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Review by Oxymoron on 11/15/09  
 
Score Appearance Smell Taste Mouthfeel Overall Impression Year
60 2 7 13 2 6 0
Seems that berliner weisses are becoming more and more popular. Pours a mostly cloudy straw colored yellow with some hints of orange hue throughout. A soft and light head that hides to the edge of the glass and eventually dissipates altogether. No lacing.

The nose is light as should be but is missing some complexity. To start there is a light grainy aroma with more of a German malt aroma. This is light but some wheaty notes are there. Some hints of sourness and light tartness but limited. A light zesty note as well, but no real fruit or peach aromas.

The taste is a bit more descript versus the nose. The malt comes out a bit more with a good grainy base. The wheat is not really detectable though. A bit sweet, there is only a hint of sourness. More of a tart taste, I would have liked to see more acidic qualities come out. There is just a hint of fruit note that is a bit muddled. Nothing really says peach.

The body is light and tart. Would like more sourness overall. Overall kind of limited. It's like they wanted to make a berliner weisse and a fruit beer and just barely got both.

Served In: Bottle