Berliner Kindl

Why it matters

Berliner Weisse was made by hundreds of Berlin breweries and by almost none by the 1990s. This is the version most drinkers outside Germany have actually met, which makes it the reference whether or not it is the best example.

Details

Reference beers

• Berliner Kindl Weisse3% ABV

  The most widely distributed survivor of Berlin’s own beer, and the version most drinkers outside Germany have actually met.

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Styles it is associated with

• Berliner Weisse — A very low-strength sour wheat beer: sharply lactic, bone dry, lightly sparkling and enormously refreshing.