Berliner Weisse

This is a new beer from local Charlotte, North Carolina brewery Olde Mecklenburg Brewery. This beer is Berliner Weisse Style Sour Ale. This ale comes in a 4.4% ABV This beer is a newer beer from Olde Mecklenburg. Berliner Weisse is a regional variation of wheat beer from northern Germany that dates back to the sixteenth century. This style is made with a low proportion of wheat, usually twenty-five to fifty percent, and deliberately brewed to create a sourness with second fermentation in the bottle or by adding Lactobacillus (a bacteria). This Berliner Weisse pours gold color with a one-and-a-half finger white head that quickly dissolves. The aroma is sour, and tart. You get a tasty apple and pear on the nose as well. The flavor is tart and sour. There is an apple and pear flavor too. It tastes much the same as it smells. This beer is refreshing and somewhat smooth. The mouthfeel is light. It’s not overly tart or sour, just the right amount. Then this ale finishes with a tart sour fruit flavor. Then you come to a refreshing fruity aftertaste that is tart. This beer is a warm-weather type of beer that I highly recommend. It has just enough flavor to refresh you and your tastebuds. The sourness is just the right amount, along with nice tart fruit flavors with hints of wheat. Please stay safe, be kind to everyone, and remember to enjoy responsibility! Cheers!

Hi-Wire Brewing Company and Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Hi-Wire Love CLT Summer Crush, 4% ABV. It is a collaboration between Hi-Wire Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina, and Olde Mecklenburg here in. Charlotte, NC. That is one long name for a beer. This beer is a Berliner Weisse. This beer is in Asheville, North Carolina. This beer pours a golden color with a one-and-a-half-finger white thin head. It has a tart, sweet & sour fruity-like aroma. The taste is light wheat sweetness and some tartness that a faintly fruity. The mouthfeel is light. It has a tart and a sour finish. It has an aftertaste of wheat and faint tart fruits with a light sourness that doesn’t linger. This beer is a refreshing beer that I give an A- to. Each of its flavors is minimal but good. I think if it had a bolder flavor, it would be perfect. It is close though, and I liked it, and you would too if you try it! Please be safe, be kind, and enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Originally posted July 19th, 2013. 

I have always heard good things about Bell’s Brewery in Michigan. But I have only had one of their beers thus far, Oberon, which I have reviewed a while back. But now I have Oarsman Ale, a Berliner Wiess, 4.0% ABV. This is a wheat beer style from the Berlin area of Germany. Bell’s uses traditional sour mash methods to brew this year-round. beer Oarsman Ale pours a hazy straw-like color with a head that does fade quickly. I sound some small amounts of light trying to come through the glass and lots of carbonation. The beer was very effervescent looking. The aroma is of tart citrus-like fruit with a hint of wheat malts. Overall the aroma is more on the week side of the scale. The taste is at first fruity with a nice effervescent feel. Then you get a light fruit sweetness, followed by a little fruit tartness towards the end. The mouthfeel is somewhat light with a tart but slightly tangy finish. The aftertaste is tart leaning slightly towards sour. Overall not a bad beer, so I say this is a B- beer, it doesn’t blow my mind but does taste good. I found this to have a nice fruitiness about it. I would have this again and would recommend this. I am not saying this is one of my new favorites or anything. But I did enjoy this just enough for B-. So please go and try this for yourself. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!

Originally posted on July 19th, 2013.

I have always heard good things about Bell’s Brewery in Michigan. But I have only had one of their beers thus far, Oberon, which I have reviewed a while back. But now I have Oarsman Ale, a Berliner Wiess, 4.0% ABV. This is a wheat beer style from the Berlin area of Germany. Bell’s uses traditional sour mash methods to brew this year-round. beer Oarsman Ale pours a hazy straw like color with a head that does fade quickly. I sound some small amounts of light trying to come trough the glass and lots of carbonation. The beer was very effervescent looking. The aroma is of tart citrus like fruit with a hint of wheat malts. Overall the aroma is more on the week side of the scale. The taste is at first fruity with nice effervescent feel. Then you get a light fruit sweetness, followed by a little fruit tartness towards the end. The mouthfeel is somewhat light with a tart but slightly tangy finish. The aftertaste is tart leaning slight towards sour. Overall not a bad beer, so I say this is a B- beer, it doesn’t bow my mind but does taste good. I found this to have a nice fruitiness about it. I would have this again, and would recommend this. I am not saying this is one of my new favorites or anything. But I did enjoy this just enough for B-. So please go and try this for yourself as see what you think of Bell’s Oarsman Ale. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!