1809 Berliner Style Weisse
Professor Fritz Briem in Freising, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Brewed at/by: Schlossbrauerei Au-HallertauBerliner Weisse Regular
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Score
6.90
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Created by Dr. Fritz Briem of Doemens Institute, brewed by Weihenstephan & Doemens (ed: Weihenstephan denies this), “1809” is a very traditional interpretation of the “Berliner Style” Weisse with an intense blend of lactic tartness and complex fruitiness.
It is bottle-conditioned, unfiltered and unpasteurized. "1809" will age beautifully in a dark and cool location. Its complex fruitiness and tartness will most likely develop in quite astonishing ways.
“1809” is fermented in traditional open fermenters and horizontal lager tanks. The applied mashing regime is a single step decoction mash with 50 % wheat malt.The total amount of hops is added to the mash so that isomerisation takes place in the decocotion part of the mash. The wort is not boiled but only heated up to boiling temperature and then transferred to the open fermenters and pitched with yeast and lactic acid bacteria (isolated from malt) at 18 °C (64°F).
It is bottle-conditioned, unfiltered and unpasteurized. "1809" will age beautifully in a dark and cool location. Its complex fruitiness and tartness will most likely develop in quite astonishing ways.
“1809” is fermented in traditional open fermenters and horizontal lager tanks. The applied mashing regime is a single step decoction mash with 50 % wheat malt.The total amount of hops is added to the mash so that isomerisation takes place in the decocotion part of the mash. The wort is not boiled but only heated up to boiling temperature and then transferred to the open fermenters and pitched with yeast and lactic acid bacteria (isolated from malt) at 18 °C (64°F).
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle sampled at Olympic. From notes. Dry and tart with a decent amount of fruit and funk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 21:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Purchased at Liquor Shed.
A hazy straw yellow pour with 3 fingers of foam.
It smells earthy, with lemon citrus that imparts both tart and spicy notes.
Lemony, yeasty, peppery, very dry on the palate.
Light body with perhaps too much co2.
This is very nice.
A hazy straw yellow pour with 3 fingers of foam.
It smells earthy, with lemon citrus that imparts both tart and spicy notes.
Lemony, yeasty, peppery, very dry on the palate.
Light body with perhaps too much co2.
This is very nice.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2014
at 16:06
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500mL bottle, pours a hazy yellow / blonde with a medium white head. Aroma is full of hay and wheat, with a touch of citrus - smells more like a dry wit beer or something. Flavour is mildly tart, very wheaty and dry, with loads of citrus, hay, and a very light lemon tang. Very well-balanced, with a dry mouthfeel and a lightly tart finish. Very solid but generic Berliner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2014
at 21:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500 ml bottle. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a large, frothy, long lasting, white head that laces nicely. Sweet aroma of fruit, citrus, wheat and malt with a sour, acidic note. Flavour is sweet and sour with citrus, malt and yeast with a dry finish. Medium body with a watery texture and soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2014
at 22:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Cloudy pale yellow with spongy white head, doughy aroma, sour citrusy taste with abrupt but sour finish. Very much unexpected after the first impression on aroma!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2014
at 16:19
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. A- Lemons, tart, funky, barnyard, yeasty, sour. A- Yellow color, cloudy liquid, white head. T- Sour, tart, lemons, funk, sweet. P- Light body, sour texture, medium carbonation, funky finish. O- I’ve concluded that this style is not my favorite style by any means. The 1809 seemed to be one of the best I have had however. The lactic tartness is very strong and the barnyard aromas are not quite a turn on for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2014
at 08:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Almost clear, yellowish, pale golden colour with average frothy, fluffy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, snow-white head. Sourish, wheaty aroma, a touch of egg white, vague fruitiness, a herbal touch, very cautious hints of smoke. Taste is moderately tart, hints of lemon, lactic acid, vague fruitiness, quince, a herbal touch, very cautious hints of smoke; carbonation has controlled effervescence. Well balanced, superbly refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2014
at 10:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at he Green Dragon. Pours a clear golden color with a large white head. A big earthy malty wheat nose, not much tartness or fruit. The flavor though is balanced between nice tart cherry and sawdust and mellow sweet earthy flavor including wheat, some honey. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Sep 2013
at 11:36
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 500ml @ Hotel Room, Hotel Whitcomb, San Francisco, CA
Pours hazy golden with a huge white head. Aroma has notes of malt, wheat, banana, clove and hint of tart/lactic acid. Taste is light sweet and light to medium sour with a dry, wheat and sour finish. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy golden with a huge white head. Aroma has notes of malt, wheat, banana, clove and hint of tart/lactic acid. Taste is light sweet and light to medium sour with a dry, wheat and sour finish. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2013
at 20:15
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. It pours a big, white head over a lighlty hazy pale golden body. Banana and cloves in the aroma, some wheat as well. Both sweet and tart on the palate, with a pleasant level of carbonation. Dryish. Some banana and cloves in the flavor, as well as a touch of lemon juice and bitterness. Not much bitterness though. Tart, yet sweetish, finish which sort of cleans the palate. Well, I find it interesting, but there’s too much regular German hefeweizen in this one. 130805
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2013
at 20:13