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1809 Berliner Style Weisse

1809 Berliner Style Weisse - Berliner Weisse

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93
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Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Berliner Weisse

Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4233.64/5.03.63/5.05%87.5Bowl
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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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 BeerandBlues2 (3201), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 7, 2008  
Bottle received via Secret Santa summer 2008. Pours hazy yellow with a large, rocky, white head, somewhat lasting with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (hay, straw, meal), average hops (grass, lemon), heavy yeast (horse blanket, barnyard, earth) with notes of grape, pineapple, and dust. Light bodied, gritty texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness.


 jeremytoni (1069), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 4, 2008  
From a bottle poured a golden color with a small head. Nice light refreshing flavor. Kind of tart with a quick finish.


 KnN (712), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/516/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Pours a cloudy dishwater sort of color with a massive fizzy white head. Aroma is a yeast malt and lemonade. Flavor is nice and sharp with a good bit of malt and acidity. Very nice flavor. Maybe not terribly complex, but very tasty.


 michael-pollack (2603), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/510/20
Jul 30, 2008  
500ml Bottle: Aroma of yeast, dust, wheat, lemon, lactic acid, and fruit. Poured yellow/corn/sun in color with a huge, fizzy, off-white head that shrank but lasted throughout. Cloudy. Very sparkling. Flavor is medium sweet and lightly sour. Tastes of fruit, lemon, yeast, wheat, ginger ale, and citrus. Medium body. Tingly texture. Lively carbonation. Sweet, dry finish. Over carbonated.


 m4rest88 (216), Beverly Hills, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jul 26, 2008  
The beer is moderately malty with a light bread aroma. The beer also smells a bit like hay mixed with some citrus fruit juice, mainly lemon. It pours with an average-huge head that is white in color. The initial flavor is moderately sweet and finishes sour. It is light according to the palate with a dry texture and the carbonation is fizzy. The finish feel of this beer is extremely dry!


 BMan1113VR (2757), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 26, 2008    Updated: Jul 29, 2008
Pours with a large, foamy white head covering a clear fizzy yellow body. Aroma of hay, honey and wheat. Taste is lemony in the finish and quite refreshing. Taste is also strong on the wheat with nearly a touch of clove in the tart finish. Quite pleasant. Not as sour or tart as other Berliner Weisses that I have had. Lively bubbles with a dry mouthfeel.


 LilBeerDoctor (1480), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a cloudy yellow gold with a fizzy white head. Aroma of lots of spices, yeast. Smells like a witbier. Flavor of initial carbonation, yeast/bread, spices, with a slightly sour finish. Not as sour/tart as I’d expected from a berliner weisse and a little bit spicier. Still quite tasty and very drinkable.


 sleepylopes (313), New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 22, 2008  
What a summer beer should be light but full flavored. Tart nose with fruit and honeysuccle. Nice tart flavor and strong carbonation. a bit like a lambic or a sour.



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