Raspberry Berliner Weisse
White Birch Brewing

 

 

Nucleated Tulip
Look: Hazy pink-orange color, pouring a half finger head. Dissipated into a light ring with barely any lacing
Small: Smells like a sour with a touch of wheat and raspberry sweetness
Taste: Lightly sour. Light raspberry sweetness with a touch of wheat in the back ground
Feel: Gentle carbonation, light mouthfeel and crisp finish
Overall: Its good. I think the amount of sour is perfect. I wish there was more raspberry in this brew though.

Once again, this was a beer that I traded for or was given a while ago and finally got around to tonight. The original was better than this as this beer's taste was just a bit too artificial although this was quite easy to drink in spite of it's overt presence of fruit.

The pour to this was golden, with hints of raspberry syrup in it with some fine sediment in it that gave the liquid a slightly hazy appearance. Plenty of brassy radiance to it as the head was thin and faded quickly with the lacing being nonexistent once I started to sip this. Lots of tart raspberry in the nose along with crisp apple and juicy lemon as the taste was just as tart and fresh. It would have been nice if this was that was on the palate as there was enough syrup to make this feel just too artificial and heavy for me to rate any higher on here. Fairly balanced from the grain, there was a fair amount of juice that stuck on my teeth once I finished this off as the carbonation was just light enough to keep this from being too sticky.

The booze was spot-on as I felt the slightest buzz once I finished this off. Not quite floral or light like champagne, there were hints of those in this that complemented the raspberry as they took a bit of that fruit's edge off. Not a winner here but this was a fun and enjoyable brew to kick back with - especially during these trying times...

Unknown vintage; drank 5/29/16 @ the Yarchives.

Murky orange/yellow appearance; champagne bubbles throughout.

A rough pour yielded a nice, noisy bright white head which quickly dissipated; almost no lace.

Honeyed wheat & faintly tart raspberry notes in the nose.

Medium thin mouthfeel.

Chardonnay flavor up front; faintly tart raspberry notes on the finish.

This wasn't mind-blowing, but on a hot spring night it was refreshing & pleasant. I'd have another...

The pink purple color looked like, I would have expected a raspberry beer to look. The smell was sweet. But the taste was far more acidic than I expected and didn't pack enough raspberry flavor.

As a source beer it was fine but it didn't fit the flavors I was expected from the styles the package claimed it was trying to be.

 

Pours a cloudy pale gold color with a one finger dense head

Smell is fresh raspberries and wheat grain

Taste is surprisingly fresh and light with the raspberries - well balanced with the grain behind it. The sour is a bit weak, making this a subtle taste that meets my sensibilities well.

Feel is soft with a light carbonation and milt tartness.

I'm not sure this falls within the desired brackets for Berliner Weisse but I really liked this one for its subtlety and fresh raspberry taste. I will look for some of their other fruited versions.

 

 

 

Medium body with less than average carbonation but overall a nice feel.
Aroma is raspberrys,raspberry jam,wheat and grain. Taste is raspberry,raspberry jam,a little sweet but not overly so. The grain and malt show up as well which overall produces a nice tasting beer. The raspberry doesn't come off artifical which is one of the big points that made this beer a
Pleasant surprise

 

 

Opaque beer with an orange hue, and a thin, quickly fading lightly pink head. The aroma is raspberries with a bright tart note. The flavor is brightly sour, with a finish of tartness and raspberry. Light body and refreshing. A very solid fruited berliner.

 

The CANQuest (tm) is back in action and New CANpshire is now in the crosshairs!

From the CAN: "Our ales are unfiltered, unpasteurized and traditionally made, Best served fresh at 50 - 55 [deg. F] in your favorite glass."; "In Germany it is common to serve a Berliner Weisse 'mit Sirup' or with syrup. Raspberry is a popular and traditional choice."; "With this special release, we look to recreate that experience for you. We've taken our sour German style wheat ale and fermented with raspberry puree for a refreshing twist on this unique ale. [undersigned] Bill Herlicka, Founder".

The Crack! & inverted Glug was probably at its most successful on this one! Not only did an in-CAN pre-Crack! agitation stir up anything that had flocculated back into suspension, but the Glug released two-plus fingers of foamy, fizzy, bone-white head, at least briefly, as the retention was poor. Color was a very cloudy Golden-Amber (SRM = > 5, < 7), like freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice in my glass. If the scent of blueberries in the previous entry reminded me of my maternal grandparents' house, then raspberries always evoke my late-paternal grandmother's garden with its roses & raspberries, both of which always seemed to attract a swarm of bees in the summer. The smelled like those tart raspberries that we would pluck & pop into our mouths, savoring their juiciness without being overwhelmed by sweetness. Mouthfeel was medium, big for this style. The taste was not sour, but it was certainly tart, causing my lips to purse in an unexpected way. Think of this as akin to raspberry lemonade, especially in the summer. The raspberries were quite evident, but so was the tartness of their brewing process, giving it a lemony flavor. Finish was tart and dry, a very refreshing drink that would be perfect in the summer months.