Full Sail Brewers Share Berliner Weiss

Brewed by Full Sail Brewing Company
Style: Berliner Weisse
Hood River, Oregon USA

Serve in Bowl

Pale straw gold with a thin white head. Lactic sour nose, soft breadiness behind. Thin bodied with a crisp finish, moderate lactic sourness, but a bit medicinal overall. This just didn’t round out like some of the other berliners I’ve had, thin and sharp.

Tap @ Belmont Station... Poured a clear golden with a white head. Cracker or pilsner-like malts on the nose. Smooth, low carbonated palate. An amazing sweetness of honey and fruits with an apple-ish, wheaty finish.

Tried this recently from a growler. Colour... light straw with gently bubbles. Nose... slightly yeasty, some butyl esters, cut wheat grass. Palate... a burst of carbonation up front with some delicate esters, newly mown hay and a quick finish. Somehow expected more from Full Sail, but they certainly make up for it with such animals as the Black Gold and the Top Sail!

Draft pour @ Brouwer’s Sour Fest 2009. Completely clear golden yellow, small white head. Stinky nose of dried grass and DMS. Skunky light-struck character on a kegged berliner weisse. Lightly prickly, low carbonation, minimal lactic acidity. Vegetal, grainy, nutty. Terrible.