1809 Berliner Style Weisse

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

bottled
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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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Hophead22 (1087), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

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 (549), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

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
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

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 (578), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	17/20

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.

Juelze (895), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Mar 14, 2009 Updated: Mar 18, 2009

Pours a light straw color with thin white head. Aroma is of tart fruit and some tangy wheat and some yeast esters. Flavor is much the same but this is a refreshing and subtle Berliner Weiss which is more enjoyable compared to others I’ve sampled. Solid.

kseecs16 (874), Naperville, Illinois, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	13/20

Mar 9, 2009

Bottle, no syrup. Tart, sour lemony aroma some spicy rich notes. Pours with a big foamy off white head on a just slightly hazy straw yellow colored body. Quite tart flavor that puckers the mouth with a citric character. Very thin perfect mix of refreshing tartness and carbonation bite.

MrChopin (632), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	8/10	2/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Mar 7, 2009

Bottle thanks to lithy!
Transparent, zesty gold, puffy white head, but by the end of the bottle, it’s murky yellow and tepid. Nose is rather un-aggressive but still pretty cohesive with lemon, wheat, and cream. Also a little funky. Tart lemon and yogurt rule the flavor, some minor grain and wheat near the aftertaste. Palate is nice and full, very zesty, but the finish is pretty short. Nice example here, and refreshing palate and carbonation are clutch, but it’s not the best example.

gutzon (4), Minnesota, USA
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3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	17/20

Mar 5, 2009

In bottle. Frothy white head, golden (almost amber), clear until the very end of the pour. Simple lemony, yeasty flavor and aroma, with little aftertaste. Quite refreshing. Second bottle of ten bought Feb 2009.

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