Boiler Room Berliner Weisse
Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Boiler Room Berliner WeisseBoiler Room Berliner Weisse
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From:
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Berliner Weisse
ABV:
3.7%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 13.12%
Reviews:
35
Ratings:
334
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 12, 2020
Added:
Mar 20, 2014
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  58
Boiler Room is a light bodied but surprisingly flavorful sour wheat beer. The sourness is created by souring the wort prior to boiling and fermentation (unlike Belgian-style sours which sour during fermentation and have active bacteria in them when packaged). The nose of the beer has a light Hersbrucker hop note and a distinct funkiness. The taste is sweet malt quickly going into a tart body and finish. The sour and malt flavors balance well all the way through creating a very refreshing beverage, akin to drinking a tart lemonade or limeade. For a beer with just over 3.5%, it creates a big experience for the palate.

Traditionally this beer is enjoyed either straight or with raspberry or woodruff syrup to sweeten it (and turn it red or green, respectively).
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Ratings by Axnjxn:
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Rated by Axnjxn from North Carolina

4/5  rDev +5%

Oct 01, 2014
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.86/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From 4th of July weekend, 2015. Thanks to leftpaw for bringing it out, can always use more Texas brews on my scorecard.

Pours a slightly brighter than average berliner weisse yellow with 1/2" white head. Aroma of sour mash wheat and lemon.

Taste is standard berliner weisse stuff, sour wheat lively carbonation, lemon tartness, easily crushable but delivering plenty on the flavor profile. Little hit of sourdough out of it. I can dig it.

Carbonation is done well, good crisp effect to it all. Really can't understand some of the failure scores. This is pretty well done in the conventional mode and there is nothing off about it. It's a well made beer. It's traditional, and its damn good. The format isn't super friendly, but I would love to see something like this in a standard 4/6 pack 12 oz bottle or can. Perfect day at the beach has a berliner, a gose, pale ale, ipa that should be staples on any given day. This went over great on a weekend of a bunch of beers, much less every other one that was bigger, but rarely better.
May 12, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 08, 2020
 
Rated: 4.6 by Juniper17lee from Illinois

Mar 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4.06 by vande from Illinois

Nov 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.86 by DavidST from Texas

Jul 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Mar 27, 2017
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Rated by Sludgeman from District of Columbia

4.07/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Tastes like a classic true to style Berliner Weisse. Tart and lactic. After taste like I threw up in my mouth.
Feb 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by dshansen1184 from Washington

Nov 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.49 by Donkster46 from Washington

Nov 24, 2016
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Reviewed by wejohnsn from Texas

1.4/5  rDev -63.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1
Very sour, kinda like lemonade. I didnt see a ABV on the label but decided to give it a try as St Arnold has not disapointed me until now. I have enjoyed many Weiss Biers in Germany but this is an imposer. I would have been betteroff with lemonade and a shot of vodka. 5 sips and down the drain it went
Aug 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by Elicoleman from Colorado

Jul 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Jun 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.03 by Jaydub892007 from Texas

Jun 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.6 by Momon from Philippines

Jun 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by Bryan12345 from Texas

Jun 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by Justdoit1234 from Minnesota

Jun 02, 2016
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Reviewed by sgt_187em from Texas

4.3/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I was completely blown away when I tried this beer! Didn't know it's style or read up on it; just tried it. Never had a beer with a sour taste before. The brewer then mixed some raspberry syrup in it, and there was another taste combo that I had to wrap my head around! I definitely will get this brew again and experiment!
May 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Pro_Magnon from Texas

May 23, 2016
 
Rated: 2.23 by Lukebell15 from Texas

May 18, 2016
Boiler Room Berliner Weisse from Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 334 ratings