To Øl LikeWeisse Berliner Weisse at 3.8% ABV (C$7.50 at Sherbrooke Liquor, 330 ml, packaged on 29-Dec-2015, acquired 17-Dec-2016, reviewed 8-Jul-2017)
Appearance: hazy pale gold with one fat finger of rocky white head diminishing gradually to a persistent cap, moderate lacing. (3/5) Aroma: tart citrus, tropical fruit, melon and strawberry, white grape must, wheat, light earth. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, mild tart, low bitter. (8/10) Palate: light body, lively carbonation, crisp finish. (4/5)
Interesting complex aromas, mildly tart flavours, and a light crisp body. In a blind taste test, you just might be able to convince someone this was an oddball little white wine. “Little” being the operative word here, of course, given the super low ABV. A beer you could literally drink all day long, especially given the balanced tartness and clean finish. Probably better fresh (that packaging date is a wild-ass guess based on that weird date code on the cap, but it’s certainly more than six months old) but for all that it doesn’t seem to have suffered much. (15/20)
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