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Heidenpeters Berliner Weisse

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🌍 Germany · Sour Ale · One of 15 Sour Ales in hopIQ

Heidenpeters Berliner Weisse is a light and refreshing wheat beer brewed in the traditional Berlin style, known for its subtle tartness and delicate balance. This classic sour ale offers a crisp, effervescent experience perfect for warm summer days, with a gentle wheat character and mild acidity.

Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 44 dimensions

refreshing
100%
light
100%
crisp
75%
sour
75%
dry
50%
wheat
50%
citrus
25%
fruity
0%
herbal
0%
bodied
-50%
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About Sour Ale

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Heidenpeters Berliner Weisse

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 4–7°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Heidenpeters Berliner Weisse

Appearance

Heidenpeters presents a pale, straw-yellow hue with excellent clarity and a bright, luminous quality characteristic of the style. The beer exhibits vibrant, persistent carbonation with a delicate white head that gradually subsides, leaving a fine lacing on the glass.

pale yellowcrystal cleareffervescentfine white head

Aroma

The nose is delicate and inviting, dominated by subtle wheat grain character with understated fruity yeast esters. A gentle tartness introduces itself through the aroma, with clean lactic notes that evoke traditional sourdough and a crisp, refreshing quality.

wheat grainlactic tartnessclean yeastsubtle fruit esters

Taste

The palate opens with a bright, crisp effervescence that immediately engages the senses, followed by gentle wheat sweetness and a signature tart character from lactic acid fermentation. The mid-palate remains light and balanced with no hop bitterness, maintaining excellent drinkability and cleanliness throughout.

tarteffervescentlightly sweetcrisp finish

Finish

The finish is notably clean and dry, with lactic acidity lingering pleasantly on the palate without becoming harsh or overly sour. This refreshing conclusion invites another sip, embodying the beer's design as a thirst-quenching, sessionable beverage.

drycleanlactic acidity
82
hopIQ score
aroma
78
taste
84
appearance
80
finish
83
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