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WEIHENSTEPHANER & DOEMENS 1809 BERLINER WEISSE

Slender golden-hazed glow radiates drier, bitterer German wheat beer supposedly first brewed for Napolean (and re-created by Dr. Fritz Briem). Extremely tart lemon juice frontage sags to sharp cider bittering. Sour grapefruit, unripe orange, and blanched banana-kiwi diminish below unexpected lemongrass proclivity and musty barnyard waft. Faint clove spicing barely sweetens quinine-watered backdrop.

HARPOON UFO HEFEWEIZEN

Vacuous unfiltered wheat with colorful novelty label, musty crystal malt flow, and mild sourdough inertia. Unfortunately, brisk water texture and mild citric hop finish turn metallic while blanched wheat presence subsides. However, softer sessionable 2021 version improved flavor profile as lemon-dropped banana tartness gained marginal clove-coriander spicing and distant whiskey nip.