Berliner Weisse - Bellwoods Brewery

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

3.55/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

On tap at the brewery, into a branded tulip.

Hazy straw yellow with a white head, but almost no retention or lacing. Light tartness in the nose, a bit of wheat, lemon and perhaps even a bit of grass. A bit wheaty on the palate, some grain and subtle lemon notes again. Mouthfeel is a bit watery, but it's somewhat expected for the alcohol content. Perhaps not tart enough for my liking, not sure if lacto was employed here or to what degree. A drinkable Berliner, but from a style I quite enjoy I wasn't blown away by this one.

Serving type: on-tap

04-16-2012 03:30:02 | More by liamt07

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.83/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Enjoyed on tap at the brewpub.Sour and yet very well malted, this is to have late in the session as it is a little bit of a palate eraser. Very lacey with foamy head, golden yellow bodied. In the style, though not the best represenattive I have had of it. I have had a few that release a lot more complex flavour.

Serving type: on-tap

04-16-2012 01:44:31 | More by northyorksammy

jrenihan

Ontario (Canada)

3.83/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Bellwoods.

Beer is a cloudy golden colour, very light. A nice, big, snow white head on top. Good retention and lacing.

The most immediate smell is of dry cereal, rather musty. A bit funky, but no hint of sourness.

Taste is very dry with a slight sourness. Lemon and cereal are present. Hints of light fruit, but quite mild - really no sweetness to the beer. Crisp wheat flavours present as well.

Moderate to high carbonation, with a medium body. Feels bigger than 3.2%, but certainly no alcohol noticeable. Slightly tart.

Overall, a nice beer which I quite enjoyed, and works well as a break in between some of the bigger beers that Bellwoods offers.

Serving type: on-tap

04-15-2012 23:10:44 | More by jrenihan