Jun 5, 2026 · 47 min · 10 segments
In this episode we turn our attention to a pair of sour German wheat beers - Berliner Weisse and Gose. We are joined by Ryan Torres, brewmaster at Brew Brothers and longtime lover of sour beers. With…
Pat WoodwardHost
Ryan TorresGuestMark RichardsHost
For now, let's just dive right in, and we're going to start by talking about Berliner Weisse.
I mean, I would say it was probably reading a blog about homebrewing very early on in my days when I was contemplating doing a sour mash.
Sure, because, well, it would have been harder to get pure cultures and things like that back then.
I haven't really had a ton of Berliner Weiss because I've never been to Berlin.
As I'm sure we'll talk, the addition of fruit in the form of syrup going into a Berliner Weiss to sweeten up that sour as a culture in Berlin.
Here in the United States, it's very rare to find someone that isn't just already making the decision to add some kind of flavoring to your beer already.
I think the first Berliner Weiss that I became aware of probably would have been the Dogfish had Festina Pesch
I also remember being pretty fond of a beer from the brewery from Orange County that was called Houtenroth, which was a Berliner Weiss also.
That's not out of the style guidelines, but it's pretty hard to go to the store and find sub-3% beer.
For now, let's just dive right in, and we're going to start by talking about Berliner Weisse.
I mean, I would say it was probably reading a blog about homebrewing very early on in my days when I was contemplating doing a sour mash.
Sure, because, well, it would have been harder to get pure cultures and things like that back then.
I haven't really had a ton of Berliner Weiss because I've never been to Berlin.
As I'm sure we'll talk, the addition of fruit in the form of syrup going into a Berliner Weiss to sweeten up that sour as a culture in Berlin.
Here in the United States, it's very rare to find someone that isn't just already making the decision to add some kind of flavoring to your beer already.
I think the first Berliner Weiss that I became aware of probably would have been the Dogfish had Festina Pesch
I also remember being pretty fond of a beer from the brewery from Orange County that was called Houtenroth, which was a Berliner Weiss also.
That's not out of the style guidelines, but it's pretty hard to go to the store and find sub-3% beer.
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