Gold in Berliner Weisse
Oregon City Brewing Co., Oregon City, OR
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From the Brewery's Description
Coming To Fruition is just that: an idea. We started with multiple barrels of a multi-fermentation sour, and aged them in French oak for a year. Then we added…
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Coming To Fruition: Cherry is an oak aged wheat sour finished on whole Montmorency cherries by Oregon City Brewing Co. of Oregon City, Oregon; this entry is the 2024 vintage.
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64, Berliner-Style Weisse | Gold (1st place) | 38 | Oregon City Brewing Co. | Oregon City, OR |
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Style | American wild sour (Untappd category: Wild Ale, American) | Untappd (hand-read citation): Coming To Fruition Cherry |
| ABV | 6% (series listing, not vintage specific) | Untappd (hand-read citation): Coming To Fruition Cherry |
| IBU | 5 | Untappd (hand-read citation): Coming To Fruition Cherry |
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| Malts and grains | imported German wheat and Pilsner base malt | New School Beer: Coming to Fruition |
| Yeast | clean house ale yeast and Imperial Suburban Brett (Brettanomyces); wort pre-acidified to the low 3.0s pH | New School Beer: Coming to Fruition |
| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | about 3 pounds per gallon of fresh, ripe Montmorency cherries, pits in, lightly mashed | New School Beer: Coming to Fruition |
| Other | aged a year in French oak barrels, about 60 barrels per blend | Untappd (hand-read citation): Coming To Fruition Cherry, New School Beer |
Coming To Fruition is just that: an idea. We started with multiple barrels of a multi-fermentation sour, and aged them in French oak for a year. Then we added tart cherries for the last four months of the aging process, and blended them for this delectable American wild sour.
Source: Untappd (hand-read citation): Coming To Fruition Cherry
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In a 2022 brewer's account published by New School Beer, the base is a wheat beer built on imported German wheat and Pilsner malt, fermented with a clean house ale yeast plus Imperial's Suburban Brett strain, then aged in oak and finished on the cherries for the last 2 to 4 months. No hop variety is named. These details describe the process in 2022 and are not confirmed for the 2024 vintage.
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As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for Berliner-Style Weisse calls for a light, very dry, highly carbonated beer with sharp lactic sourness, 2.8 to 5.0 percent ABV and 3 to 6 IBU. The published 5 IBU fits; the 6% ABV sits above the range.
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | Berliner-Style Weisse | Gold |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Oregon City Brewing Co. is in Oregon City, OR. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Brewpub.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Untappd.