Three Floyds DEESKO

Tap @ brewery. Sort of a novice @ the time. Didnt have any idea what the hell a Berliner weiss was & declined the syrup. very tart, sour & shocking to my palate at the time. Hopefully can rerate after enjoying DFH Festina Peche recently

Tap (without syrup). Slightly sour wheat aroma. Cloudy dark amber color with moderate head. Slightly sour wheat aroma with the merest hint of berry. Nice body. Not as sour as its Berlin brethren but a nice beer.

On tap at 3 Floyds with none of the flavoring added. Pours clear golden with a thick, white head. Wheat, lemon and a hint of banana in the nose. Flavor is lemony with notes of wheat, banana, very light caramel and some slight citric acidity and sourness. Spritzy carbonation similar to that of a soda or seltzer. Enjoyable.

This draft brew from the brewery poured a large sized head of foamy finely sized off-white colored bubbles that was long lasting and left behind a hazy uncarbonated orange brown colored body and a very good thick lacing. The mild aroma was malty astringent and dough. with a mellow hoppy aftertaste. The flavor contained notes of malt hops and dough. A decent one but not one that I would consider buying again.

Draught during my Great Lakes region brew tour. Bartender offered to add a syrup before she poured, I declined. The goblet came to me filled with a light mahogany beer which sported a very bubbly white head. Wheat runs rampant in the sour aroma with pear and cardboard. This is very thin and sour in the mouth with plenty of gritty wheat present. Very watery overall and not too enjoyable. It seems kind of silly to make a beer that needs to be flavored with the use of syrup to taste good, but I’m no Berliner so take my opinion with a grain of salt. Now, moving on to a slightly more robust offering. . .

On tap at Brewpub and served in a chalice, NO FLAVORING ADDED: Hazy amber with a light fizzy head and some lace. The aroma has notes of sour lemon, wheaty and yeasty esters, and a grassy notes. The flavor has a tart bite with an aggressive carbonation but hardly over-the-top. Very wheaty and grainy back end. Surprisingly smooth and maybe too much as i expected something more sour. The palate is quite lively and refreshing, nice summer bier. Okay all told but not something I would go for again.

On tap at the BP: This is my first Berliner Weiss. Pours dull brown with a small head into a PBR chalice. You gotta love the decor at Three Floyds. Smells kind of dull. Very sweet with light hints of flowers, like spiced herbal tea. Tastes very spicy, big nodes of sweet grass, weeds, flowers, and grain. This is wonderfully RAW, like something that was brewed hundreds of years ago. This is certainly an easy drinking beer. Light carbonation, light, sweet flavor, and a firm body. If you’re bringing your mom or someone else to 3F and want them to try something aside from PBR, have them give this a go. A great crossover beer.

On tap at the brewpub. The aroma was dark gold that was nearly light amber. The head was white and foamy. The aroma was fresh and fruity with apples and strawberries. There was also sour cherries and apple core with hay dryness. This had a smooth light body. I also tried with the cherry syrup which made this more mild.