Platform Safety Scissors
Platform Beer Company in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Berliner Weisse Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.67
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Tap) cloudy, pale yellow colour with a small white head; aroma of sourness, compote; sour flavour with a short, sour finish
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Man, when I saw this pounder can I couldn't wait to taste it. Sampled slightly below room temp. Pour is a thinner hefe-looking brew, cloudy and all. First taste is as expected, even when warm, it leaves a tart light feel on the tongue, pretty good. This stuff is refreshing at warm temp, I bet an ice cold one couldn't be beat. Easy, friendly with very little if any ill ale attributes, Lust for a nice well behaved simple civilized brew-yea. Can't really pick out the bl'orange thing in this one, must be quite muted. Very little fruit in the forefront of this beer, more like clean, straight-up, untouched berliner. Thanks!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the Columbus taproom during the "Power of Sour - Sour Beer Takeover" event on 04/28/2018. Slightly hazy orange color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly to a film. Spotty lace. Aroma of citrus, wheat and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of mildly tart orange, wheat and doughy malt. The finish is mildly tart with a citrusy aftertaste. Decent overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 4/3/2018. Pours fairly hazy golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with decent retention, that reduces to a nothing pretty quickly. Minimal lacing, some sticking bubbles on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy peaches, blood orange, fruit skin, lemon, lime, pear, red/green apple, melon, white wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruit, fruity/acidic yeast, and light-moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy peaches, blood orange, fruit skin, lemon, lime, pear, red/green apple, melon, white wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy peaches, blood orange, fruit skin, lemon, lime, pear, red/green apple, melon, white wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruit, fruity/acidic yeast, and light-moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a nice malt/tart/sourness and tangy fruit balance. Mild lingering pucker through the glass, but not overwhelming. Moderate increasing dryness from tart/sourness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and light body; with a very smooth, moderately grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic, and fairly crisp balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.2%. Overall this is a delicious fruited Berliner weisse. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruit, fruity/acidic yeast, and light-moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink with the moderately acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Balanced juicy fruits and Lacto; with a solid pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Sampled on draft this beer poured a hazy yellow color with a medium sized foamy white head. The aroma was sour with orange and a bit of grain. The flavor was tart and sour with grain and faint orange. Long finish. Medium body.