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World Science Review, Intelligence Digest Service, 1957
“Wheat beer, sometimes taken with a slice of lemon, is brewed in Regensburg.”
New York Times (6-22-1960, pg 26) June Owen's Food News
"In Munich Weissebeer is mixed with lemon juice, but this is probably too tart a combination for most Americans".
Germany - Eugene Fodor – [1962 and many subsequent editions]
“If you prefer wheat beer, order a Weissbier; it is served with a slice of lemon in it.”
“The people here particularly like to order a Weiss, wheat beer served with a slice of lemon.”
Bavaria & Black Forest - Tudor Edwards – [1968]
“Weiss, a wheat beer made more pungent by the addition of a slice of lemon (obtainable around Kelheim on the Danube)…”
Beer: Ancient Law Binds Brewers in Bavaria - David Hunter, Enquirer Travel Editor, The Cincinnati Enquirer, September 28, 1969
Bavaria's white beer is called Weizenbier, or "wheat beer." In spite of the purity law, brewers of this beverage have added wheat malt to the barley malt, then do not filter out all the yeast. Usually served with a wedge of lemon, it has a faintly sour, bread-like flavor and bubbles vigorously.
Vegetable Food Products and Luxuries - T.J.W. van Thoor, L. W. Codd Longman [1975]
“Wheat beers (Weissbier, Weizenbier) Produced from malted wheat only ... barley and malted wheat; usually unhopped or lightly hopped; usually top-fermented; typical original gravities 1.040- 1 .048 ; often drunk with blackcurrant or lemon.”
Bavarian Gardens - restaurant review - Barbara Mora, [The Journal News (Lower Hudson Valley NY) March 28, 1976]
"A slice of lemon adds a tang to the flavor of Bavarian Weisse."
Zum Deutschen Eck - restaurant review - Sally McCormick [Chicago Tribune, March 10, 1977]
"For the beer enthusiast there’s Pschorr Bavarian Weiss beer in bottles served with a slice of lemon."
Zum Deutschen Eck - restaurant review - Bob Merrifield [Chicago Tribune, May 19, 1979]
"A wide selection of importer wines and beers is available, including the popular Tucher Weizen beer served with a lemon slice."
Michael Jackson's World Guide to Beer [1977]
"Fruit juices and essences are not normally added to the South German (wheat) brew, but a slice of lemon enhances the fruity tang" of Weizenbier.
Michael Jackson's Pocket Guide to Beer [US- 1982]
"Weizenbier - They are served in tall, narrow, vase-shaped glasses, usually with a slice of lemon, although some drinkers eschew this embellishment."
Zymurgy – Spring 1982 – German Beer Glossary (uncredited)
“WEIZENBIER – Although itself somewhat sour, often served with a slice of lemon.”
The Connoisseur's Guide to Beer - James Donald Robertson [1982]
“In Munich, Weiss is served with a slice of lemon.”
"Floating lemon in beer is new to you? In Germany this weiss is the oldest brew." - Larry Popeika [Chicago Tribune, July 4, 1982]
If you’ve been barhopping lately, particularly in the trendier watering holes, you probably have seen someone hoisting a huge baseball-bat-shaped glass of light-colored beer. And if you looked closely, you noticed a lemon floating in the glass.
What new-fangled beer concoction is this?
It is weiss [white] beer or weizen [wheat] beer, one of the world’s oldest types of beer. Brewed mainly in Germany, it is made with malted wheat in additon to the malted barley that goes into all beer. The wheat malt has a lighter character than barely malt and makes for a very pale yet refreshing beer with a sharp, acidic, smoky character.
Weissbeer - Patrick W. Fegan [Chicago Tribune, August 25, 1983]
"In bars and restaurants, weissbeer often comes in an unusually shaped glass that is large enough to hold the entire contents of the 17-ounce bottle (most beer comes in 12-ounce bottles). Moreover, it is commonly served with a slice of lemon. Then comes the taste.
The Gourmet Guide to Beer – Howard Hillman [1983]
“WEIZENBIER - Customarily, bartenders garnish the beer with a lemon slice.”
The New Brewer – [1983]
“In a number of trendy drinking establishments, the striking club-shaped weizen beer glass garnished with a slice of lemon has become a familiar sight.”
"Munich fascinating stop" – Marcia Douglas, special to the Asbury Park Press May 15, 1983
"…you may visit six town breweries to see local “weiss” (wheat) beer made; they drink it with lemon."
A Variety of Imported Delicacies - Skippy Harwood - [Palm Beach Daily News November 4, 1984]
“If you’re in Munich, you’ll drink your special brand of (Weiss) beer with a lemon slice.”
Food & Wine: The Guide to Good Taste, International Review of Food & Wine Associates, 1984
"Bavarian wheat beer is normally served in a tall, vase-shaped glass, with a slice of lemon floated in the beer to add sharpness."
“Here’s to Beer – Germany has more than Pils and Export” Stars & Stripes - German Edition - 9/20/84 Michael Mowrer
“When you see people drinking beer from a very tall glass, with a slice of lemon in it, they’re drinking weizenbier."
CAMRA's Good Beer Guide of 1985 (not a particularly US-centric source)
in Germany Weissbier "...sometimes comes with a slice of lemon!" (CAMRA's exclamation point)
Beer: Brewed beverage has acquired high-class status - Larry Lipson (LA Times) 10-23-85
"Reflections (a suburban L.A. restaurant)...serves a slice of lemon with a glass of Pinkus Weizen, a wheat beer from Munster, Germany."
Deutsch Naturlich/Instructors Annotated Edition Gerhard Clausing, Lana Rings [1986]
“Weizenbier is much different in style. Produced from wheat, it has a fruity flavor that is sparkling and full-bodied. Southern Germans enhance the fruitiness of Weizenbier by drinking it with a slice of lemon…”
[ABOVE] "Serve with a twist of lemon" "...or garnish with a slice of lemon"
1985 recommendations from US importer Merchant du Vin for weizens from Pinkus and Ayinger
[BELOW- RIGHT] "8. Take a slice of lemon..." Ad from US Hacker-Pschorr importer, G. Heileman Brewing Co.
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(Personal experience) German-themed bars here in the US served German brands with a lemon squeezed into traditional 500ml weissbier glasses in the 1970's - before there were US wheat beers.
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[BELOW] August Schell was one of the two first US brewers in the "modern" era to brew a wheat beer. Anchor Brewing Co. being the other. In an amazing coincidence, brewing records at both breweries show that both brewed their first batch on July 14, 1984.
[BELOW] Anchor's first label for their "Wheat Beer".
Later marketed as "Anchor Summer Ale"
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