BJCP Category for Berliner Weisse with Fruit

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  1. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    I'm thinking I might enter my apricot Berliner weisse in a competition using the 2008 BJCP guidelines. It seems like the category would be fruit beer, as the only sour category with fruit is fruit lambic. Does this sound right?
     
    #1 pweis909, Dec 15, 2014
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Yep.
     
    #2 VikeMan, Dec 15, 2014
  3. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    If it tastes like a Berlinerweisse, enter it as such...and don't even mention the apricots... or not :slight_smile:
     
    #3 GreenKrusty101, Dec 15, 2014
  4. MCDForm

    MCDForm Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2010 California

    I've been entering mine in fruit beer category and it's done well. It usually loses to another fruit berliner weisse.
     
    #4 MCDForm, Dec 15, 2014
  5. Scumbag81

    Scumbag81 Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2014 California
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    Fruit beer is the place. I've only entered a fruit berliner once, but it won fruit beer when entered (Passion fruit berliner).
     
    #5 Scumbag81, Dec 15, 2014
  6. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    I don't doubt that fruit beer is the place to medal, but I think that is mostly because of all the complex sours in the "Sour Ale" category. Where's the cojones? :slight_smile:
     
    #6 GreenKrusty101, Dec 15, 2014
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  7. Scumbag81

    Scumbag81 Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2014 California
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    They disappeared along with the rest of my manliness when I decided to brew a berliner with passionfruit and a blonde stout in the same year.
     
    #7 Scumbag81, Dec 16, 2014
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