1809 Berliner Style Weisse

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	93
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Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Berliner Weisse
Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
427	3.64/5.0	3.63/5.0	5%	87.5	Bowl

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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JohnnyJ (1309), Carlsbad, California, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	7/10	2/5	7/10	3/5	12/20

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 (275), Washington, Washington DC, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

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
3.4	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	13/20

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 (1041), Chicago, Illinois, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

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.

closey22 (31), Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, USA

2.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.4	5/10	2/5	4/10	3/5	10/20

Jun 27, 2009

Head dissipates quickly. Most complexity is in the aroma of banana and citrus. Flavor is mainly lemony tart, not much else. Cool thing is Napoleon drank this exact recipe!

robforbes (1085), Bremerton, Washington, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	2/5	7/10	4/5	12/20

Jun 20, 2009

pours a semi-hazy sunshine yellow, with a large white bubbly head, live carbonation, and not much of a lacing. smell is of wheat, light citrus, and a touch of spice. taste is crisp, lots of lemon (too much), and yeast, ends on the sour side.

madvike (314), Madison, Wisconsin, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	13/20

Jun 16, 2009

Bottle - Pours straw yellow w/ huge white foamy head and a little haze from the sediment. Like the other berliners I’ve tasted, I could smell this from across the room. It’s tart with honey, wheat, and lovely sournes. Unfortunately, there’s not much to taste--sour wheat and lactose, with a real dry finish. There’s too much carbonation, though it’s still pretty refreshing. Decent, but not as good as I anticipated.

JaBier (1200), Capital City, Ohio, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Jun 14, 2009

Bottle courtesy of BeerBelcher. This one is supposed to act as my gateway to the other sour styles. Pours a cloudy blond/gold, with a big white head. Tart and acidic aroma of apple and citrus. Flavor is about the same with a thin finish. Not bad. I’m by no means ready to dive into Lambics with both feet, but I can drink this.

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