Brekeriet Purple Rain
A very fruity and tasty Berliner Weisse fermented with blackcurrants, passion fruit, lactobacillus and brettanomyces yeast.
3.7
154 reviews
Landskrona, Sweden
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Bottle at home. Pours a slightly hazy, orange red colour with a light pink head. Aroma of cherries, raspberries, apple cider vinegar, heather, lactob. and wheat. Sour flavour of heather, lemon, hay, earth and raspberries. Has a slick mouth feel, light to medium body and light bitterness. Sour and fruity. Decent but I feel something is missing in the flavour.
Red colour, small head.
Aroma : blackcurrant, berries, tart, some yeast. Some "soda".
Taste : fresh berries, blackcurrant, tart, fruits, some yeast, raspberries, sour apples. Nice!
7-3-8-3-16
No head.
Deep bordeaux coloured beer.
Aroma is blackcurrant, blackberry jam and a hint of raspberries. Vinous character aswell.
Taste is very similar but with a total focus on the darker berries. Bit of lactic sweetness which luckily gives it some character.
Mouthfeel is big considering the ABV. Low but clear bitterness, mostly tannic. Low carbonation but enough to keep the beer feel refreshing. Not mouthpuckering but a steady tart sensation. Astringent.
Overall: Solid stuff as always but pretty onesided. Works excellent as a tasty thirst quencher but not as good as a sipper. That is to an extent the purpose of the style (I would guess) but that's also why I usually don't play along with them.
Tap. Funky and very fruity. Blackcurrant, cherry, raspberries. Lightly tart. Very well balanced.
Blackcurrants, passionfruit, earthy yeast, green apples, light vinegar.
Purple colour, pink head.
Same notes as in the nose enveloped in a luscious tartness.
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a hazy red with a tiny, rough white head. Appears somewhat lifeless. Solid funky nose, I believe there's both Lacto, Brett and God knows what. Medium body, tart berry and grape notes, tannins and an underlying distinct sourness. However there's actually a berry sweetness down there in the acid hole as well. Pretty low carbonation. Refreshing alright, and fortunately you don't taste the beetroot juice which can spoil any beer. 010419
Pink color with small off-white head. Aroma has berries, our apples and fruity notes. Taste is fruity with long sour and dry aftertaste. Flavors of berries, sour apples, raspberries, passion fruit, black currant.
Bottle sample at a tasting at Lior D's place. Thanks Stas. Hazy orange-red. Sour and a little wood-sorrel חמציץ in the nose, sour and berries in the mouth. Medium body, fizzy, mild sour finish.
Flaska från Systembolaget. Klarröd vätska med bra skum. Tydlig smak av svarta vinbär. Fin syra. Ytterst välbalanserad.
Copenhagen 27/1 2019. 33 cl bottle from der Belgiske Hus (the web-shop kolbeer.com). Purple raindrops running down the label. A part of Brekeriets Sour Patch series.
Pours burgundy red with very small extremely bubbly pink head. Disappears almost immediately. No lacing.
Aroma is tart and sour. Sweetish undercurrent of berries. Distinct funky odor lurking just behind the sourness.
Low carbonation. Thin, watery, almost flat texture.
Flavor is surprisingly sweet when I take the aroma into account. Medium sweetness followed by a stronger tart sourness. Aftertaste is sour with a sweetish tang. Lingers shortly.
Nice berry weisse with touch of funk. I would not mind a little more wilderness.
Fra flaske.
Hazy lilla med hvidt skum.
Klassisk berlinerweissefunk i næsen, mælkesyre, solbær, Ribena, skovbær.
Høj syre og solid frugtighed i munden. Virkelig frisk og syrlig.
Ruby red colored beer with creamy white foam. Fruity aroma, notes of berries, blueberry, raspberry. In the mouth particular sour and sour taste.
Birra dal particolare colore rosso rubino con schiuma bianca cremosa. Aroma fruttato, note di frutti di bosco, mirtillo, lampone. In bocca particolare sapore acido e aspro.
Bottle 33cl. Small white layer leaving. Red color. Aroma is rhubarb, beetroot, candy, berliner weisse. Sour taste and in love with the beetroot match
Draught at "Il Giro del Mondo in 40 Spine" Dec.2018- Xander Beer, Brescia.
Elegant ruby/reddish hazy color, lively and bubbly aspect with creamy white/pink head of medium duration. Fresh fruity aroma, notes of berry, blueberry, raspberry, red berries. Acid and sour crisp palate, sweet berries and aged reddish fruit palate, pleasant and very equilibrate sweet/alcoholic final.
Fra fat på Cafe Fiasco. Mørkerød. Lavt rosa skum langs glasset. Aroma av bringebær. Smaker syrlige bringebær. Frisk.
On tap @Brasserie 4:20 (Rome). Rossa rubino, torbida, schiuma rosata media, discretamente persistente. Al naso note di yogurt alla frutta rossa, passionfruit, limone, mirtilli. In bocca è appena dolce con finale acido, tart, fruttato. Corpo medio, carbonazione media. Bella birra.
Draught @ MBWF 2018 [ Malmö- Öl & Whiskyfestival 2018 ], Malmömässan, Mässgatan 6, 215 32 Malmö, Sweden.
[ As Brekeriet Purple Rain ].
Unclear medium golden red colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white - pink head. Aroma is moderate malty, blackcurrant, passion fruit, tart blackcurrant, dark berries. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate acidic with a long duration, tart, blackcurrant, passion fruit, very intensive blackcurrant, sour, funky, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180309]
8-3-8-3-16
Color rojo eléctrico, casi morado, turbidez media. Un dedo de espuma rosa con retención baja. Aroma a frutos rojos y heno. Gusto complejo, ácido, brett, frutos rojos, corral, granero, paja, excrementos de animal herbívoro, me recuerda al corral de las vacas cuando son fiestas en el pueblo, final de trago seco. Cuerpo medio, textura sedosa. Berliner Weisse cargada de bacterias hasta las cejas, algo fuera de serie, brutal.
Flaska Systembolaget. Disig vinröd kulör. Doft av svarta vinbär, trä, jäst och laktos. Rejält syrlig smak med tydliga drag av svartvinbär. Även örter, citrus, fat och harsyra. Frisk och syrlig med torr avslutning. Kunde kanske varit lite mer kolsyra.
Zapach intensywny, czarna porzeczka, marakuja, jogurt. Kolor czerwony, opalizujące. Piana różowa, niska, drobna, szybko znika. W smaku lekka słodycz, średnia kwaśność, niska pełnia, słód, porzeczki, marakuja, jogurt. Goryczka niska, wysycenie średnie.
33 cl bottle @ home, served in a teku glass, due date: 14/03/2023.
Aroma: not very intense aromas of fruits, blackcurrants, wine. Hints of wine vinegar. Some weird aromas, probably from the bacteria and brettanomyces.
Appearance: dark pink to red color with light pink foam, made of tiny bubbles. The color reminds me the color of the lambrusco wine, but a little bit darker. High head thickness with low retention and no Brussels' lacing. Low to medium haziness.
Taste: low sweetness, low bitterness, medium sourness. Flavors of fruits, blackcurrants, wine, citrus. Hints of wine vinegar, passion fruit, grape skin. Balance is toward the sour side, but it's not harsh and well backed up with some sweetness and bitterness.
Palate: low body, watery to silky texture, medium to high carbonation, quite long sour finish with medium sourness and the same aforementioned flavors. Alcohol is very well hidden by the sourness. A little bit of astringency, and just a bit of puckering from the sourness.
Overall: good and different appearance with amazing color. Aromas and flavors of fruits, blackcurrants, wine, wine vinegar. Not bad but not the best from the style. I really enjoyed a lot more the To Ol Mr. Blue 2018 and the Brewski Halo Milkshake. It would be better with less weird aromas and flavors from the bacteria and the brettanomyces and with a bit more of body and texture. Very refreshing and thirst quenching. I like the label on the bottle.
Draft. A hazy red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of black currant, brett, lacto, and wheat. The flavor is sour with notes of black currant, brett, lacto, and wheat, leading to a tart finish.
330mL bottle from Carwyn Cellars "Wild Club"
5.3%abv Bottled Mar-2018
Now THATS some serious colour - beautiful deep crimson, clear, pink tinged head - what you expect from a fruit beer!
Punchy fruit aroma - get that sort of rustic wild blackcurrant sort of character that's vinous almost herbaceously earthy in its own right, good belting of ripe passionfruit too with funky cheese & horse undertones.
Lightish body, acidity takes hold early, slightly sharp without being overly aggressive/acetic, get a furry tannin in the works too...blackcurrants doing their thing.
Black fruit character upfront - plummy, Ribena without the sweetness, hint of mint too, with a rather odd pang of sweet passionfruit waving hello as it passes by before you inevitably get taken to town by the sourness & overlying funk of everything. Lingering sourness & blackcurrant skin tannins.
I was half expecting something almost brutally sour/tannic at first - not quite there, perhaps a good thing. Rather good sour overall.
On tap at Craft Room, Zagreb. Hazy red, small white head. Cherries, red berries, quite fruity, medium+ acidity, light bodied.
0,3 litre Bottle from Vinmonopolet Moa Ålesund. Red with light pink head. Malts, hops, blackcurrant, Passionfruit, yeast, dry. Nice
Pours currant red with a pinkish head that lasts a couple of minutes. No lacing. Aroma is dairy, with mild fruity notes. Not the strong part of this beer. Tastes medium sour, yeasty, blackcurrant and passion fruit. Basically what reads in the label without too much effort. Light body and soft carbonation, long sour finish. To me not the best of this collection but a very enjoyable summer beer.
33cl Bottle @ Saveur-Biere, Lille, France.
Hazy purple colour with a thin white head.
Aroma is berries, blackcurrant, tart.
Taste is berries, blackcurrant, spices, citrus, tart.
Medium body, average carbonation.
Flaska från SB. Mörklila kulör med rosa skumkrona. Fantastisk doft av passionsfrukt, svarta vinbär, lactulos och lite brett. Liknande smak med passionsfrukt och svarta vinbär i fokus. Bra bett i syran. Påminner lite om rabarber och harsyra.
On tap at Craft Room Zagreb. Rose/purple coloured, small to medium sized pinkish head, sourish berries in the nose. Fruity, sourish berries, and black currant with nice sourish spicy finish. Really nice and easy-drinkable brew.
Unclear, purple colored with small+ pinkish head. Aroma is quite fruity, berries, passionfruit lactic acidic. Taste is light+ sweet, fruity, black currant & passion fruit juice, moderate lacto tartness, dry finish. Light+ bodied, lively carbonation, bit watery. Don't get much Brett though and it's mostly just fruity juice, albeit a nice juice.
(on tap, Craft Room, Zagreb)