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1809 Berliner Style Weisse

Percentile
93
overall
Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Berliner Weisse

Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4273.64/5.03.63/5.05%87.5Bowl
Commercial Description:
Created by Dr. Fritz Briem of Doemens Institute, brewed by Weihenstephan & Doemens, “1809” is a very traditional interpretation of the “Berliner Style” Weisse with an intense blend of lactic tartness and complex fruitiness. It is bottle-conditioned, unfiltered and unpasteurized. "1809" will age beautifully in a dark and cool location. Its complex fruitiness and tartness will most likely develop in quite astonishing ways. “1809” is fermented in traditional open fermenters and horizontal lager tanks. The applied mashing regime is a single step decoction mash with 50 % wheat malt.The total amount of hops is added to the mash so that isomerisation takes place in the decocotion part of the mash. The wort is not boiled but only heated up to boiling temperature and then transferred to the open fermenters and pitched with yeast and lactic acid bacteria (isolated from malt) at 18 °C (64°F).
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 verymerrymonk (256), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Pour is a cloudy yellow body with a thin white head. Sharply tart with lemon and maybe some peach skin. Refreshing and delicious.


 BeerGestapo (738), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/516/20
Oct 30, 2008    Updated: Dec 11, 2008
Brewed in Germany.....Pours a sweet golden color with a dissipating white head. Tons and tons of carbonation in this classic style. Aroma of lemons, citrus, and very tart candy. Taste is zesty and sour with a wheaty malt mouthfeel. This brew was a wonderful suprise. And i would like to try more of the berliner weisse style.


 travita (1892), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 29, 2008  
Smell is lemon, wheat, yeast, fruits, and some tartness. Look is cloudy with a light white head. Taste is a light lemony tartness with hints of wheat and other citrus. Dry and refreshing.


 joshwilfong (778), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Oct 27, 2008  
golden with quickly disappering head. slight spicy and definitely sour nose. thick mouthfeel. flavor is greatly unique with an initial fruity ester flavor from the yeast with a very refreshing tartness from the lactobacillus. a beer that was perfectly fermented, benefitting from proper yeast manipulation to balance the lactic acid. a great brew, from an under-appreciated style.


 afireinside96 (826), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/515/20
Oct 19, 2008  
.5L bottle. I don’t have a "bowl" style glass so I used a Trappist glass which seems like a similar shape. Lightly hazed green-gold liquid topped by a half inch of foam that settles down to a thin capping. Smells of lemon, wheat, tart like a good saison. Crisp dry wheaty flavor, some lemon, a touch of sourness. Intense carbonation nips at the tongue and throat quickly scrubbing away any flavors that were just there. Definitely the best Berliner Weisse that I have had so far.


 BOLTZ7555 (1075), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 16, 2008  
Crystal clear 10 karat pour with a nice fizzy head that diminishes quickly...decent amount of sticky lacing. Aroma is tart, sour, lemony and a bit of malt. Flavor is sweeter than others in the style...not quite as "bright and refreshing" as it should be. Average.


 SpudClampDawg (1027), Jasper, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Oct 11, 2008  
1pt 9fl oz: Clear yellow pour with two finger, frothy white head. Very soft nose offers some lacto sourness with a touch of wheat. Very unassuming. Crisp, tart body leads with light peach and pear esthers, followed by a quiet dose of wheaty malt. Leaves a tart lemon lime feeling on the back of the tongue. This is a tough one to analyze. It is crisp and refreshing, flaw-free. Very drinkable, but just not that much there. But I guess that is the point.


 thewolf (5725), Kolding, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/513/20
Oct 11, 2008  
Bottle. [thank you, after4ever]
Pours clear, pale golden with a nice, frothy, fizzy, white head. Aroma is lightly tart, lemons, apple and some funk. A bit weak mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Flavour is okay, light sour and citric with some sweet wheat. Well, it is never a 3,67 beer, but drinkable.



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