Blackberry Short Weisse
Smuttynose Brewing Company in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Berliner Weisse - Flavoured Regular|
Score
6.82
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark amber with a subtle violet hue to it and a one finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: blueberry tart and sweet character; subtle lemons, sweet funk and a light earthy sour quality, slight sweet wheat
Flavor: seems to copy the prior noted aromas to a subtle tart to sour to sweet sort of blend; finishes more like mixed berries with some lemon
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable: light smoothness but also some sour assertive character
Overall: I might not see this as a Berliner weisse, but somehow it came across well brewed for what they did. I wonder if this was changed to a fruit beer if it would get better marks? Hmmmm....
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark amber with a subtle violet hue to it and a one finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: blueberry tart and sweet character; subtle lemons, sweet funk and a light earthy sour quality, slight sweet wheat
Flavor: seems to copy the prior noted aromas to a subtle tart to sour to sweet sort of blend; finishes more like mixed berries with some lemon
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable: light smoothness but also some sour assertive character
Overall: I might not see this as a Berliner weisse, but somehow it came across well brewed for what they did. I wonder if this was changed to a fruit beer if it would get better marks? Hmmmm....
Tried
from Can
on 05 Mar 2026
at 14:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Crisp and clear, absolutely beautiful ruby tinted body with a violet and light blue coloured tint, all with a phantom of an off-white head, only a half a centimetre tall thick. Aroma of blackberries, blueberries, grain, light funk from the yeast and a dose of light sugars throughout. Tart berry flavours at first give way immediately to lactose and some funk there along with grain, light alcohol, assertive carbonation and a more earthy bite throughout. Aftertaste shows more of a fruity flavour with a robust and complex flavour/body throughout with the fruits around, a lot of the yeasty lactose-funk and a good deal of dry characteristics near the end. Overall, a funky and complex beer with a lot of carbonation, fruit flavours, funk, grass and dryness, which is probably enough to make this worth trying, especially if you like berliner weisses or sours, or even fruit beers...or perhaps even if you don’t like any of those to see a pretty good juxtaposition of these styles. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from The Brew Shop in Clarendon (Arlington), Virginia on 27-April-2017 for US$2,49 sampled at home in Washington on 25-August-2017.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2017
at 02:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at DCLawyer’s sour tasting. Clear pinkish amber with off-white head. Aromas of berries, citrus. Tastes of berries, tart notes, citrus. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2017
at 18:52
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Sampled on draft this beer poured a dark fuscia color with a medium sized pink white head that left no lacing. He aroma was dryish and musty, egg white and was off. The flavor was dry and musty with egg white and tart berry. Long finish. Medium body. Meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2017
at 11:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at the Thirsty Moose Manchester. Hazy blue purple color without much of a head by the time it arrived at my table. Tart lemony earthy with just a touch of berry to kind of sweeten it up a bit, Light puckering, pretty tasty beverage.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Apr 2017
at 20:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap. Pours hazy amber with a small white hea. Aroma is mild fruity, slight citric. Lingering fruity, slight citric, mellow fruity. Lingering citric and smooth fruity far finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Apr 2017
at 17:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Grape, rhubarb, strawberry nose. Hazy magenta, thick pink head. Tart blackberry and lemon. Grape skin finish. Light body, easy carbonation. Very refreshing, nice tartness
Tried
on 28 Mar 2017
at 20:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Adam. Pours a dark purple with medium off white head that lasts. The aroma is berry, wheat, lacto. Thin body, berry soda, wheat, light tartness, good.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2017
at 14:33
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Hayseed. Cloudy purplish color with soft level of carbonation. Light blackberry, rustic grain, lactic acid aroma. Taste is softly sour, mostly mild tart, blackberry is balanced by sour grain.
Tartness is mild with a decent amount of blackberries. The mouthfeel is chewy yeast / bread like grain. Overall about what you would expect. Pretty balanced for a Berliner Weisse.
Tartness is mild with a decent amount of blackberries. The mouthfeel is chewy yeast / bread like grain. Overall about what you would expect. Pretty balanced for a Berliner Weisse.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2017
at 19:24