1809 Berliner Style Weisse

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

100th user rating of this fine beer. I have been fortunate to drink three bottles in the past month and now its available at my local package store. Aroma is fruity and tart with some wheat undertones. Flavor is fruity with a lactic acidity and dry, wheaty (hefe-like) finish. A very nice summer beer.

Pours a mildly hazy pale yellow with a frothy two finger head that fades quickly to a thin cap. The lacing is a bit thin, leaving just a few rings behind. A little later the foam almost fades completely away. Smell; this has a wheat malt dominated aroma at first, but as this warms up a bit some lemons, tart apples and a slightly musty aroma come out. Taste; the wheat flavor is not quite as strong as i was expecting after the nose, but there’s still enough to let you know that this is still a wheat beer. A mild mustiness come through in the middle followed by tart lemons and a bit of honey. Not quite as tart as I was expecting for a Berliner weiss, but still pretty darn good. Mothfeel is light to medium bodied with a light carbonation that helps make this a refreshing warm weather beer.

Bottle. Pours a hazy pale golden with a short lived one finger white head that leaves some lacing. Aroma of wheat, lemon, yeast , light banana, and a hint of vanilla. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium creamy mouthfeel that finishes dry and tart. Very good.

16.7 oz. bottle pours a hazy pale gold with a foamy white head that settles moderately quickly. Aroma of lemon, light grain, and honey. LIght body with lively carbonation, quite clean with an acidic dry palate. Tart and sour with little sweetness, but that is how it should be. Very refreshing, drinkable, and quite enjoyable.

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.

lemon yellow pour with a small head. slightly tart smell. awesomely clean and crisp flavor. crab apple, lemon and light wheat. crisp finish and dry. loved it.

Bottle.Hazy gold color.White head.Smells of tart lemon,apple and banana.Tart acidic flavor with some herbal tones.Clean finish. Very good.

500ml Bottle $5.49 West Lakeview 1809 pours a great looking slightly hazy straw golden with a great deal of carbonation. Streams and explosions of carbonation rushh to the surface and help keep the fingers worth of micro-bubbled head intact. 1809 just looks refreshing and leaves some decent but thin lace down the glass. My nose is immediately greeted by a very noticeable wheat twang and a nice sour wheatiness as well. Once I dig beyond the wheat there’s a healthy dose of mouthpuckering lemon juice. The sourness of the wheat and lemon make this all at once smell refreshing and makes my mouth water. I didn’t catch it at first but with a little warming there seems to be a low key banana by-product from the yeast used that adds another layer of complexity. I can’t get my nose out of this glass. Very champagne like in the mouth. The wheat is all over the tongue along with a puckering lemon sourness and a damp(sour) wheatiness. The lemon really plays a huge role in the flavor and this beer is better because of it. Not much, if any, banana in the flavor but there does seem to be a green apple like tartness floating around in there. Each sip quenches your thirst and then leaves a slight pucker which makes you want another drink. The mouthfeel is right on. Again, very champagne like with big yet smooht carbonation rolling over the tongue. Light bodied with a nice puckering ability and a slight drying on the back of the tongue. This is one of those ultimate warm weather drinkers. If it didn’t cost so much I would buy this by the case and sip the Summer away. 1809 turns out to be a great brew that is lower on the abv but packs a lot of flavor. A definate session beer and something to be enjoyed while outside on a warm day. I will pick this up again without question. 4/26/08