BRLO Original Berliner Weisse

BRLO Original hits clean and immediate—there's a bright lactic sourness that doesn't linger aggressively but sits right on the front of your palate. The body is genuinely thin, almost tea-like, which actually works in its favor; it feels less 'intentional sour beer' and more like something you could drink three of without fatigue. There's a subtle grain sweetness underneath that prevents it from feeling one-dimensional, but it's definitely in the background. It's the Berliner that tastes like Berlin beer, not like a sour beer enthusiast's interpretation of Berlin beer.

Heidenpeters Berliner Weisse

Heidenpeters feels fractionally rounder—there's a whisper more wheat in the mouthfeel that gives it a soft, almost creamy undertone before the sourness arrives. The acid is still bright but arrives a beat later and with slightly more texture, like the beer has weight behind it. You get a bit more grain character, almost oat-like in its smoothness, and the finish is less sharp than BRLO. It's refined in a way that suggests brewing tradition rather than technique; this feels like a beer that's been made the same way for decades.