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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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours hazy, very pale yellow color with thin white head. Funky and fruity aroma. Slightly tart and somewhat bland wheat flavor. Thin and watery with prickly carbonation. I was hopeing for more tartness and flavor.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2010
at 19:12
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pale yellow color, rather close to pastel, with thin lace. Tangy, sourish yogurt aroma with lemon. Refreshing and clean. Nice medium sour flavor with yogurt, lemon, and pineapple. Slightly sweet and not all that sour, really. A bit bland, you might say, but nicely balanced and refreshing. This certainly would nt work with any sweet syrup in it, but is great on a hot day. Would like it to be a touch more sour.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2010
at 16:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a lightly hazy yellow with a modest, fizzy head. Aroma of tart citrus, some lemon. Flavor is tart, sour, with fruity notes and funkiness. Light to medium body. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2010
at 08:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a clear yellow with little head. Effervescent, light and spritzy lemon and spice. Good traditional Beliner Weisse.
Tried
on 02 May 2010
at 13:03
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Churchkey, shared with Eric. Hazy yellow, large white head. Aroma of bubblegum and black pepper. Taste has lemons, grapefruit, malt. Sour throughout. Amazing character, a real winner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2010
at 16:38
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Yellowish gold pour. No head. Sour patch kids taste initially makes you wonder if you should spit or swallow. It got better with each sip though. Might have been aged a little long on the shelf of the store.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2010
at 17:52
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Refrigerated bottle poured into a glass. Pours a bright crystal clear yellow with a small white head that dissapates quickly. Highly carbonated and medium mouthfeel, Taste is tart acidic sour apple malt. This tastes closer to Woodchuck amber cider with champagne characteristics than Weihenstephaner hefe weiss. Interesting beer, give it a try.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2010
at 17:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
.5 l bottle. Got this in 2007 and cellared it. Why? I don’t think I quite worked that a beer that "keeps" isn’t the same as one that ages well. So let’s do this. Tart fruit under the cap. Pours a lot of white foam over a clear golden beer. I can’t remember having many sour beers this clear and light, except for other Berliners. Sour cherry in nose, but quite light. Foam is gone pretty quickly. Leaves behind a beer that I wouldn’t quite call "sour" like so many Flemish ales. A bit puckery, yes, but malty as any German lager. Sourness builds as I go further into the beer, like escalating heat when I eat a chile pepper. Like they say, a zesty and refreshing beer style, and this is a nice example. Surprised to find some yeast slurry at the bottom. Has anyone tried to recultivate it?
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2010
at 20:25
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Draught at Ginger Man, NYC
Cloudy pale blond color; creamy head. Peppery aroma, lightly citrusy too (lemongrass). Watery mouthfeel, light flavor, very light sourness. Not achieved.
Cloudy pale blond color; creamy head. Peppery aroma, lightly citrusy too (lemongrass). Watery mouthfeel, light flavor, very light sourness. Not achieved.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2009
at 15:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
500 mL bottle. Pours golden with a large white, fizzy head that dissolves rapidly like a soft drink. Aroma is sour, with lemon, apple, sugar, and wheat. Flavor is light at first but builds up nicely, with a tart sourness, green and red apple, lemon, and some sweetness and wheaty biscuit approach toward the finish. Lots of carbonation. Relaxing and easy to enjoy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2009
at 22:25