Ich bin Berliner – Berliner Weisse

Beliener Weisse is traditionally served with flavored syrups, at least in Berlin, but here in the US, I’ve only seen it unflavored, and recently pre-flavored in the can or bottle. Never before with syrup. At Cerberus there were a couple of options to go with, and I chose the raspberry syrup. (Thoughts on the Woodruff Syrup are below in the update)

This is absolutely delicious. The slightly tart beer is easy to drink, and I think that if I had a quantity of it at my house on the weekend, I would more than likely get into trouble. I could see having “a few” of these, and before I knew it, have finished it all off.

[Updated 9/2/18]

We went back to Cerberus this week, and I opted to try the Woodruff Syrup this time. I have to preface this by mentioning that I never had tried any Woodruff flavorings before. Evidently it’s a plant, also called the “Waldmeister” or “Master of the Wood” (thanks to the Baltimore Brew for the explanation).

That being said, I enjoyed the Berliner Weisse with that flavor. At first I wasn’t very fond of it, and thought it might even have reminded me of Lemonade when it was mixed with the already tart beer, but it grew on me. I do still prefer the raspberry syrup, but I think I might have to try Woodruff flavoring / syrup in some other context so I can get a better idea of what it tastes like on it’s own.