Checkpoint Charlie
Newburgh Brewing Company
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- From:
- Newburgh Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Berliner Weisse
- ABV:
- 3%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 10.36%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 06, 2018
- Added:
- Aug 02, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Notes:
We do so love a good Berliner… and with that in mind, we bring you Checkpoint Charlie Berliner Weisse: our traditional interpretation of a German classic.
Aptly named for the famous crossing at the Berlin Wall, you’ll find Checkpoint Charlie to hold all the great characteristics of the Berliner Weisse’s made in Berlin. That means it’s very light in body, wonderfully tart in the finish, and refreshingly sessionable at 3.0% ABV.
Aptly named for the famous crossing at the Berlin Wall, you’ll find Checkpoint Charlie to hold all the great characteristics of the Berliner Weisse’s made in Berlin. That means it’s very light in body, wonderfully tart in the finish, and refreshingly sessionable at 3.0% ABV.
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Reviewed by Gajo74 from New York
3.88/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a very pale straw color that is slightly cloudy. A modest head, quickly dissipates entirely.
The aroma is initially funky, followed by a tart lemony smell. Amidst the tartness, there are light aromas of bread, hay and straw.
The taste is very tart bordering on acidic. Strong flavors of zesty lemon pith are intense, yet, subtle notes of bread, crackers, and wheat. A peppery spice in the middle palate gives it a nice balance.
Light and crisp with a sour and bone dry finish.
A no nonsense take no prisoners Berliner Weisse in its pure form and unsweetened.
Jun 20, 2018The aroma is initially funky, followed by a tart lemony smell. Amidst the tartness, there are light aromas of bread, hay and straw.
The taste is very tart bordering on acidic. Strong flavors of zesty lemon pith are intense, yet, subtle notes of bread, crackers, and wheat. A peppery spice in the middle palate gives it a nice balance.
Light and crisp with a sour and bone dry finish.
A no nonsense take no prisoners Berliner Weisse in its pure form and unsweetened.
Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts
3.98/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
16oz can, sample from the brewery.
Dull pale yellow straw hue with just a touch of haze, minimal lacing does stay around for a while. Smells and tastes very tart with on a hint of funk. Lemony sour, water crackers, and yeast. Get more drinkable after a few sips as my palate acclimates to the tartness. A real treat to sip.
Jan 25, 2017Dull pale yellow straw hue with just a touch of haze, minimal lacing does stay around for a while. Smells and tastes very tart with on a hint of funk. Lemony sour, water crackers, and yeast. Get more drinkable after a few sips as my palate acclimates to the tartness. A real treat to sip.
Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York
4.09/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy golden color with little head and moderate carbonation. Nose is earthy and lightly citrus but the taste is super sour, with tons of lemon, citrus, and light funk.
Overall maybe the most sour Berliner I've had and I really enjoy the taste. Worth checking out.
Nov 21, 2016Overall maybe the most sour Berliner I've had and I really enjoy the taste. Worth checking out.
Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts
3.4/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Can. Poured hazy with a pink undertone. Aroma was flirting it's clear sourness. The flavor was too sour and tart. Like plunging into an unripened pink grapefruit. Jesus, the potency at 3% is stunning. It is too tart for me. Flavor to ABV ratio is off the charts but it was too much for me. A few sips and I am good.
Jul 22, 2016
Reviewed by dar482 from New York
3.79/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
The aroma offers eggy and slighty funky flavors, along with wheat.
The flavor follows with medium minus lemon tart, a hint of funk, along with a clean finish, a wheaty malt base.
A well done Berliner.
Sep 11, 2015The flavor follows with medium minus lemon tart, a hint of funk, along with a clean finish, a wheaty malt base.
A well done Berliner.
Reviewed by Kessel from New York
4.33/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Overall: if you go for a run or ride and are in need of a light brew to quench your buds, this is a great pick. What a complex but fun beer.
Look: light yellow straw, hazy
Smell: lemons, metal, sour patch, grass
Taste: explosive tartness, lemon, candy, zatar
Feel: carbonation, effervescent, mouth-watering, zest, hard water
Aug 16, 2015Look: light yellow straw, hazy
Smell: lemons, metal, sour patch, grass
Taste: explosive tartness, lemon, candy, zatar
Feel: carbonation, effervescent, mouth-watering, zest, hard water
Checkpoint Charlie from Newburgh Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
63 ratings
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