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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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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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 WeeHeavySD (2940), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Sep 11, 2007  
One of my contributions via trade long time ago from someone, thankee kindly. My 2nd rating, somewhere around beer 5 of 2nd Belgian Beer Club shindig. Pours clear yellow with a bright white head. The nose was wheaty and tart. The taste is sweet, tart, sticky, and sour. Very tasty overall the sourness is nice.


 jerc (3861), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 10, 2007  
Bottle @ Rudolf’s ’Sourfest’. Crisp yellow body with a small white head. Yeasty corn on the cob aroma. Grainy, very light sourness in the flavour. Average palate. Pretty dull - I never thought I would catch myself wanting something to be MORE sour! Perhaps my tongue had been deadened by the stiffer fare surrounding it.


 hellbilly (1492), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Sep 10, 2007  
bottle from ucusty...pours hazy golden yellow with a fluffy short lived head. aromas of lemon, wheat and wet canvas. flavor is the same with some yeast present. there’s a lactic phlegmy coating in the back of the throat when swallowed. light bodied and refreshing. it’s very dry but the sourness isn’t overdone.


 bierkoning (5985), La Tropica, Netherlands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 10, 2007    Updated: Nov 19, 2007
3rd LCRBM. This will get a re-rate soon, because of a trade with Der Doppelbock, but first impressions are these: yoghurt and, surprisingly, some hops in the aroma. Very modestly sour flavor with yoghurt, fresh cheese and traubenzucker. Citrus. Thin, but complex and delicious. Re-rate: First rating was fairly accurate. Lychee in the somewhat citric aroma. A slight lemony sourness with tropical fruit added. pineapple, lychee, traubenzucker. Good complexity is this delicious and characterful beer, that is way less sour as the Berliner Weisse from Schultheiss or Kindl.


 swoopjones (1862), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 10, 2007  
bottle @ Rudolf’s Sour Tasting with Rudolf, IPFreely, Jerc & Frylock. Really liked this one. Sweet, somewhat tart, fruity. a nice mid break from some of the extreme tartiness from th geuze & krieks. #499


 henry3r (586), Wichita, Kansas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/513/20
Sep 9, 2007  
The 16.9 ounce bottle poured a cloudy light golden yellow colored beverage with a modest sized white fizzy head that was completely gone in 2 minutes and left no lacing on the glass. The aroma was slightly sweet with notes of lemon and grasses. The body was medium-light with lively carbonation and a watery texture. The flavor starts out sour and stays that way throughout the medium length finish.


 Jerre (1755), Waregem, Belgium
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 9, 2007  
Bottle, 50 cl. yesterday @ ratebeer meeting, Kulminator. Very cloudy yellow with a white head. Aroma full off yeast, hops, fruits. Medium body. Taste is good citrus, yeast, hops and a fruity touch. Not so bad.


 minch25 (346), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 5, 2007  
Pours beautifully with an ultra-smooth head of foam, like watching a waterfall of cascading white sand. Wheaty and quite sour, but not in a funky sort of way, more sour mash and wheat sour. A nice change-up from the usual suspects. Would try again.



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