Berliner Weisse
Brewbaker

 

Pours a light gold, straw coloration with a tiny, fizzy head. Smell is tart and funky, with citrus and estery yeast notes of lime and green apple. Taste follows the nose, being quite tart and funky with a pronounced citric acidity and tart green apple flavour backed up by notes of lime, white grape, wheat and light estery spice. Finishes quite dry, with a mouth-puckering citric acidity coming through in the aftertaste. Light body with medium carbonation.

This is an old-school, low-ABV Berliner Weiße that is triple-fermented with lactobacillus, brettanomyces and saccharomyces and it really shows with a lovely tart and funky aroma/flavor profile with additional estery yeast and wheat notes. Light-bodied, crisp and dry, making this the a perfect, refreshing summer beer.

L:
-pours a cloudy golden with a small to medium,quickly dissipating,foamy,offwhite head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-green apple,grainy,doughy,caramel,marzipan,bready,yeast sweetness
T:
-Follows the nose + pears
-medium sourness
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
While it differs a bit from the traditional Berliner Weisse, Brewbaker's version still delivers with a more prominent yeastiness.
It is also surprisingly full-bodied for such a low abv Beer.

 

Picked up a bottle at City Swiggers, NYC. At $6.29 the expectations are high. Also given that the Indian Summer continues in October, anticipating that this will be one of my last "summery drinks" of the season.
Pours a semi clear golden color with visible carbonation. A large foam head soon dissipates but leaves a patchy layer of film.
Holding it up to the nose there is much fruity sweetness. I'm picking up peach, green apples and grapes. Soon, a lemon acidity kicks in and develops as a counterpoint to the sweetness. There is also a modest amount of bread and faint grass.
Refreshingly tart with a sharp lemon like acidity. Light bodied with an highly effervescent carbonation and bone dry palate. The fruit flavors come through in the form of citrus, peach, sour apple and sour grapes.
Good to have an authentic Berliner Weisse that is true to style.

 

 

Poured from the bottle at Cafe Berlin into a schooner.

Pale brass color and very effervescent body. Head is fleeting white at first but then settles finely.

Tangy peach and lemon. Great soft acidic quality on the nose. Faint breads tones as well.

For 2.5 this packs a great amount of flavor in a small package. Bursting with tangy citrus fruit and loads of chewy body. Tangy light finish, and a good bakery quality.

Loads of flavor in a small package really impressive.

 

11.2oz bottle, New Belgium glass, no date.

Pale gold with a cheerful snap, crackle, pop of a head. I don't know if I've ever seen such fizzing and activity before! After a lot of action it settles down to a nice white cap.

Wet hay funk, lemon skin, green melon, clean pale malt

Classic clean Brett with a slightly lemon sour finish. Dry, with unobtrusive malt.

Clean, crisp, and effervescent. This would be delightful on a hot day; it's cooling and clean.

This has so many Brett attributes I'm used to having in Belgian pales that I was thrown at first. It's cleaner than most Berliner Weisses I've had. It is a nice little (literally, at 2.5%) beer that I would certainly quaff again, preferably on a scorching day.

 

Murky dark orange color, no head. Aroma is full-on fruit yogurt, tart and lactic. Taste follows with the yogurt note. Medium tartness, quite dry. Light body with medium carbonation. Not bad but quite simple.

With lactic sourness at its core, the complexity of wild yeast promotes a fruity, musty and slightly more earthy character for added complexity, intrigue and rustic charm.

the Berliner weisse of Brewbaker shocks the senses with sour, under-ripened fruit, and zesty white wine fragrance and the light earth character of burlap and sea air. Pale yellow and spritzy like sparkling wine, the beer's taste is short on sweetness with hints of bread and powdered sugar greeting the tongue and dissolving in rapid fashion.

As the middle palate unfolds, the sourness tightens and seeps deep into the tatebuds. Held captive by the brazen acidity of lemon, green apple, white grape, gooseberry and a pep of sharp white cider vinegar, the palate strips of all thirst as the ale closes with the the gentle must of the sea.

Dry, crisp, and light bodied, the beer's militant champagne effervescence and supreme sourness cuts through the thirst and refreshes the palate with ease. Only a brief undercurrent of wheat, light sweat and dried balsa.

 

 

 

 

Pours pale yellow gold (SRM 3-5) and gem clear. A fluffy, one-inch white head is short-lived, leaving no lace on a Cisco fisheye pint glass.

The aroma is mild with a pleasant, earthy funk. Sour wheat is punctuated by straw and lemon.

Mild, tart lemon balances with sweetness and low acidity. Notes of tart apple dry this one out with a quick finish. Lots of subtle character can be found within each sip.

The body is light and airy, with fizzy carbonation and a slight mineral feel. It is overall crisp.

This seems to be a traditional take on the style. I particularly appreciate that it is only 2.5% alcohol, and maintains many subtle qualities. Being Thanksgiving, one can enjoy it all day without becoming "that uncle"!

11.2 ounce bottle, no dating on it that I could find. Served in a Prairie Teku, the beer pours a mostly clear gold color with about an inch white head. Head retention and lacing are both decent enough. Aroma is nice, the brew smells like lemon, wheat/grainy malt, minerals and a bit of funkiness. I think the taste is just like the aroma, with the mineral, wheat and lemon flavors all meshing well together. It's a good tart and minerally Berliner Weisse. Mouthfeel/body is light, it's well carbonated, smooth, and easy to drink. I wouldn't mind buying this again in the future, I enjoyed it. $4.79 a bottle.

Aroma and taste are almost exactly the same: funky, skunky, lemony, tangy. Body follows the pattern- a bit sharp and bitter in a weird way - ok, sort of, I guess... maybe?