Snowy Owl Marlene Original Berliner Weisse

Marlene is the original mother of all Berliner Weisse - at least in terms of taste and the sophisticated range from the Schneeeule brewery. Master brewer Ulrike Genz has gone to great lengths to breathe new life into the Berlin classic. She painstakingly collected leftover bottles of old examples of the beer style and extracted the yeasts from them. The time-honored yeasts were brought back to life and used as the basis for Ulrike's very own Original Berliner Weisse.

The result is a beer that harks back to the heyday of Berliner Weisse. And by that we don't mean the era when the beer was drunk mixed with syrup, but the time before that, when the crisp sour beer was still appreciated for its unusual character. To give the beer a worthy name, Ulrike chose the title of a Berlin icon: Marlene Dietrich. It is worth knowing that the Schneeeule brewery's range includes both Marlene and Dietrich. Marlene is the Berliner Weisse advertised here in its pure form, while Dietrich is the aged version of Marlene, which has matured to its aromatic splendor over the course of a year.

Marlene presents itself in a pale yellow color and wears a fleeting crown of delicate, white foam on its head. A fine aroma of yoghurt, green apple and good fruit vinegar rises to the nose and combines with a hint of dill and subtle citrus notes to create a seductive composition. The aftertaste follows the first impression and delights with its wonderful acidity, fresh citrus fruitiness and champagne-like perlage.