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Dogfish Head Festina Lente

 (RETIRED)

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2153.15/5.03.14/5.0Winter7%35Flute, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
A neo-lambic ale that goes through both a yeast and bacteria fermentation and is then aged on oak chips and 400 pounds of Delaware peaches. This beer is very tart and complex. It arrives cork-finished and bottled-conditioned in champagne bottles.
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 LilBeerDoctor (1505), East Setauket, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/515/20
Jun 11, 2008  
2004 bottle at Spuyten Duyvil. Pours a light orange with no head. Aroma of sweet peaches. It tasted just like biting into a sour, juicy peach. Very smooth, extremely drinkable, and quite delicious.


 fredandboboflo (1418), East Setauket, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Jun 11, 2008  
Bottle at Spuyten Duyvil. Aroma says "peach cider" or "peach orchard" to me, sweetish peaches. Flavor very tart peaches, cider-like finish. Very refreshing. Great stuff.


 BrianK (190), Livingston, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 9, 2008  
Bottle at Spuytin Duyvil. Yes, yes, all the time on this beer has paid off. I hear this beer was horrible when it first came out but it sure was tasty when i had it. Very peachy and dry with a descent aroma. On the funky side as well. I like it.


 thornecb (1777), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 3, 2008  
Pours bright murky amber into a snifter. No head whatsoever. Slightly oaked peach and funk aromas. Crisp and tingling tart upfront with a lasting, puckering peach finish. Just picked this one up...looks like it was retired a while ago. Year brewed bottle dating only went to 05.


 smashteroid (251), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 11, 2008  
I remember sampling this beer at the Extreme Beer Festival in Boston back in ’06. It was incredible and wholly unique. I’d never tasted a Lambic before. The peaches were remarkable and made the beer, as I said, one of the most unique I’ve ever had. I’ve heard it is possible to taste some at the brewery or brew-pub, but I have never been so I cannot say for certain whether this is true.


 jason (1623), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 1, 2008  
Bottle. Sampled at YEHA. Cloudy orange body. Aroma is sweaty, sour. Flavor is sour peaches, summer fruit. Very tart.


 rauchbier (3000), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 24, 2007  
Bottle, at various locations during the Zythos weekend, March 2006. Faintly hazy yellow gold, moderate white head, gentle condition.Tart and peachy in the nose, quite fruity in the mouth with more sourness, lingering peachy burps.


 yobdoog (1447), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Dec 19, 2007  
Thank You Eric. YEHA. The color was really beatiful. Aroma is funky and sour and acidic. Taste has some sour fruits like lemon and sour peaches and plums. Pretty tart overall.



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