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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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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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 Beershine (2686), Hue, Vietnam
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 26, 2008  
bottle thanks to Oakes. Hazy pale tan color. Audible fizziness makes it a fun beer to listen to. Sour tang of yogurt in aroma and flavor both. A little on the fizzy side but overall a fun drink.


 grimreeser (796), Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 25, 2008  
Pours a hazy golden with a rather large head that recedes quickly. Aroma is lemon and wheat, sour and tart. Taking a taste, yup sour and tart. Interesting, good, but not what I look for in a beer.


 clingman71 (246), Centerville, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 22, 2008  
MMMMMMM Very pale hazy straw color with a fizzy white head. Aroma of a raw honey sweetness, wheaty wanginess, and a sour yeasty funkiness. The flavor is much the same as the aroma , sour, tart, fruity, wheaty, crisp, and very refreshing. This was a very pleasant surprise, bought on a whim with no expectations. I will definitely buy again!


 sliffy (1966), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 22, 2008  
Bottle: Pours a hazy gold with a white head. Aroma, yeast, tart, light fruity notes. Flavor, light yeast, tart, a slight acidity, some wheat, and lemons, finishes dry with a pleasant sourness.


 BlackForestCO (820), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Mar 16, 2008    Updated: Jan 29, 2009
Bottle thanks to Ty5592. Poured a slightly hazy golden color with a moderate white head that diminished to a ring. Aroma of tart citrus and wheat. Dominant sour flavor with hints of citrus fruit and light wheat flavors on the finish. Pretty simple flavor profile, but it is refreshing. Easy to drink and crisp on the palate. Very nice beer that makes me proud of my German heritage. Thanks Ty, you are the man.


 dkachur (2352), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/104/513/20
Mar 14, 2008  
Bottle at Ludwig’s Schnitzelhouse and Restaurant, Charlottesville. Pours a cloudy straw gold color with a very large head. Aroma is a bit weak, but the lactic sourness comes through. The taste is the same. This has a nice wheat/sour taste. The sourness is not overpowering, and balances nicely.


 Dogbrick (2855), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Mar 14, 2008  
Bottle from Winking Lizard. Served with a cup of raspberry syrup which I declined. Pours a somewhat hazy yellow-gold color with a medium thin bone white head that diminishes slowly. Patches of lacing on the glass. Tart fruit, doughy malt and spices in the nose. Light-bodied and clean with a tart citrus and raspberry character. Mild spices and grainy malt flavors as well. The finish is fruity with a lingering tartness afterward. Overall this is pretty interesting.


 EricE (456), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/514/20
Mar 13, 2008  
Very pale yellow, hazy with a thick white head. One of the lightest beers I’ve seen. Head disappears quickly. Grainy aroma with some sweet fruit - berries. Dry lemony start, like lemonade with no sugar. Bitter finish with some grainy aftertaste. Not bad.



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