Bayerischer Bahnhof Berliner Style Weisse

Brewed by Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei Bayerischer Bahnhof
Style: Berliner Weisse
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

Very doughy and barnyard tart nose. Lemony yellow color, hazy, small head. Mild tartness, nutty funkiness, not much sweetness or bitterness to speak of. Light carbonation, thin body, easy elegant finish. Very unique beer, almost like "gueze light", quite interesting.

Bottled sample via radiomgb. Very pale yellow in colour with moderate carbonation. Aromas of red-skinned apples and malted wheat. A bit fruit forward in the mouth, with more apple and additional lemon and a bit of wheat. Somewhat tart, but not over the top. Fairly refreshing, but a little too fruity for me.

Cloudy, light straw color with a diminished white head. Mild tart aroma, with hints of grape and lemon zest. Fairly mild acidity, yet quite balanced with the light flavors. Very quenching. HInts of a light sweet pale malt. A nice simple version of the style. A really hot day, playing ball, golfing, just about any activity and this brew would go very well together.

Pours very pale yellow with a bone white head. The aroma has some lightly tartness, lemon / orange citrus and hints of spice. Thin ultra crisp body with effervescent carbonation. The taste starts clean, mildly tart, citric and lightly sweet with a smoothness to the taste. The finish adds a bit of an aspirin taste. A nice beer, but as intense as most in the style. As the beer warms it gets more powdery.

Objectively speaking: An extremely mild berliner weisse that is ultimately not that pleasant nor interesting to drink.
I like: Strong wheat extraction. Soft and delicate tartness. Gentle soft cracker nuances to the malts. Refreshing, albeit one-dimensional lemon constancy. Champaign reminiscences indeed.
I dislike: A bit rough, biting carbonation. Tame very pale yellow with a muddy haze, fully effervescent, but not much head retention for a wheat beer. Not very effective fruitiness. The seltzer water, mineral impressions get tiresome. Not very lactic. Perhaps it needs to be very fresh.

Pours a sickly lightly hazed light yellow with a big old loose white head, when I pour carefully. Adding yeast, and the color is an unearthly yellow glow. The nose is slightly grainy, slightly wheaty, not a ton of character. Maybe a bit sweet and ever so slightly acidic. Maybe slightly vegetal. Light fluffy lively body. Higher carbonation. The flavor is very wheaty, especially in the finish. A bit of initial acidity and slight tartness, but nothing particularly crazy. Maybe a hint of lacto, but not much. Bummer. A little bit of lemon in the start of the finish, but the wheaty grain flavors just drag this down from the refreshment it should be. Maybe a touch of astringency left in the mouth.

Pours a light lemonade yellow with just a little bit of have. Aroma is pretty uninspiring. A little bit of citrus maybe and a touch of malt, but not much there. This beer’s description is spot on; it’s definitely a more mellow version of the Berliner-Weisse style. So mellow that it loses any real semblance of flavor. It’s not bad, but there’s nothing here that really pops, and that’s more of what I’d expect from this style.

11.2 oz bottle poured into a tulip glass. Palest beer I’ve ever seen, including some macros. A cloudy shade of banana pith with a bright white head that fizzes up to 2 fingers before settling at a moderate pace, leaving very little lace. Aroma is clearly wheaty, with the classic banana ester character. However there’s a touch of tartness as well. Flavor is tart lemony citrus and a touch of lactic acid. The banana is very subdued but detectable. Carbonation is actually a little too low here, resulting in a less-than-optimal palate. Sticky and not very crisp for a style that’s intended to be refreshing. Body is as thin as can be, making this quite drinkable.