Adding flavored syrups to Berliner Weisse?

If you want to drink it "traditionally" you drink it forma bowl with straw and syrup. Personally I think it is a bit silly.

 

What Jess said.

 

My wife had a hard time convincing the kellner that she wanted a Schultheiss 'ohne schuss'.

Edit - you need to know we were big into Lambics back then. Not so sour by comparison.

 

I always got funny looks from the barstaff in East Berlin when I ordered it straight. Seems no-one else drank it that way.

 

Avery does it this way at the brewery, in a traditional glass. It's quite delicious but also too expensive in my opinion.

 

Berliner Kindl does sell it in six packs with and without syrups (the blue bottle is without), but I've always seen only Red or Green as options at restaurants.

 

Got a side of syrup at Block 15 when I was just getting into craft beer. A lot of WTFs were uttered and my wife got a chance to make fun of my lack of knowledge.

 

Got the same looks the first time I ordered it straight. I, too, had been drinking a lot of Lambics at the time, so I wanted to gauge the relative sourness. Straight Schultheiss was pretty darned sour.

 

Good point, and poor wording on my part.

My point was basically that I don't think Germans have an issue with an OJ/Berliner combo when the lager/lemonade combo is a popular drink in Germany given that it is available in many of the traditional beer halls.

 

Kneipe

The regular Berliner kindl is pretty good, but te others are sickingly sweet, and the syrup is sort of chemically

 

Everyone realizes that "lemonade" is not like our Country Time drink, correct? "Limonade" is the German term for what amounts to generic Sprite, or lemon soda. If you mix uncarbonated, syrupy lemonade with your beer you're going to end up with something pretty nasty -- along the lines of the Nesquik suggestion above.

 

Something to keep in mind: Berlin and Bavaria (where Radler is most common) are worlds apart. The Berliners say, "The only good thing about Bavaria is that it keeps us separated from Austria."

 

I was in Berlin last June. Berliner Kindl Weisse is a joke. Lactic acid is added to a weak base beer. Sadly, there is no true Berliner Weisse brewed in Berlin any longer. Except the research at the VLB. Kindl is pushing all sorts of flavors these days... http://berliner-kindl-weisse.de/ Click jah uber 15 jars alt, and it should take you to the page showing this travesty...

 

That's weird. Exactly the same for me. I'd tried Lambics and sourness was no problem.

 

Schultheiss Berliner Weisse with Woodruff to this day remains one of my top ten beer experiences ever.

 

When I heard about adding of Syrup to Berliner Weisse I thought I would try it using Chambord. It was not bad but I preferred the beer straight.

 

german fruit syrups are always just fruit, cane sugar, and a bit of water. No other flavors / preservatives.
In my german butcher shop, there are only 2 brands for sale.. one is an unusual import, the other is this:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Marco-Polo-Raspberry-Syrup-33.8-oz-Pack-of-12/17198119

So that is the syrup they are adding. Also quite lovely w/ seltzer in the summer time

 

When I was in Berlin last summer I ordered it once and it came with syrup. The only other people I saw ordering/drinking them throughout my 5 days there were girls that were probably in there upper teens.

I dont even like them anyways (with or without syrup). But I can't not order one in berlin. (yea double negative).

 

The traditional "green" BW is not made with a "fruit" syrup, and is artificial.

Göbber Waldmeister Sirup.​

Country of Origin: Germany​

Glucose-fructose syrup, water, sugar, citric acid, aroma, E104, E131 and E124.​

Many sources note that the herb woodruff is banned for human consumption in both Germany and by the FDA in the US.