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1809 Berliner Style Weisse

1809 Berliner Style Weisse

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A Berliner Weisse brewed by
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

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3083.67/5.03.66/5.05%85.7 Bowl P  Stats

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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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 hotstuff (3019), Indiana, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20

May 1, 2008  
Bottle. Medium sized very fizzy white head that quickly dissipated, spotty amounts of lacing, transparent, fast rising carbonation, and a yellow hue. Nose was malt, sweet, sour, lemon tartness, and fruity. The flavor was sweet, fizzy, acidic, sour, tart, malt, fruity, lime, and a dry finish. Mouthfeel was spritzy and dry. Light-medium in body. Makes one kind of pucker due to the amount of sourness and tartness in this beer. Thanks, but no.

m4rest88 (15), Beverly Hills, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jul 26, 2008  
The beer is moderately malty with a light bread aroma. The beer also smells a bit like hay mixed with some citrus fruit juice, mainly lemon. It pours with an average-huge head that is white in color. The initial flavor is moderately sweet and finishes sour. It is light according to the palate with a dry texture and the carbonation is fizzy. The finish feel of this beer is extremely dry!


 BMan1113VR (669), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 26, 2008  
Pours with a large, foamy white head covering a clear fizzy yellow body. Aroma of hay, honey and wheat. Taste is lemony in the finish and quite refreshing. Not as sour or tart as other Berliner Weisses that I have had. Lively bubbles with a dry mouthfeel.


 LilBeerDoctor (300), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a cloudy yellow gold with a fizzy white head. Aroma of lots of spices, yeast. Smells like a witbier. Flavor of initial carbonation, yeast/bread, spices, with a slightly sour finish. Not as sour/tart as I’d expected from a berliner weisse and a little bit spicier. Still quite tasty and very drinkable.


 sleepylopes (264), New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 22, 2008  
What a summer beer should be light but full flavored. Tart nose with fruit and honeysuccle. Nice tart flavor and strong carbonation. a bit like a lambic or a sour.


 fredandboboflo (306), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Bottle. Aroma fruity (citrus, bold pear), mildly tart, wheaty. More tartness introduced in the flavor, mingles well with the sweet, increasingly complex fruits. Pretty dry, but not bone dry. Very nice.




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