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1809 Berliner Style Weisse

1809 Berliner Style Weisse - Berliner Weisse

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93
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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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 Snojerk321 (1914), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 1, 2009  
Bottle from South Bay Drugs. Pours a mostly clear gold with a good sized white head. Aroma is slightly funky with some lemon peel, wheat and yeast. Flavor is tart citrus with a crisp finish, very lively carbonation.


 Pawola22 (676), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/102/511/20
Mar 31, 2009  
1 pint .9 fl oz bottle. Pours a cloudy, yellow-gold body with a big, bubbly and fizzy, pure white head that dissipates quickly and surprisingly leaves no lacing. Very pretty at first, but almost looks like piss after the head fades. Disappointing. Aroma is initially wheat and lemons. Some other sweet fruits show up after a few sniffs such as cherries and lime. Lots of sweet tart citrus. Slightly yeasty. Flavor is very bright, sour citrus. Wheat and honey too. Some of the cherry shows up in there as well as the Sprite-like lemon-lime. Palate is light and very fizzy. Not a whole lot of aftertasate. Overall, a very tart beer. Almost drinks like a soda. Not a bad flavor, just not really my style. Too fizzy and acidic. Interesting to say the least...


 SudsMcDuff (1691), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/514/20
Mar 29, 2009  
provided by lil pedro .. . light yeastiness, honey and dough are in the nose .. . real fizzy on the tongue but not that carbonated .. nice stuff .. refreshing .. could use the syrup .. glad to try it!!


 jredmond (1015), New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 22, 2009  
Bottle from Red, White and Brew in Mt. Holly, NJ. Pours a cloudy yellow body with large, white, foamy head. Aroma is banana and spice. Taste is sharp and refreshing with a small note of tart. Flavor also has some wheat and malt, nice carbonated mouth feel adds to an inviting palate.


 Hophead22 (1056), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 22, 2009  
500ml bottle. Hazy straw color, little white head. Citrusy dry aroma, a little banana maybe as well. Very dry, slight tartness, very smooth finish with vey little aftertaste.


 TheCaptain (526), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Mar 19, 2009  
Bottle- Nice gold pour with small head which fizzed down fairly quick. Good carbonation, thin lacing. Lemon/citrus tartness that was balanced by the wheat malt, good mouth feel. For the style I would say very good, another I would look for again and cellar.


 Adam77 (407), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 19, 2009  
Poured hazy yellow with white head. Aroma of citrus mainly lemon with some orange. Big citrus flavor that was rather refreshing.


 Petrucci914 (574), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/517/20
Mar 14, 2009  
Pours a hazy straw color with a thin white head - I got the bottom of the bottle. Aroma is yeasty, with some slight sour and tart characteristics. Flavor is much the same. I was hoping that it would be a bit more tart and dryer.



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