Berliner Weisse mit Schuss Cocktail Recipe
A tart, foaming Berlin wheat beer sweetened with a shot of raspberry or woodruff syrup, ending up light, fruity and refreshingly sour.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Wine glass
- ABV: 3%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
Ingredients
- Berliner Weisse (sour wheat beer)300 ml (10.1 oz)
- Raspberry syrup20 ml (0.7 oz)
How to Make It
- Chill a large, bowl-shaped goblet.
- Pour the raspberry syrup into the bottom of the glass.
- Slowly pour the Berliner Weisse down the side of the glass to keep the foam under control.
- Stir once gently to blend the colour and serve with a straw.
Garnish
None; traditionally served with a wide straw.
What it tastes like
Fruit notes come forward, it is carbonated, it drinks cool and easy and it is low in alcohol.
The technique
Blended. Everything goes into the blender with crushed ice. Cubes strain the motor and leave shards behind; crushed or pellet ice gives a smoother drink. Rule of thumb: about a cup of crushed ice per serving. More ice than that and you are drinking a slush with no flavour left.
Glass and ice
A stemmed wine glass. The big bowl leaves room for ice and fruit, and gives the aroma somewhere to gather.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Berliner Weisse (sour wheat beer)
- A lactic-soured, low-alcohol Berlin wheat beer; sweetening it with syrup is the tradition, not a shortcut. Failing that, a gose or any sour beer does the same job.
- Raspberry syrup
- Raspberry syrup is there to balance the acidity of a sour beer, not to decorate it. With none, muddle raspberries into simple syrup and strain.
The Story
Berliner Weisse is a tart, low-alcohol wheat beer long brewed in Berlin. Serving it 'mit Schuss' — with a shot of raspberry or woodruff syrup — became the classic way to round off its sourness.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Berliner Weisse mit Schuss mixed?
- It is blended and served in a wine glass.
- How strong is a Berliner Weisse mit Schuss?
- Roughly 3% ABV as served — lighter than a beer — a long-conversation drink that takes a second round.
- Can a Berliner Weisse mit Schuss be made without alcohol?
- Simply leaving the spirit out does not work — the body and the bitterness go with it. The 86 alcohol-free recipes in the catalogue are built to hit that balance from the start.
- Is a Berliner Weisse mit Schuss hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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