Berliner-Style Weisse
German Origin Ale · Brewers Association 2025
2 SRM4 SRM
- OG
- 1.028 – 1.044
- FG
- 1.004 – 1.006
- ABV
- 2.8 – 5 %
- IBU
- 3 – 6
- Color
German Origin Ale · Brewers Association 2025
Carbonation is high. Traditionally, some Berliners were brewed or served with fruit, spices, or syrups. Some more contemporary versions have been brewed with other ingredients such as darker malts. Any such versions will take on corresponding hues, and may exhibit flavor and aroma attributes typical of such ingredients. When using these guidelines as the basis for evaluating entries at competitions, brewers may be asked to provide supplemental information about entries in this category to allow for accurate evaluation of diverse entries. Competition organizers may create subcategories which reflect groups of entries based on the addition of fruit, spice or specialty malt, or other ingredients or processes. Fruited or flavored entries would be accompanied by a very brief description of the fruit/flavor used by the brewer.
Straw to pale. These are the lightest of all the German wheat beers.
May appear hazy or cloudy from yeast or chill haze
Malt sweetness is absent
Not present
Not present to very low
Fruity esters are low to medium. Diacetyl should not be present. Brettanomyces character may be absent or present at low to medium levels and, if present, may be expressed as any of horsey, goaty, leathery, phenolic, fruity, or acidic aroma and flavor attributes. The unique combination of yeast and lactic acid bacteria fermentation yields a beer that is acidic and highly attenuated.
Very low
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Style guideline data is the work of its respective publishers, reproduced here for reference: BJCP · Brewers Association · Norbrygg · SHBF · Danske Øldommere.