The full Summer wheat beer lineup is rolling out right now. Big Bad Bob Barrar (Head Brewer, IHB Media) and I have been duking it out to see who can get the most wheat beer on tap and I think we’re ‘gonna win this round! 

Bob is a great guy who makes world class beer all of the time and yes, he does look like Rasputin. Doesn’t he? (You know…stabbed, poisoned, shot, drowned…?)  If he were to put on all if his GABF medals he’d have a hard time walking around! Oh, and he may very well be the biggest man on the planet. 

So who better to pick a fight with? 

Wit, Hefe, and Dunkel Weizen, Raspberry Wheat, and Berliner Weisse are on tap now and we’ll have American Wheat Beer on by the end of next week. Come and get it, Bobby!

If you’ve never heard of Berliner Weisse before, but you like lemonade then you owe it to yourself to try some. The style is a regional specialty of Berlin; referred to by Napoleon’s troops in 1809 as “the Champagne of the North” due to its lively and elegant character. Only two traditional German breweries still produce the product and it’s hard to find even in craft breweries here in the U.S. 

The beer itself is low in alcohol, but not low in flavor. It’s bone dry and VERY sour. In Berlin you’ll be asked if you’d like it with raspberry syrup or woodruff syrup. The syrup is used to cut the sourness of the beer and gives it cool colors to boot. We had to buy Woodruff from a German Deli in Texas! How crazy is that?  The little old ladies wrapped each bottle in the German flag and bubble wrap. How cute! 

Come buy for a glass with or without woodruff. I LOVE sour beer! Here’s a picture of a traditional Berliner Weiss Glass. Note the straws. Who knew?

A note for those of you who’ve asked: We’ve also got a Framboise on tap, but it’s just for mixing with the wheat beers to make Dirty Weisse. I’ve got a super secret stash that we might pull out later in the season. Sorry about holding out but we’ve got to have enough to make it to September. 

Upcoming beers include a Double Belgian IPA and Cannibal. The Cannibal isn’t exactly a wheat beer but it is a great summer refresher, so we’re claiming it for the list! Oh, and did I mention it’s STRONG? Yeah, baby!