Firestone Walker Bretta Weisse
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From the brewer
Imagine yourself in Berlin’s Tiergarten enjoying this refreshing Berliner Weisse inspired beer on a warm summer’s day. Bretta Weisse honors the traditional beverage of the great Prussian capital, Berlin. Fredrick-the-Great was trained to brew it, and Napoleon’s troops called it “The champagne of the North”. Firm estery notes of stone and tropical fruit lead to Funky, yeasty, citrus aromas. Soft cereal and Oak flavors are enveloped by a firm acidity and tartness. The finish is dry and crisp; a thoroughly enjoyable beverage. At 4.9% ABV, one could imagine enjoying several Bretta Weisse’s in the Tiergarten, or anywhere else. This Berliner Weisse inspired Wheat beer was aged in 1700 gal French Oak horizontal foeders for 8 months.
Average Scores
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2015 release
Complex, lightly sour weisse. Funky, aged-cheese character plays with the mind but doesn't really detract from the flavor in the end. Only wished for slightly more carbonation.
unknown release
Bracingly tart, complex sour ale. Clean, "aged tasting" finish. Really, really delicious. I didn't notice a sweetness in the finish as the previous log entries state, but it may just have been in comparison to the noticeably sweet finish of the Saint Archer Gose.
unknown release
Clean, tart, sharp opening. Some fruit, with a sweet, wheaty finish.
unknown release
Of course I had high hopes, but this turned out to be exactly what I want in a sour beer. A clear tartness to open, not fruity but yeasty. A buttery funk transition into a sweetish, very wheaty finish. Superbly balanced, I thought.