Waterloo
Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery

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Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Berliner Weisse
ABV:
3.4%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 14.18%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
39
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 29, 2020
Added:
Jul 13, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by grittybrews:
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Rated by grittybrews from Washington

4/5  rDev +3.1%

Jul 01, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Jul 29, 2020
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.61/5  rDev -7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Reviewed from notes taken Spring 2015.

On-draught at Black Star Co-op.

HEAD: Pours a meagre quarter finger's worth of height. Leaves no lacing as it recedes. White in colour but murky and lacking in vibrance. Retention is poor - ~30 seconds.

BODY: Hazy milky orange. Dull and dead. Neither vibrant nor appealing. Clean, lacking any visible yeast/lees within; I assume it's filtered.

AROMA: Wheat. Tart peach. Light sourness.

The seeming juiciness of the peach is a highlight.

I detect no overt yeasty notes, off-notes, or booze.

A light muted aroma but a pleasant one.

TASTE: Tart juicy peach. Timid sourness. Fresh wheat provides the malt backbone.

The peach is fantastic, but not as expressive as would be ideal.

Very well-balanced albeit simplistic. It's well-built for the style but comes off timid lacking flavour intensity and suffering from a brief flavour duration. I like the subtlety of its bacterial flavours.

TEXTURE: Smooth, wet, tart, lightly lactic, not too acidic, refreshing, and light-bodied. Juicy.

Complements the taste rather well.

Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, harsh, rough, or scratchy.

OVERALL: I could down this all night. It's a solid Berliner weiss from Black Star and is well worth trying. Incredibly drinkable tasty stuff, but not without room for improvement.

B (3.61) / GOOD
Jul 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.84 by greenspointexas from Texas

Oct 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.88 by Roybert from Texas

Dec 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.06 by gilgar from Texas

Nov 13, 2015
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Reviewed by Mischief from Texas

4.72/5  rDev +21.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Some of the previous reviewers need to bone up on sour beers. This is a gem of a Berliner Weisse adaptation that uses apricots to ever so slightly cut the sour taste of this beer style. It has a hazy, light yellow color and has a small head for the high level of carbonation.

This is one of my favorite Berliners because it has the full funky nose expected of it. If you want to ease into sours, I would start with ABW's Einhorn. It is another great Berliner but is easier to learn on.
Oct 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.38 by Domvan from Texas

Sep 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by zonker17 from Texas

Jun 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.39 by Beer-Zombie from Oregon

Jun 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.4 by dumptruck81 from Texas

Jun 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.08 by Texasfan549 from Texas

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by nathanmiller from New York

Feb 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Mplsbrew from Minnesota

Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by 1up from District of Columbia

Oct 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.6 by MLDucky from Texas

Oct 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by BGsWo22 from Texas

Oct 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.9 by rdooley from Texas

Oct 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.92 by IrishColonial from Texas

Oct 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by cfrobrew from Texas

Oct 13, 2014
Waterloo from Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 39 ratings