Reserve Wheat Ale
Telegraph Brewing in Santa Barbara, California, United States 🇺🇸
Berliner Weisse Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.89
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This sour "wild ale" recalls the earliest rustic beers crafted centuries ago before brewers had an understanding of controlled fermentation. Brewed with the addition of locally grown lemon verbena herb, as well as lactobacillus and wild brettanomyces yeast, Telegraph Reserve Wheat is an all-together different beast from modern beer. Light, tart and extremely refreshing, this special brew is available in extremely limited quantities.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Yellow colour with a mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is citrus, some parfumed soapy tones with some mild bready malts. Flavour is soapy, some citrus, some bready and mild herbal tones.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2023
at 19:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle. Clear, yellow-ish golden colour with average, thick, firm, frothy, half-way lasting, white head. Slightly pungent, sour-ish, lactic aroma loses some edges with time and developes some fruity aspects, hints of apricot and mirabelle in still tart-ish, minimally citrusy environment, overtones of mild sauerkraut. Taste is tart, fruity, minimally lactic, citrus-inspired hints of (unripe) apricot, mirabelle, peach, some mild sauerkraut. Turns out to be quite mild and harmonious after primary recalcitrancy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2018
at 21:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. corked @ [ chriso & Boudicca's pre- GBBF Shindig 2016 ] - Chris and Ruth's House, London. [ As Telegraph Reserve Wheat Ale ].Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, pale malt, lemon. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a long duration, tart lemon, wheat. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160806] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2018
at 08:05
4/10
Tried
on 12 Nov 2016
at 15:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle split at Chris & Ruth’s pre GBBF Shindig, 07/08/16. Lightly hazed yellow with an off white covering. Nose is pissy straw, lemon rinds, pale malt, damp hay. Taste comprises lemon peel, apple, core, grains, damp straw, light pissy tones, damp cloth. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a restrained acidic flicker. Average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2016
at 09:40
4/10
Tried
on 21 Sep 2016
at 16:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
6th August 2016
The great ChrisO pre GBBF gathering. Bright clear paleish gold beer, thin pale cream colour head - short lived. Palate is light and dry, reasonable carbonation. Tangy sourish fruits. Sour lemon. Modest floralness. Dry finish. A lot more sour than I was expecting.
The great ChrisO pre GBBF gathering. Bright clear paleish gold beer, thin pale cream colour head - short lived. Palate is light and dry, reasonable carbonation. Tangy sourish fruits. Sour lemon. Modest floralness. Dry finish. A lot more sour than I was expecting.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2016
at 11:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at the pre GBBF chriso’s tasting day 1 06/08/2016. Many thanks. A pale yellow coloured pour with a no head. Aroma is tangy apricot and peach, floral, light wheat grains. Flavour is composed of light grains tangy green apple, wheat, straw. Solid acidity. Palate is tangy sour, moderate carbonation, pithy lemon. Little stale grains. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2016
at 14:44
4.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Sampled @ ChrisO Pre-GBBF Shindig. Murky yellow color, small to average sized white to off-white head. Smell and taste sourish, grapes, yoghurt, buttery, sour. Not good. At least I don’t like it at all! Yuk.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2016
at 06:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Chris and Ruth’s pre GBBF shindig; golden yellow pour with a thin translucent head, aroma has decent citrus, taste has lemon with some sourness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2016
at 03:04