Dogfish Head Festina Lente

Formerly brewed at Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Milton, Delaware USA

Vintage bottle @ new DFH Alehouse in Gaithersburg. Hazed peach juice colored ale with a tiny dissipating white head. The nose on this was all about tart peach, oak, and hints lemon. Flavor was one in the same with a mouth puckering peachy citric tone throughout. Imagine a peach flavored sour patch kid. Light to medium bodied, very light carbonation, crisp, tart, soft oak and peach finish. Had a sample of this at a beer fest two years ago and loved it then, and clearly, I still love it now...

An odd color. It looks as if it acheived a darker, richer copper color then was diluted down to the color of a fermented cider. No head. I could easily smell this beer as it poured. A tart, slightly sour, cidery (power of suggestion from the color?) with definite ripe, peaches in heavy syrup aroma. Flavor is quite unusual as well and lacks the layers of complexity a lambic or tradtional fruit beer provide. Vinegar acidity thins the palate and is more reminiscent of a Flemish red/brown ale than a lambic. This is interesting but it needs more malt to balance that much tartness. I started drinking this with the liquid at 50degF and it became much better as it warmed to room temp and decarbonated a little. I would call this a failure but I am sure they learned a lot from it and will improve upon it.

3 year-old vintage at GABF 2005. Poured by Sam. Dark lemon body with a loose sudsy white head. Aroma of sweaty peaches, old lemons, and leather. Nicely funky flavor of lemon drops and peaches with firm, pleasing tartness. Almost totally dried out but not thin or watery. A very good, well-aged American lambic.

02 vintage sampled at GABF Hazy straw color w/ a nice white head Very tart aroma sour hints of peaches and a hidden sweetness. Super tart palate that was well coated and lingering. Very tart flavor hints of peaches and sour skittles. I liked this lambic.

Nice looking beer - cloudy and amber. Aroma of dried apricots. Very citric and acidic -- I had a hard time getting past the lemonade taste. Oh well, I should know to stay away from lambics.

Verre de dégustation (provenant d’un bouteille de 750 ml) au Belgium Comes to Cooperstown 2005 (Cooperstown, NY). Arôme: Odeur de pêches et de fleurs. Apparence: Couleur blonde voilée. Aucun col. Aucune dentelle. Saveur: Goût de pêches et de citrons. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture mince. Amertume et sensation de craie en arrière goût. Forte effervescence en bouche. (Rating #235)

Funky almost cantillon nose. Fruity brett, peaches, very sour. Light toasted malt and a bit of wheat. YUM! This would be great w. a meal.

Pour is hazey golden yellow with no head...smell is sour peach with hints of cherry as it warms...the taste was very sour with peaches...flat mouthfeel...just sugary sweet sour peaches...