Noble Star Collection Apricot Vista
August Schell Brewing Company in New Ulm, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Berliner Weisse - Flavoured Special|
Score
7.06
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The development of Apricot Vista began with a nine-month mixed primary fermentation in a 1936 cypress wood lagering tank. The brew was then transferred onto 4,700 pounds of apricots and re-fermented for an additional three months, allowing the complex tart flavors of the fruit to marry with the acidity and slight spiciness of the base beer. The result is a bright golden-orange Berliner Weisse that bursts with juicy apricot flavor and a tart lemon acidity.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled January 2016.
Even a vigorous pour yields a minimal head of foam sitting on top of a hazy apricot coloured liquid..see what I did there? Can't say I see any lacing.
The smell makes up for the short comings of the appearance. Loads of apricot aromas, sour, light Brett, deep whiffs reveal a fruity sweetness.
Nicely tart from the apricots, light Brett, some acetic sourness, light sweetness, this is a fine variant of the Berliner Weisse style.
Pretty lively carbonation and light body.
Another hit in my book by August Schell.
Even a vigorous pour yields a minimal head of foam sitting on top of a hazy apricot coloured liquid..see what I did there? Can't say I see any lacing.
The smell makes up for the short comings of the appearance. Loads of apricot aromas, sour, light Brett, deep whiffs reveal a fruity sweetness.
Nicely tart from the apricots, light Brett, some acetic sourness, light sweetness, this is a fine variant of the Berliner Weisse style.
Pretty lively carbonation and light body.
Another hit in my book by August Schell.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2020
at 23:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. corked. [ As Schell Noble Star - Apricot Vista Berliner Weiss ].Clear medium yellow orange colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat - pale malt, moderate to heavy apricot, tart apricot. Flavor is moderate sweet and acidic with a long duration, apricot, tart, fruity - apricot, dry, light funky. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180414] 8-3-8-3-16
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2018
at 09:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle @Ulfborg Tasting. Murky orange, a few floaties, hardly any head. Aroma has light lactic notes, apricots. Sourish apricot flavour. Some fruity sweetness and light tartness. Some citrus peel, sweet woody notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2018
at 13:56
7/10
Tried
on 14 Apr 2018
at 13:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Seth. Pours orange soda with small white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is apricot flesh, wheat, dough. Thin body, orange soda, wheat, nice tartness, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2017
at 18:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Minnesota Trip Beer #135. Bottle thanks to deyholla, 5/10/16. Hazy orange, large white head, fair retention. Aroma of pureed apricot, vanilla, bready malt. The taste is tart apricot, vegetal notes, pale malt. Medium bodied, mild lingering tartness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2016
at 00:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Lactic apricot, caramel malt, and straw aroma. Golden yellow with minimal head. Lightly sweet apricot, caramel malt, and moderately bitter dry grass flavor. Medium body. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2016
at 21:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow gold with a white head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma has a good amount of earthy apricot with a decent amount of sourness and a wheat backbone. Flavor is similar with earthy and tart apricot supported by wheat and a touch of acid in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2016
at 19:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Winterfest 2016. This is an excellent fruit sour, much like a fruit lambic. I found the sour flavor to be very strong for a Berliner. Cloudy yellow color. Big aroma with apricot and yeast. Flavor has lots of apricot and it is very sour, possibly the most sour beer from the series yet, but so much apricot you do not forget it is there and it provides some sweetness for balance.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2016
at 22:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Cloudy yellow color, white head. Aroma of overripe apricot. Taste is smooth, tart apricot. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2016
at 08:04