Woodruff Berliner
Chorlton Brewing Company in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Berliner Weisse Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.74
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Dry and sharp with a subtle contribution that’s hard to place. Grassy, vanilla, and a touch medicinal. Nothing quite tastes like woodruff.
Once deeply routed in the cultural landscape of Brandenburg, Berlinerweisse is now invariably drunk mixed with a shot of shockingly sweet, vibrantly coloured, artificially flavoured woodruff syrup. We took the concept, replaced artificial with natural and ended up with a uniquely interesting snapshot of a lost Germanic tradition.
Once deeply routed in the cultural landscape of Brandenburg, Berlinerweisse is now invariably drunk mixed with a shot of shockingly sweet, vibrantly coloured, artificially flavoured woodruff syrup. We took the concept, replaced artificial with natural and ended up with a uniquely interesting snapshot of a lost Germanic tradition.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Greenwich Union. Hazy amber with a white head. Spicy citrus nose with hints of peach. Sour citrus flavour. Easy drinking action.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2015
at 10:59
6/10
Tried
on 31 Jul 2015
at 15:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours cloudy pale gold, thinnest ring of white head. Aromas are grainy, lime, light sour. Taste is more wheat, cereal, lime and lemons. Light sour lemon taste, zingy finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2015
at 10:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Chez Sophie, Shrewsbury. Appearance - cloudy lemon brown. Nose - like real lemonade with a hint of shandy. Taste - tangy lemon barley water. Palate - light bodied with a tangy texture and a dry tangy finish. Overall - quite like this, despite it not being a style I usually go for.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2015
at 09:58
7/10
Tried
on 16 Jul 2015
at 19:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at mother kellys for the sour weekend. Translucent dark orange coloured pour with no head. Aroma is odd, woody, lemon, leathery, little oxidised grains, spicy. Flavour is composed of light tart, woody, grainy, bit of lemon, crisp and tart. Palate is light crisp with low carbonation. Goes down well. Nice lingering zippy lemon. Maybe a little oxidised.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2015
at 13:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Curious Hop, Otley. Mucky gold. Lively, bubbly, ring of dirty white. Fairly lactic overall. Some earthy, straw notes. Dig deeper and there’s lemon rind. Some gentle spicy hop. Taste is crisp dry, and light sour. Clean, bone dry palate. Finishes earthy dry, and light tart.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2015
at 13:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle @ Chez Sophie, Shrewsbury. Pours hazy gold with minimal head. Aroma is light sour & herbal. Taste is distinct woodruff with a light Berliner taste and refreshing dry finish. Interesting and decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2015
at 16:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
13th April 2015
Craft Islington. Keg. Hazy gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and dry with good fine carbonation. Tangy herbal fruits, light medicinal vibe. Light dry crisp finish. Unusual and tasty but a bit dry.
Craft Islington. Keg. Hazy gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and dry with good fine carbonation. Tangy herbal fruits, light medicinal vibe. Light dry crisp finish. Unusual and tasty but a bit dry.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2015
at 11:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at CPK- London. Pours unclear, pale matte yellow with a creamy white head. Pleasant aroma with notes of zesty citrus, lemon, melon. Light sweet flavor with understated acidity, hints of cereal, lemon, tangerine, some mango, melon. Light bodied with average carbonation. Clean finish with further zesty citrus, nips of tropical fruits, some pale bread and cereal, mild citric bite. Solid effort.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2015
at 14:19