Growler shared at Sander Stag. Pours clear yellow-gold with a frothy, white head. Tangy wheat in the nose, lemon peel, light dough, hay. Light sweet flavour with assertive acidity, more lemon juice, faint minerality. Light bodied with spritzy carbonation. Tart and acidic on the finish, a little salty, with mild pale bread, dough, straw. Great stuff. Quenching.

Tap at gingerman hadn’t had an OEC in awhile. Very hazy apricot looking. Nose is mandarin and grapefruit. Tastes of apricots, mandarin orange, grapefruit, sugar, yogurt, hint of cheese, and woody. Tart and full bodied for a Berliner. Quite enjoyed.

Draught at the brewery, 6/6/15
Lightly hazy white gold in the glass with a moderate amount of white head that slowly recedes to cover.
Lactic nose is quite sour, with dry, biscuity wheat/malt notes that further drive home the sourness. Still, the lactic aspect (as well as other critters and brett) seems delightfully authentic and despite the bracing sourness, is well-done and complex (yogurt, light cheese, lime and orange notes). No alcohol or flaws.
Sour in the mouth but with a soft, cream-of-wheat-like texture and matching flavor that gives something for the sourness to sink in to. Tight carbonation both concentrates the sourness but also keeps the very quite refreshing (assuming you like sour beers). I can’t help thinking back to one of Ernest’s reviews where he comments on a beer being so sour/dry that instead of refreshing, it comes off parching/making you thirsty. So I could see a little bit of that here, especially if you aren’t in to overly sour beers. But I am. So this was blissful for me.