Flying Dog Brewery Bellini Weisse

Bellini Weisse

 

Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸

  Berliner Weisse - Flavoured Regular Out of Production
Score
6.75
ABV: 4.2% IBU: 7 Ticks: 2
When Joy needed it – during a particularly necessary New Year’s Day brunch – the bellini was there for her. She vowed then and there to bring the deliciousness of her Italian savior to the masses. Armed with determination and a damn good pun, she pitched the idea of marrying sweet peach with a tart Berliner Weiss to our brewmaster. Now, we’re all believers.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Quite hazy golden and peach coloured body with a very thin, single centimetre tall, pure white head at most that fades to just about nothing a few seconds later. Aroma of peaches (of course), light wheat, some coriander seed, pungent yeast and grain notes with a dash of lactose or odd sugars on the end. Light-bodied; Tart and pungent peaches and apricots up front, with a very dry and floral bite showing some grassiness, but the fruit and light tart notes show first and then finish with a fresh and dry coriander seed and light wheat note. Aftertaste shows more of the fruits, with a lot of tart flavours and only a dash of the sweetness, at the very end, all from fruit - this is fairly muted throughout. Overall, a fairly nice Berliner with a good dry and incredibly tart (for the fruit) peach note that hits well and is consistent throughout that makes for an easy-drinking and relatively simplistic beer, which works out in it's favour - for this one. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Towson, Maryland on 27-May-2019 for US$2,79 sampled at home in Washington on 05-September-2019.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2019 at 06:59


6.9
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Peach nose, not real strong. Clear yellow, thin head. Tart peach, lactic yogurt on the back end. Medium body, easy carbonation. Nice level of tartness.

Tried on 18 Apr 2019 at 02:18