Cucumber Crush

◎ Appearance

Pale straw yellow with excellent clarity and a bright, almost luminous quality. The head is delicate and fine-bubbled, settling quickly but leaving thin, wispy strands of lacing. Carbonation is moderate and well-integrated, lending a gentle visual liveliness to the glass.

◌ Aroma

The nose is immediately dominated by fresh cucumber—green, crisp, and garden-forward, with no herbaceous or grassy edges. Beneath lies a soft, clean acidity characteristic of the Berliner Weisse base, with a light white bread note from the weizen wheat. The overall impression is refreshingly mineral and alive, with no yeast funk or barrel influence.

◐ Taste

Entry is tart and mouth-watering, with the flavor of biting into a crisp baby cucumber hitting immediately. The mid-palate is bone-dry and tangy, with the sour character cutting through cleanly without astringency. Bitterness is nearly absent at 4 IBU, allowing the tartness and cucumber adjunct to remain the dominant force from start to finish.

◑ Finish

The finish is crisp and clean, with the tartness lingering briefly as a palate-cleansing agent that invites the next sip. Aftertaste is dry and refreshing, fading to a whisper of green vegetable and wheat.