CBC Beer Description
The following beer description is from our archive. For currently available beers, please refer to our House Beers, Seasonal Beers on Tap, and Cask Special pages
Berliner Kendall
Berlin-style wheat beer
Berliner Kendall is an homage to Berliner Kindl, an excellent example of a Berliner Weiss, a beer style which is typically only brewed in Berlin, Germany. It is a very light, refreshingly tart wheat beer that uses some unusual brewing techniques. First off: hopping. We don’t put hops in the kettle or fermenter, as one would normally do for most styles of beer, but instead we’ve put whole flowers of aged Hallertauer and Goldings hops directly into the mash. This brings out very subtle grassy notes with an almost undetectable bitterness. We then get a little help from our probiotic friend, Lactobacillus! By fermenting with lactobacillus and our strain of ale yeast, we get a very pleasant tartness with notes of tropical fruit. Finally, the beer continues to ferment until nearly bone dry, and has a higher than normal carbonation level, which is the reason that Napoleon and his troops hailed it as the “champagne of the North.”
In more recent history, Berliners have come to drink the beer with a shot of a sweet woodruff (a tea-like herb) or raspberry syrup. This balances the acidity and adds a refreshing touch of fresh berry or herbal flavor. We’ve handcrafted both syrups for you to try—kindly ask your server. We ourselves love the beer “ohne Schuß” (without shot) as well.
So enjoy the last of the warm sunny days with a cold glass of Berliner Kendall, either “mit Schuß” or “ohne Schuß”!
Prost!!!!
Your friendly neighborhood brew crew
OG: 1.038 FG: 1.006 pH 3.5 ABV: 4.2%