Dogfish Head Festina Peche

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Berliner Weisse
Milton, Delaware USA

12oz bottle. hazy golden lemon color. fizzy white head fades fast. sour and acidic nose of peaches and lemon juice. very prickly carbonation hits the palate like champagne. tart and crisp with a sharp clean finish. fruit shows up as a refreshing twist. a fun summer beer or good alternative to a bellini.

I like Dogfish Head. A Great name, the labels are a designers dream, and their beer is generally ace. This one, is probably ace, but definitely not in my taste. It’s tart, can’t taste the peach, and I think I’ve grown small breast drinking it. It;s hazy and weak coloured. The nose is a bit rotten. It’s like sucking on a lemon. I’ve got some white peaches downstairs. I am considering adding them to this to see if I can get some of the supposed peach flavor. Wish me luck.

The bottle pours hazy dark straw color with a very slight pink tint, and bright white fizzy head that dissipates rapidly, no lacing. Barely detectable aromas a damp grains and citrus. It’s fairly carbed with bright and juicy citrus flavor. It’s tasty but lacks body and complexity. An easy drinker.

Pours a hazy light yellow with an extremely small, white head that disappears quickly. Aroma is muted: there is some citrus, dried apricot, Taste is very sour peach and grapefuit- almost like Fresca. Very watery on the palate. Aftertaste is sour but not unpleasant. A major disappointment but I’m not sure what else I was expecting. I would shy away from this and about all other fruit beers save for Unibroue Ephemere.

12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a diminished white head. Citric and mild peachy aroma. Citric and acidic with a solid fruity peachy accent, although quite dominated by a intense citric base flavour. Smooth finish with a bit of more smooth peachy finish appearing.

Pours a cloudy Yellow color with a white frothy head. Smell is of citrus and wheat. The taste is of bitter citrus with the wheat flavor coming in on the finish. Not really tasting the peach in this one. Carbonation is done well and is balanced. This is a very refreshing brew and is perfect for a hot summer day. There is not much of an actual peach flavor, but I love the sour citrus flavor it has. I would get this again in a second, another great brew by Dogfish Head. Reviewed on: 08-10-2007

11/10/08 notes: bottle, from Bob’s Package in CT. Pours extremely pale, with scant head. Aroma is very corny, with hay and sugar. Not unlike natural light, and yes, that is an insult. Flavor was refreshingly tart, a crisp, green apple, lemon, peach profile with little discernable hops or malt. Thankfully, the grain in the nose did not show itself in the body. Finishes dry, which of course accentuates the tartness of the flavor. Nevertheless, I’d say Festina Peche is an experience I would deem rather uncomfortable.

I didnt pour this one into a glass. Smelled faintly like peach, but more of just sweet malt. Tasted like fermented peach, honey, some seasoning present. Kind of a tart/sour aftertaste. Plenty of body, though.