Berliner Weisse

Berliner Weisse is an German Ale beer style. Brewers Association category: Berliner-Style Weisse. It typically presents as straw to pale. These are the lightest of all the German wheat beers..

Notes: 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.

ABV: 2.8%-5.0%
IBU: 3-6
OG: 1.028-1.044
FG: 1.004-1.006

Alcohol & Bitterness

ABV:2.8%-5.0%

ABW:2.2%-4.0%

IBU:3-6

Perceived Bitterness:

Not present to very low

Color & Appearance

Color:

Straw to pale. These are the lightest of all the German wheat beers.

Clarity:

May appear hazy or cloudy from yeast or chill haze

Gravity & Body

Original Gravity:1.028-1.044

Original Gravity °P:7.1-11

Final Gravity:1.004-1.006

Final Gravity °P:1-1.5

Body:

Very low

Flavor Profiles

Malt Profile:

Malt sweetness is absent

Hop Profile:

Not present

Fermentation Character:

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.

2026 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines used with permission of Brewers Association .

No beers have been reviewed in this style.