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1809 Berliner Style Weisse

1809 Berliner Style Weisse - Berliner Weisse

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 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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 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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 topherh (878), Kearney, Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 4, 2009  
Bottle pours a slightly hazy golden with a huge, dense white head. Aroma is sour apple, bread, and yeast. Flavor is sour, wheaty, with a rather dry finish. Enjoyable on a hot day.


 tgncc (796), Bellmore, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 3, 2009  
The aroma is sour, funk, barnyard, lemon, green apple. The appearance is light hazy, yellow, lots of carbonation, strong white head. The flavor is sour, tart, lemon, very drinkable. The aroma and flavor remind me of the few lambic -guese I have had. The finish is tart, green apple like. Thin/medium mouthfeel. Interesting and enjoyable beer, it’s going down well on this hot summer night. I normally hate this style, but this beer is on the money.


 boamr (112), Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Aug 1, 2009  
Bottle thanks to richlikebeer. Transparent golden color with a nice amount of white head. Has a funk smell to it and the taste was slightly sour with a little apple in there. Very nice.


 alobar (1006), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Aug 1, 2009  
Bottle. Thanks to richlikebeer. Clear golden yellow color with a white soapy head. Lots of nose! Aroma of apple, yeast, ...tart. Taste is slightly sour with apple, yeast, and some spice. Very nice beer!


 JohnnyJ (1282), Carlsbad, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/512/20
Jul 16, 2009  
A clear gold pour, thin to no head. Apple, biscuit, and slight sourness in the aroma. flavors of tart green apples, wheat, bread, lemon zest, and sourness. Highly carbonated with lots of small bubbles. Very "spritzy".


 l1br4r14n (274), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Jul 3, 2009  
Pours clear golden yellow with a frothy white head. Weak sour fruit aroma. Flavor is light fruit, wheat, yeast, somewhat sour and very dry. Quite reminiscent of champagne. Not bad.


 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/513/20
Jul 2, 2009  
Clear gold pour with a huge one-and-a-half inch white head. Lightly sour fruit aroma, dry green apples. Flavor is fruity and dry, mildly citrusy. Very tangy and clean. A very pleasant and refreshing beer.


 chicagodri (1021), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 28, 2009  
Pours cloudy yellow with large white head and carbonation that never seems to stop. There were so many bubbles continuing in mine, it also seemed like I was drinking a beer soda. Aroma of wheat, citrus, and some spices. Lemon in the flavor. I wasn’t that big of a fan.



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