Berliner Weisse With Mango & Raspberry
Aslin Beer Company

 

1 pint can
Served in a sour glass

This beer pours a deep shade of pink and is topped with a fleeting head that leaves no lacing.

It smells like raspberry purée and maybe a little tart.

It tastes like tart raspberry juice. The raspberry covers the mango. The finish is surprisingly clean.

Thin and a little dry

It is refreshing on a warm spring day. I was hoping for more, but it's not bad.

 

This one pours a slightly murky pink-ish red color, with a small head and a little bit of lacing.

This smells definitely more like raspberry than mango, which makes sense to me- raspberry is definitely a bolder more dominant fruit flavor to begin with. The aroma is mostly sweet here- I don't get much sour character at all on the nose.

There's a lot of flavor here for only 3.5%, which is cool. It's definitely a great expression of fruit, and luckily, there's definitely some funk and acidity on the taste to go with the big raspberry and mild mango here. The raspberry is seedy and juicy, with a welcoming lingering acidity.

This is light bodied, crisp and surprisingly clean, with a very high level of drinkability.

Aslin almost always impresses me. This is a fun beer- it's definitely not complex, but it accomplishes what it set out to do, and I can always appreciate that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 oz. can less than 2 weeks old (no brewing date) and poured into Belgian ale glass.

L: Hazy ruby color, like a raspberry smoothie. Slight light pink head on pour, no retention to speak of, very thin ring.

S: Raspberry dominates, but there is some mango in the background. Some malt and yeast.

T: Same as nose. Fruity, very slightly tart.

F: Light bodied, pretty well carbonated. Clean, crisp, refreshing. Maybe a little watery, but this is a lighter style.

O: Another fine Berliner from their expansive list.