A very pale, sour, refreshing, low-alcohol wheat ale.

• A. Belgian Pale Ale
• B. Berliner Weisse
• C. Lambic
• D. Flanders

Answer: (B)

The distinctive idea here is a very pale, tart, and refreshing low-alcohol beer that emphasizes wheat. Berliner Weisse matches this description exactly: a classic German wheat beer from Berlin, typically pale straw in color, with a sharp lactic sourness, light body, and a low alcohol level around 3–4%. It’s highly carbonated and known for its brisk, thirst-quenching character, often served with a flavored syrup to mellow the acidity.

Belgian Pale Ale is usually malt-forward, with moderate to higher ABV and less pronounced sourness, so it doesn’t fit the pale-sour-wheat profile. Lambic is indeed sour and often quite pale, but it’s not consistently a wheat-based beer and it encompasses a broader, more complex spontaneous fermentation style with varied ABV. Flanders refers to a red, sour style that’s neither pale nor wheat-forward. Berliner Weisse is the best match for a pale, sour, low-alcohol wheat ale.