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Telegraph Reserve Sour Wheat


 Percentile 
93
overall
Brewed by Telegraph Brewing Company
Style: Berliner Weisse

Santa Barbara, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
793.69/5.03.62/5.0Special5.7%83.9Bowl
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Commercial Description:
This intensely sour "wild ale" recalls the earliest rustic beers crafted centuries ago before brewers had an understanding of controlled fermentation. Brewed with the addition of lemon verbena, as well as lactobacillus and brettanomyces. Telegraph Reserve Wheat is an all-together different beast from modern beer. Not for the faint of heart, this special brew is available in extremely limited quantities.
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 malrubius (969), Valley Stream, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 31, 2009  
Bottle at pilsnerpeter’s. Thanks to everybody for their generosity. Very pale yellow with head and lace. Sweet and spicy pineapple aroma. Lemony pixie stix pineapple sweet fruitiness with dry finish. Nice carbo. Refreshing. The first Berliner that I’ve really enjoyed. Excellent.


 JoeMcPhee (4893), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Oct 30, 2009  
Pale golden-straw colour. The nose is a litte bit tart. Sort of a kiss of lemon and lemon peel as well. A touch of coriander and a bit of light lactic tartness as well. It has an unusual lemony component that I can’t really put my finger on. A little bit sweet on the palate. It’s not all that sour but it does have a bit of lactic/malic tartness on the back. Meh… it doesn’t really work all that well for me.


 kramer (2406), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Oct 24, 2009  
25 oz bottle. Pours a clear straw yellow body with a fluffy and frothy bright white head that left lots of lacing. Lightly sour nose with lots of hay and wheat. Some light floral hops and tropical fruits. Fairly crisp and lightly sour flavor with nice hay and light farmhouse character. Some lemon rind and citrus fruit. Not really as puckering as a traditional Berliner Weisse and not really a Sour Ale either. Light bodied and crisp with great lively fizzy carbonation. Really pretty nice, refreshing and crisp with enough tartness to keep it lively and interesting without being overpowering.


 dmac (1420), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/510/20
Oct 24, 2009  
Poured a pale golden yellow with a bubbly white average sized head. Aroma of wheat, ripe banana, slight clove, honey and a touch of wet earth. The flavor was rather sour and tart mixed in with banana peels, corriander and wheat.....didn’t really like that weird combo. Thin bodied with bubbly carbonation and a sour finish. Nah this one isn’t for me.


 puzzl (2579), New York, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Oct 21, 2009  
Bottle shared by MaxxDaddy. Gorgeous pour, a very cloudy gold with a clean, white, poofy head. Very lemony, wheaty aroma, dead-on character but a bit absent of the needed punch. Extremely lively, carbonated body, a bit too much so, which gets in the way of the session qualities this brew should have.


 hayduke (1620), Eureka, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 20, 2009  
From a 750 ml bottle this corked and caged brew poured a hazy lemonade color with a good sized white head and light lacing. Nose of lemons and wheat, with some grassy aromas. Mouthfeel is lively and a bit watery. The flavor is very sour, and quite different. An interesting brew.


 egajdzis (3602), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Hazy golden color with a small, white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of lacto, lemongrass, wheat, light brett, bread, and wood. Taste of wheat malts, lemon, some green apple, wild yeast, and a dry finish.


 PilsnerPeter (2585), Flushing, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 12, 2009  
Bottle: Cloudy yellow with a consistent white head. Bright lemony aroma with mild lactic character and some sharp wheat notes. Light fluffy feel. Wheaty dry flavor with a slight lactic edge. Crisp with a subtle lemon character. An easy going Berliner Weisse.



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