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The deeper I dig into beer history, the more I realise that much received wisdom is bollocks. Or that reality is much more complicated. Berliner Weisse is a great example of this.
Like all styles that have been around for more than five minutes, Berliner Weisse has undergone several transformations, adapting to technological, political and social change. Though it’s currently in a very sad state, hanging on by a thread. With only one version made in any quantity, Kindl, and that barely authentic.
Some new breweries in Berlin are playing around with the style, again with various levels of authenticity..
Origins
Let’s go back to the beginning and the origins of the style. There are two theories about the origins of Berliner Weisse.
One says brewing of wheat beer was brought to Berlin by French Huguenot refugees in the 17th century. Not sure I believe that. I’ve seen no hard evidence. And the brewing of Weissbier in North Germany predates the 1600s.
Though the Landré family, who were prominent Weissbier brewers, were Huguenots. But they only opened their brewery in 1741 . Which seems rather late.
I’m more inclined to go with the other theory. That Berliner Weisse is a development of Broyhan, a Weissbier that first appeared in the 16th century and was incredibly popular across northern Germany for several centuries. In the late 1700’s, Berliner Weisse seems to have emerged as a distinct style of its own.
I should explain something about the term Weissbier. It’s usually translated into English as Wheat Beer, which includes a very dangerous assumption. Because Weissbier has nothing to do with wheat, although many types did contain it. The term really refers to beer brewed from air-dried rather than kiln-dried malt. The latter, logically enough, was called Braunbier.
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The deeper I dig into beer history, the more I realise that much received wisdom is bollocks. Or that reality is much more complicated. Berliner Weisse is a great example of this.
Like all styles that have been around for more than five minutes, Berliner Weisse has undergone several transformations, adapting to technological, political and social change. Though it’s currently in a very sad state, hanging on by a thread. With only one version made in any quantity, Kindl, and that barely authentic.
Some new breweries in Berlin are playing around with the style, again with various levels of authenticity..
Origins
Let’s go back to the beginning and the origins of the style. There are two theories about the origins of Berliner Weisse.
One says brewing of wheat beer was brought to Berlin by French Huguenot refugees in the 17th century. Not sure I believe that. I’ve seen no hard evidence. And the brewing of Weissbier in North Germany predates the 1600s.
Though the Landré family, who were prominent Weissbier brewers, were Huguenots. But they only opened their brewery in 1741 . Which seems rather late.
I’m more inclined to go with the other theory. That Berliner Weisse is a development of Broyhan, a Weissbier that first appeared in the 16th century and was incredibly popular across northern Germany for several centuries. In the late 1700’s, Berliner Weisse seems to have emerged as a distinct style of its own.
I should explain something about the term Weissbier. It’s usually translated into English as Wheat Beer, which includes a very dangerous assumption. Because Weissbier has nothing to do with wheat, although many types did contain it. The term really refers to beer brewed from air-dried rather than kiln-dried malt. The latter, logically enough, was called Braunbier.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2022/02/berliner-weisse-part-one.html)