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1809 Berliner Style Weisse

1809 Berliner Style Weisse - Berliner Weisse

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93
overall
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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 garmonbozia (225), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 6, 2009  
Bottle thanks to Sprinkle. Huge head with a cloudy orange color. Smell is of course bananas and spices, alot of farm house funk. This is an awsome beer


 jgb9348 (2492), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 5, 2009  
Hazy golden coloured body with a thinnish white head. Aroma of lemons, banana, spice and a touch of bubble gum - nice! Light-bodied; Mild malty flavour from wheat and citrus with a touch of spice, some yeast and more banana flavours than in the smell. Aftertaste shows a nice mellow finish with some light alcohol, a dose of yeast and more mellow wheat characteristics. Overall, a pretty nice beer - definitely shows well in the summer heat, but the character complexity really comes out! I sampled this 500 mL bottle purchased from German Gourmet in Falls Church, Virginia, sampled on 07-August-2009 at home in Washingotn.


 thirdeye11 (404), Texas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Aug 30, 2009  
( 500ml bottle) pours a cloudy yellow, great head. Nose is sweet, sour, with spices, and some tarness. The taste is very tart in a great way, lemon zest, very carbonated with a nice light body and a very easy drinking beer. Nothing here disappointed. Like a sour without being overly so!


 AmEricanbrew (1747), Louisiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 28, 2009  
Hazy golden with a lingering white head. Lightly tart aroma with a mild grainy malt sweetness. Light/medium bodied. Good flavors of bready light wheat malts, with lightly tart apple skin, then a mild pit fruit sweetness to finish.


 mar (1740), Rowlett, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 23, 2009  
bottle thanks to thirdeye11. cloudy yellow with a white head. nose is sour with some wheat. flavor is heavy wheat and a nice sourness in the finish. all day drinker? i think so.


 buzzoven (333), Japan
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 20, 2009  
Bottle purchased from Sam’s on recommendation from my brother. Clear light yellow in colour; lots of tiny bubbles fdloating upward to the whispy head. White wine and grapefruit on the nose. Taste and mouthfeel lean more towards a champagne feel with the carbonation tickling the tongue. There is a vinegar taste and a tartness in the flavour but it is balanced out by a slight earthy tone. I was detecting a little bit of a Farmhouse Ale character here as well. A great beer highlighted by choice food pairings. My recommendation: Brillat Savarin cheese. Perfect.


 Narnad (682), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 14, 2009  
Pours a crystal clear yellow, very high carbonation and a dense bubbly white head that fades down fairly quickly. Aroma has a very light acidic sourness to it, not as much as I expected, with a green apple/white grape sweetness, light hay note, cheesy and farmhouse scent finish it out. Flavor starts off with a light sweet grape and mild lemon citric acid flavor but quickly moves into a sour, wet straw and farmhouse flavor with a refreshing tartness to the finish. Brew ends with a very dry, tongue puckering/numbing feeling. Density is perfectly light but heavy enough to carry the wide array of flavors for the entire tasting. Beer has a high effervescent feel with its high carbonation. I was expecting something way more soured and acidic for this styling. Overall a very good brew with a very wide range of flavors that fade into one another and work superbly.


 grandet (477), Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 14, 2009  
Bottle form capones. Poured a straw yellow color with a nice big white head. Aroma of citrus, grass, yeast. Taste is light and refreshing with lots of citrus flavors. This style is becoming one of my favorites.



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