 BBB63 (3797), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Aug 11, 2007
Thank Tom for the bottle: Pours a clean golden hue with a lasting fizzy head and good lace. The aroma has notes of wheat and pale malt, moderate sour apple, hint of banana ester, some funk and wood as well. The taste is much more reserved that I would have thought. The sourness is there but hardly palate crushing as I would have initially guessed. A nice interplay of sour, bitter, and wheat along the ride. This is quite the refreshing and spritzy summer brew. A solid offering but I really did want more teeth grinding pucker power than this did provide.
shalloWMeans (128), Florence, Kentucky, USA
Sep 1, 2008 Finally! A chance to try this ultra-rare beer style without catching a plane to Berlin (although I desperately want to do that too.) From what I have read, this is an excellent example of the style, which I definitely drank without any artificial syrup. Poured into a short, stemless, rocks-style glass, there is little head, and a very pale yet hazy gold and distinctive blonde, pineapple juice-like color. The aroma is very cedary, slightly oaky, and full of lactic acid and a vinous sour apricot tinge that stings the nostrils with a very yeasty and complex odor of pineapple and earthy, bacterial farmhouse funk that is remniscent of unblended lambic. The first sip produces a mouthfeel that is very light, delicate, and estery. The taste is very crisp and carbonated with apricot, grapefruit, and a bit of sour apple. Ultra soft, lively, and refreshing beyond words. This is THE ULTIMATE summer refresher. Further sips bring cider apples, yogurt, and a pleasant sourness, that is by no means overwhelming. (I simply couldn’t bring myself to ruin this beer mit schuss-(with syrup.) There is a very short, quick, cidery finish, leaving the mouth refreshed and rejuvenated long after the beer is finished. Amazing stuff!
k4df4l (141), DTown, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 30, 2008 Pours cloudy dirty yellow with a one inch effervescent white head. Aroma is tangy sour notes of grape skins and apple with bit of citrusy lemon zest. Flavor is initially sharply bitter/sour/citrusy and then mellows to the lightly sour wheat flavor with a nice tangy dry finish. Ample carbonation and lively body. Exceedingly drinkable though a tad stronger w/ more body than some other examples.
allfreej (290), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Aug 29, 2008 Bottled. Poured cloudy pale yellow, with a foamy white head. Armoa was yeasty, sour, wet blanket. Flavor was crisp, clean, citrusy. A tart, lemon cookie kind of taste. Dry, almost astringent finish.
illidurit (398), Santa Cruz, California, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Poured into a pint glass. Hazy gold with a large white head. Expectedly fizzy due to the sourness. Aroma is wheaty banana with a meringue note. Flavor is raw tart lemonade with wheaty maltiness and banana esters, some apple, a touch of clove. Very drinkable and crisp.
rallison (50), USA
Aug 26, 2008 While pushing the ABV for a Berliner Weisse, this is still one of my favorites for the style.
Beautiful fruity sour character on the nose that carries through to the taste. Gentle sour character in the taste that is perfectly balanced by tropical fruits from the yeast. Very light tartness. Exceedingly drinkable. Nice carbonation level.
One of the most complex in the style that I have had and just a beautiful beer.
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