bright fruity tartness wit a soft carbonic acid note in the clean finish. The mellow but crisp little fizz enhances the tartness but there is no astringency to it.

This beer has a nice fruity tartness and does seem a bit simplistic in my description but it is a great summer beer that is very quaftable. It has enough interesting character to make it worth a session.
Jan 21, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by entenduintransit from Tennessee

Apr 15, 2021
 
Rated: 4.02 by mltobin from Connecticut

Dec 16, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by craigbelly from Iowa

Mar 23, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4.1/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled summer 2014; drank 9/17/14 @ the Yarchives.

Semi-opaque pale yellow hue.

HUGE white head (careful pouring!); minimal lace.

Wheat & mild lemon nose.

Thin mouthfeel.

Honey, graham cracker & mild lemon flavors up front; a cider-y dry finish. Sour lemon notes emerge more as this warms.

Quaffable but with nice flavor.
Mar 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.41 by kybeerdrinker from Kentucky

Mar 08, 2019
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Reviewed by VolatileAgent7744 from Kentucky

4.16/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not a style I know much about or ever drink, but I really enjoyed this. Very crisp and refreshing. A hint of sour and funk with a bubbly mouthfeel.

Step away from your DIPAs and BA stouts and give this one a try. Off Color does subtle so very well.
Mar 07, 2019
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

3.55/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.75
12oz bottle that is a full year old

Very light on... almost everything. Thin mouthfeel with a lot of carbonation and a zip of lemon at the end. Lots of wheat and yeast taste in there for 4%. Citrus, grain, and spring water

Better with age, I vote we replace La Croix with this stuff
Mar 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.01 by Gkruszewski from New York

Sep 08, 2018
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois

3.48/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle, enjoy by 24 Jul 18. Cloudy and pale straw colored ale with a bubbly white head that fades to a foam. Aroma is lemongrass, bread yeast, and wheat. Flavors are tart and sour with notes of lemon, wheat, yeast, and sour white grape. Light body, lively carbonation, finishing tart and sour. This was interesting for me. A lot going on and I can't say it truly worked for me.
Jun 10, 2018
 
Rated: 4.01 by EdFed from Illinois

Jun 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.3 by PartyMcCarty21 from Oklahoma

May 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

May 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.13 by ummswimmin from New Jersey

May 11, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by AGust82 from Connecticut

May 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by shelby415 from Oregon

Dec 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by broadway848 from New York

Dec 23, 2017
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Reviewed by beerjerk666 from Florida

4.16/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a JK Snörkel glass. BBD 1 Oct 17.

Appearance: Slightly hazy yellow/gold colored body with a fizzy bubble head.

Aroma: All tart and sour, you know what you're getting into!

Taste/Mouthfeel: Bright tartness on the tongue followed by, and ending with, a dry and clean finish.

Overall: Tart, sour and tasty! This one is really done well and you can put down plenty of these at ease.
Dec 11, 2017
 
Rated: 4.12 by golf4collet from West Virginia

Nov 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by RobertJBeer from New Jersey

Sep 13, 2017
Fierce from Off Color Brewing
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 455 ratings