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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5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle, RBESG 2012 grand tasting. Hazy light yellow colour. Aroma sour apples, citrus fruits. Taste heavy sour, light salty, light bitter. Way too sour for my taste, but interesting. Dry sour and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2012
at 07:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
RBESG Grand Tasting. Hazy golden color with small white head. Malty aroma with lemon. Taste,tart with lemon, tropical fruits. Dry finish. Easy drinkable beer.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2012
at 23:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
RBESG 12. Murky yellow body. Medium white head. Light eggy sweetish nose, some orange and apple. Sour appley taste, balanced, grainy, light yoghurt. Too subtle.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2012
at 09:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy golden with a small white head. Malty aroma with some lemon peel and juice. Dry and tart flavour with lemon juice character
Tried
on 21 Jul 2012
at 08:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is hazy golden. Aroma and taste are yeast, banana, lactose acid, citrus, malt and hops. Nice and sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2012
at 18:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from Total Wine Ft Lauderdale. It pours cloudy yellow, with a thick, fluffy white head. The nose is lemon, wheat, lactic acid and a touch of pepper. The taste is lemon, citrus pith, wheat, soap, light tartness, lactic acid and a bit of spice. Light-medium body and moderate carbonation. A bit of a disappointment as I was hoping for much more sourness. Easy drinking, but unexciting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2012
at 10:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Fruity white grape and lemon aroma. Pale yellow with a large white head. Tart lemon flavor. Light body, lively carbonation, dry finish. After rating it straight, I finished it off by adding the traditional sweet woodruff syrup, which was interesting, and did help tone down the tartness,
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2012
at 06:23
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle into imperial pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly cloudy golden straw color with a 1 finger foamy white head with poor retention that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. No glass lacing, and a good amount of carbonation streaming up. Aromas of big tart lemon, apple, pear, grape, grass, hay, cherry, and yeast spices. Fantastic aromas here, with good acidity and balance. Smells a lot like a dry cider. Taste of tart apple, pear, grape, lemon, pepper, grass, hay, yeast spices, and slight funk. Fairly dry on the finish; but there are some lingering notes of apple, pear, hay, grass, and yeast spices on the finish for a bit. Great balance of flavors with a nice tart/sweet balance. Medium-high carbonation and fairly light bodied; with an extremely smooth and crisp mouthfeel. Alcohol is completely hidden at 5%, with no warming present at all as expected. Overall this is a fantastic Berliner weissbier. Fantastic flavor balance, with a nice amount of flavors. Very drinkable and highly enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2012
at 19:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a hint of an orange hue and a white head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma has a good amount of acid with sour lemons, a bit of funk and a hint of backing sweet wheat. Flavor is quite tart with lemon backed by a good amount of acid and a hint of wheat to cut the tartness. Drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2012
at 16:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Chevy Chase, DC 500ml ($8): Pours a brownish cloud yellow with a minimal white head. Aroma is of sour ale. Taste is subtle, and just a bit sour and the sourness subsequently makes its way to to the aftertaste, where there is also a note of bread or something. Less fruity than I expected. Very light bodied, but never watery. Really, this beer strikes something of a perfect balance. This is, however, extremely refreshing and absurdly drinkable. If they sold six packs of this I could, and would, finish the whole thing in an hour (all my favorite beers are just hella expensive).
Tried
on 08 Dec 2011
at 16:47