Berliner Messe - Agnus Dei
The Referend Bier Blendery in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Berliner Weisse Regular|
Score
7.70
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Spontaneously fermented Berliner Weisse/Lambic hybrid aged in neutral oak barrels, refermented with NJ Vidal Blanc grapes in Angelica barrels
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
bottle 2018 - shared with friends for Dart Night. One of the best beers we tried - terrific!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2025
at 14:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
750ml bottle. Murky gold. Sweet and grapey nose, tons of flowers and herbs. Soft in the mouth and buttery. 8 3 8 4 14
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2023
at 15:50
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at GABF. Pours a hazy yellow with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is oak, grape must, citrus, yeast. Slick body, grape skin, lemon, oak, nice tartness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2021
at 03:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Süß-säuerlicher Beginn, Apfel, trocken, ansteigende Säure. Konstante runde Fruchtigkeit. Spritzig bei erhöhter Karbonisierung, geringfügig bitter, vollmundig. Langer, weicher säuerlicher Abgang. 9/12/10/12/9/12
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2021
at 18:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour at St Gambrinus, 2018 vintage. Pours hazy pale yellow. Sweet jammy white grape, floral, intense peach flesh, peach skin, funk, barnyard, pepper, biscuit, slight buttered toast, pear, apple liqueur, apricot. Medium body, could take more carbonation. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2021
at 23:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pours unclear yellow. No real head. Smell is very refined, tart, white grapes. Oak, saison style funky dryness. Taste is medium intense, dry, tart, oaky, citrussy, very dry. Decent
Tried
on 04 Mar 2020
at 14:07
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle drunk at First Anniversary, 12/2/17.
Brilliant, bright, brass-golden with a small, off-white head atop. High clarity.
Vidal grapes often give a tangy, overly acidic character that I don't love, but not so here. Proper balancing malt allays any fear that this thing will be too dry/sour/tannic. Honey softens the blow from big Brett-lactic notes as mineral rich grape adds to the complexity. Resulting notes of nectarine, gooseberry, white peach and guava are all fantastically well-developed and pleasing. No alcohol or flaw.
Sweet up front, drying out slowly with quenching tartness on the finish. Grape acidity isn't overdone, yet nor is the sweetness that is present. Tight, spritzy carbonation completes the picture and this thing is just a fabulous display of grapes adding to, but not dominating, a beer's character. Soft wood and wood tannin in flavor and texture. No alcohol. Tons of interesting, unusual fruit notes, with big mineral character as well.
Brilliant, bright, brass-golden with a small, off-white head atop. High clarity.
Vidal grapes often give a tangy, overly acidic character that I don't love, but not so here. Proper balancing malt allays any fear that this thing will be too dry/sour/tannic. Honey softens the blow from big Brett-lactic notes as mineral rich grape adds to the complexity. Resulting notes of nectarine, gooseberry, white peach and guava are all fantastically well-developed and pleasing. No alcohol or flaw.
Sweet up front, drying out slowly with quenching tartness on the finish. Grape acidity isn't overdone, yet nor is the sweetness that is present. Tight, spritzy carbonation completes the picture and this thing is just a fabulous display of grapes adding to, but not dominating, a beer's character. Soft wood and wood tannin in flavor and texture. No alcohol. Tons of interesting, unusual fruit notes, with big mineral character as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2018
at 16:55
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared in London - big thanks to drsandman. Pours clear yellow with a small, foamy white head. The nose holds tangy lemons, peach, slight sulphur, a little oak. Light sweet flavour with moderate, quenching acidity, some oaky dryness, white grape, lemon peel. Light to medium bodied with fine, spritzy carbonation. Tart, quenching finish, with more lemon, tangerine, a little tannin, more drying oak. Excellent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2017
at 23:19
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft - pours yellow white head - nose and taste of white grape, lemon, funk - light body
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2017
at 13:44