The Bruery Hottenroth Berliner Weisse

Brewed by The Bruery
Style: Berliner Weisse
Placentia, California USA

Enjoyed this on Thanksgiving, and am awaiting the day when this is readily available in NC (soon, soon . . . ). Lustrous pale gold pour with a lively, almost champagne-like carbonation. Soft ripe apple notes with lactobacillus out the wazz, yes indeed. Very full mouthfeel, smooth and outrageously drinkable. Some moderate citrus zest in the middle, with smooth yeast and that wonderful faintly lactic flavor that makes the beer. I want kegs of this in my basement, please.

750ml bottle. The pour yields a cloudy body that is the approximate color of grapefruit juice. A small, fizzy, off-white head settles quickly to a wispy film, leaving behind a soapy wash that returns to the pool below with haste. The nose is very light and crisp, fresh wheat showing a lemony citrus overtone and notes of lactic yeast. Flavors follow suit, lightly tart with lemon and just insanely fresh and drinkable. The lacto-wheat combo is simple but effective. It couldn’t be any more refreshing, and at 3% I could probably drink a gallon of it. The palate is crisp and light as can be. While this isn’t necessarily impressive from a hedonistic standpoint, it isn’t meant to be, and the execution of the intention is flawless. Brewers of the world take note, please make more beers like this.

This was an engaging beer that really peaked my interest in every way during every sip. Citrus flavors were strongest. 10 /10 for being a unique. daring beer.

750 ml bottle. Served in a chalice, the beer pours a slightly hazy straw gold color with about a half inch white head. It smells like wheat, bread/dough, lemon and also a bit of an herbal aroma I can’t identify. The aroma isn’t tart at all. However, that all changes in the taste. Tart lemon and apple flavors show up first, and there’s also some wheat/grain and herbs noticable in the taste. Also has a nice lingering tart finish. Mouthfeel/body is light and thin, and it has moderate carbonation. Drinkability is excellent, it’s crisp, refreshing, smooth and extremely easy to drink. With the ABV being just 3.1%, going through a bottle of this is pretty easy. This would really be a great summer beer. This is the first Bruery beer I’ve tried, and it certainly won’t be the last.

Hazy pale yellow color with a white head. Sweet tart doughy yeasty aroma with apples, lemon rhubarb pie, mild celery. Mild to medium tart flavors of granny smith apples, lightly sweetened earthy rhubarb, cream of wheat cereal grains; love that grainy malt grist. Light and easy drinking.

Bottle: The aroma consists of lemon, grass, yeast, slight mustiness, and a hint banana. It pours a hazy dull yellow with a moderate fizzy head that fades to a thin ring around the edges of the glass. The flavor starts with some mild yeast and citrus notes. The finish turns to a moderate lemony tartness. Very refreshing and drinkable. Light bodied with carbonation that started out rather lively and somewhat fizzy, but became much more mild midway through the bottle.

Bottle courtesy of fogdog. Pours a light yellow color with thin head. Aroma is sweet and floral with notes of grass, wheat, honey, light floral hops, light citrus. Flavor is sweet and floral with notes of honey, grass, funk, light citrus. Light body with light citrus finish.

Sampled from 750 ml bottle shared by deliriumfest. Pours a hazy light golden straw colored brew with a thick white head that has some nice retention and lacing. Aroma of multi-grain light malts, a hint of salt, tropical fruit with a hint of lemon zest. Taste is light bodied, some flavors of tart light friut, yeast and a touch of egg whites. Finish is light with some yeast and wheat aftertaste that quickly disappears.