Ever Weisse - Night Shift Brewing

Maxwell

Massachusetts

4.36/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Beer pours a beautiful reddish pink, almost like ruby red grapefruit juice. It pours with a fizzy, eggshell white head of big soapy bubbles that fades away slowly. The head leaves a very light lacing of thin sticky bubbles that form clouds on the sides of the glass. The beer’s body seems clean of particles, but hazy with no site of the other side of the glass. On the nose the beer smells like ripe and jammy strawberry. It is thick on the nose, and beautifully fruity, and though it is one dimensional with pure strawberry and maybe just a kiss of citric kiwi, it is still a big and beautiful smell that is rich and complicated in its own right. On the tongue the beer tastes tartly acidic and then fruity sweet with a lingering pucker but no traces of bitterness. In flavor the beer begins as puckering citric sour but then blossoms into huge strawberry flavors with touches of fuzzy sweet kiwi fruit and a very faint hint of savory hibiscus. The finish and aftertaste bring more of the subtle hibiscus flavors into the mouth alongside ripe strawberry skin and acidic kiwi fruit. The malt in this, of course, is light, but does give a faint touch of grainy breadiness. The aftertaste softly rings with lingering hibiscus and even fainter touches of strawberry. In the mouth, the beer feels sharply citric, but on the light side of medium in body. The real weight in the beer’s body comes from the real fruit that was added to the beer, and which (oddly enough) can be felt as a slight graininess on the tongue. The carbonation is sharp and prickly on the tongue, working to keep in order the massive, ripe, and sweet fruit flavors of the beer, and it achieves this nicely. The mouth is left puckering from the sourness of the beer, and also begging for more beer. Overall this is a beautiful example of the burgeoning American Weisse style. It is fruity, sour, and very refreshing while still being puckeringly refreshing. This beer tastes great. It is what all fruit beers should be with its beautiful fresh fruit flavors and its thirst quenching beer touches. Try this beer for sure.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 01:57:45 | More by Maxwell

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

4.29/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4

A-Pours an incredible, murky pink hue. Fizzy white head has some pinkish highlights. Head leaves nearly no lacing.

S-Tart and tangy. With sweet fruits. The strawberries are clearly noticeable. I can also get hints of the hibiscus. I love how this was brewed with kiwis! Delicious mixture of fruit and funk.

T-Dusty and funky but also very fruity. The kiwi /strawberry combo is great. Also has some nice floral notes too. The hibiscus really blends well with the fruits. Finish is highly acidic.

M-Light bodied and super drinkable. Prickly carbonation. Pleasantly tart lingering feel.

O/D-A really neat brew. Beautiful looking. I really enjoyed this. It may not be the most complex sour, but the combo of kiwi and strawberry is pretty awesome. A treat.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 21:02:44 | More by VelvetExtract

Flounder57

Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle was poured into a large Duvel glass.

Appearance: This beer poured a 2 finger pink hear that reduced to a thin layer. It Isa hazy pink color with vision of bubbles coming up through the glass.

Smell: Barnyard aromas, rubber tires, fruity strawberries, and bready notes.

Taste: tart, rubber tires, acidic, and quite the sour tasty one.

Mouthfeel: Dry, medium to high carbonation, tart, light bodied, and puckery.

Overall: Pretty nice twist on a Berliner weisse. The fruit addition and hibiscus is coil as it gets. Will look more for this in the future.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2013 04:30:46 | More by Flounder57

MasterCraft

Massachusetts

4.68/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Batch #2 bottled 6 days ago, poured into Hill Farmstead stemware.

Pours an awesome shade of bright, hazy redish-pink with a thin off-white/pink head that quickly dissipates.

Smell is very tart with sweet strawberry candy, tart berries, and subtle floral notes, very inviting. Lots more sweet strawberry and kiwi as it warms.

Tastes of tart berries, sour lemons, with just a bit of sweet jammy fruit. Hard to sip this one slowly.

Mouthfeel is dry and effervescent, slightly tannic. Again, my glass is disappearing all too quickly.

I love fruited berliners, and this is a really stellar example of an oft overlooked style. Wish it were made in larger quantities, absolutely seek it out.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2013 21:37:13 | More by MasterCraft

UCLABrewN84

California

4.05/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to John11486 for sharing this one at my tasting.

Bottled 9/5/12.

Pours a murky orange with a foamy bone colored head that fades to nothing. Small dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is sour, tart, and funky with some berry and floral aromas. Taste is much the same with fruity and acidic finish. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty and super easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2013 02:49:43 | More by UCLABrewN84

tehzachatak

Massachusetts

4.4/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750 mL bottle poured into a large wine glass

A - dull reddish brown, almost complete lack of head. little to no lacing.

S - huge vinegary/sour hit, kiwi, just a little bit of strawberry. some generically fruity sweet notes.

T - i know this is supposed to be a berliner, but tastes like there is something beyond lacto here... slight hints of funk. really incredible depth of flavor. sweet strawberry fades into acidic strawberry and kiwi flavors, with no hint of hops anywhere. piercingly sour (more sour than i remember my first bottle being in September.. lacto has been working) with very little real residual sweetness. dry finish.

M - thin, lightly carbonated, only body is provided by the acidity. don't know that i could drink more than a couple of these.

phenomenal sour with a really interesting flavor profile. hope Night Shift keeps the berliners going.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2012 00:23:19 | More by tehzachatak

NilocRellim

Minnesota

4.15/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from the tap at the brewery on September 8th, 2012.

A very rich, hazy, blood-orange colour with minimal head. The smell was very refreshing and sweet with notes of kiwis, strawberries, and flowers. The taste is right in-line with the aromas. Very refreshing kiwi and strawberry, that isn't as sweet as the nose, with a nice floral aftertaste. Slightly tart, but very well balanced with the sweetness and overall very good.

Would I buy it again? Absolutely.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2012 22:11:07 | More by NilocRellim

jaasen64

Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle picked up at their release party titled "Ever Local". Hand-written on bottle says 5.1% abv, Batch #1, Bottled on 9/5/12. Poured into Founders snifter.

A- Pours a hazy slightly translucent pinkish color with a slight yellowish orange hue to it, about a finger of white fizzy head that recedes fairly fast to leave a perfectly flat top, nice carbonation of consistently rising bubbles.

S- Wow the smell hits you right when you uncork the bottle. Smells of strawberries mixed with kiwis and a hint of a floral smell lingering in the background from the hibiscus leaves. There is a considerable amount of tangy tartness mixed with the sweet fruit that makes it's presence known right away, but does subside a little bit.

T- Kiwis and strawberries add a nice upfront fruitiness, the hibiscus lends a little bit of a floral finish that balances well with the fruit, and a pleasant level of tanginess that stays throughout the beer adds a nice component to the sweet fruit flavors. An aftertaste of kiwis and hibiscus lingers for awhile. Hibiscus dominates a little bit more once it warms. Flavors all balance well for a fairly tasty beer.

M- A little bit on the thin side but a nice body for a berliner, nice carbonation, easy to drink.

O- This was a nice surprise from a local brewery that's still fairly new to the craft beer scene. In my opinion this is definitely the best beer they've brewed yet and a nice Berliner. I definitely recommend checking it out if you like sours.

Serving type: bottle

11-14-2012 23:35:08 | More by jaasen64

pge17

Massachusetts

4.2/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Poured from a bomber into a Night Shift tulip.

A - Pours a deep and thick orange pink, almost like a less transparent pink lemonade. The thin white head dissipates quickly, but some lacing does stick around. All together a bright and pretty beer.

S - Tart and appetizing, almost reminiscent of a Rose or a sweeter Champagne. The aroma also hints at some sweet fruit.

T - Pleasantly sour at the beginning. It's strong but in no way cloying or overbearing. Emerging from the tartness is the Kiwi and Strawberry mentioned on the label. The two elements are balanced well.

M - Extraordinary. Not so thick as to be heavy but with enough of a body to coat the mouth and quench one's thirst. The flavor profile ends with an enticing juiciness that begs for another sip.

O - A great release from the upstart brewery. Apparently they only brewed one batch so I feel lucky to get my hands on a bottle (they were selling it at a local tasting event). Delicious and balanced. Complex enough to savor but refreshing enough to satisfy.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 03:33:43 | More by pge17