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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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 AgentSteve (1366), SF Bay Area, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Pours pale golden with no head. The nonse is full and complex. The flavor is sweet on the tip of the tongue, with subtle mid to finish.


 lithy (1650), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 6, 2008  
Clear yellow with a fizzy white head and fervent visible carbonation. Dry acidic fruity character aroma. Lingering acidic taste some tart citrus notes. Smooth body and a strong lifting carbonation to a dry finish.


 Bockyhorsey (2511), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Bottle, Aroma of grass sweet and sour. Yellow body with white head. Flavor is crisp and has a sour tart bite to start with. Sourness subsides for a tart dryness on the finish. Dry palate and good old fashioned beer belch to boot. Decent brew.


 scrizzz (1265), kirkland, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 23, 2008  
Milky yellow, lively head. Sweet lemongrass aroma. Wet, thin, barely tart, jiucy. I remember this as being incredibly tart the first time I had it, but this bottle wasn’t as dynamic.


 MoDog (917), Griffith, Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 22, 2008  
Poured from a 500ml bottle and served in a tumbler. This beer poured a hazy golden with a thick, fizzy head of off-white foam and a ton of dancing carbonation bubbles. Solid retention, leaving behind some decent lace. The aroma of the beer was a simple blend of wheat, tart lemon, and grass. The flavor was similar but also displayed a nice crispness and a moderate sourness. Some lime and peach also show up in the finish. The mouthfeel was crisp and light-bodied. Highly carbonated. Fruity and refreshing. An excellent beer for a hot day.


 steview (901), Los Angeles, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 20, 2008  
hazy straw body, short white head, beads of streaming tiny bubbles; lively; sour-tart apples, wheat; good, refreshing.


 hophead75 (1952), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Pours a hazy golden in color with a small off white head. Aroma of lacto sourness, grain, tart fruits. Taste is nice and tart with a moderate amount of lactic sourness- tart citrus, wheat, sour apple. Carbonation is lively, and the body is a bit more than I am used to in Berliner Weiss’s, but this is good stuff.


 beerbill (1941), Laurel, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 15, 2008  
16.9 oz. bottle. Pours a pale yellow-gold with a moderate-large white head that lasted through the first third of the glass and left a few spots of lace. Very pleasant aroma of lemos with a few notes of wheat. The lemon aroma is both mildly tart and sweet. The flavor is equally lovely with lemon that is again both tart and sweet along with some wheat and yeast. Nicely carbonated and lively on the palate. This is a thoroughly enjoyable beer.

As an aside, I would like to try using this beer to make a sorbet. I’ve made champagne sorbet, which is excellent as an intermezzo. I think this beer would be excellent for that.



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