The Berliner Weisse is a favorite summer wheat beer style for many fans of the microbeer hobby. It is characterized by light color, taste and feel. The color should be very pale golden, with a notable cloudiness. The unique combination of yeast and acids in fermentation give this style its signature tones of citrus and slight acidity. The aroma and taste have notable tones of lemon and citrus. Hop notes should not be present in either aroma or taste. There may also be a slight residual sweetness in the taste. The feel is highlighted by a high level of carbonation, but is very light bodied, which lends itself to being a summer beer. ABV should be fairly low in the range of 2.8% to 3.5%. IBUs should be similarly very low.
From Wikipedia:
"Berliner Weisse is first mentioned in 1642 by the Berlin doctor J.S. Elsholz, as an enhancement of the beer Broyhan from Halberstadt. A famous Weisse drinker was Albrecht von Wallenstein, who during the Thirty Years' War complained in a letter to his subordinate captain Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg that he "does not know how to satisfy his thirst, for [he could] not bear the taste of barley beer." Berlin was hard up for wheat at the time, so that it could not be used for brewing.
Later during the 19th century, Berliner Weisse was the most popular drink in Berlin. Several breweries specialised on this variety, every third realty hosted a tavern, among which were many inns."
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