Dogfish Head Festina Peche

Hazy yellow color with a very thin head. Aroma of peach skins and a little marshmallow. Mallow continues to taste. Light tart malt and a bit of lemon. Can’t pick up much wheat. Enjoyable.

The aroma on this beer was indeed very sour, with some peach aroma and cereal grains. The appearance was a pale straw color, samall white head. The flavor was just like the aroma; a mixture of sourness, wheat/grain, and peaches. The sourness is overwhelming here. The finish is like a dry white wine; sour, not sweet, and no hops to speak of. I guess I just don’t appreciate this style, but I don’t like this beer at all.

Ridiculously foamy pour, thought I was drinking a soda instead of a beer. Super carbonated with a somewhat artificial tasting peach flavor. Too malty and sour, but not godawful for a fruit beer.

12 oz bottle in trade from daknole- thanks! Served in pint glass- poured entirely foamy- settled down to a semi translucent pale yellow-orange color, high carbonation, head was everywhere from the first pour- quite a show watching it settle down. Aroma of lemons, malt, corn, and weak peaches. Hits the mouth with a low-medium body, malt is there but very underlying, strange artificial peach taste comes in- mildly tart, carbonation on the tongue very noticeable in the middle, finishes like a spritzer. Don’t know if I got a bad bottle and it’s the first time with the style- more down the line...

I had about a case and a half of this over the summer and couldn’t get enough. Had to drive about 6 hours to get and well worth it. Very much a berliner weisse, tart, refreshing, funky and tasty. thank you dogfish once again.

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Appearance: It has a hazy, light yellow colored body that produces little to no head. What little head is made on the pour quickly fizzles out leaving no head or lace. (This seems week even for a Berliner Weissbier.) There are some visible streams of carbonation that rush to the head and quickly dissipate. Smell: The aroma has sharp sour fruit notes with pale sour wheat notes and faint grassy hops off in the distance. Taste/Mouth feel: The first sip has a sour/tart puckering effect on the palate. There is an unripe sour peach flavor that mixes with tart wheat malt and pale grain. It finishes on the tart side with just a hint of grassy hops and mild bitterness. It has a nice level of carbonation that helps to clean the palate. The body is light with slightly thin texture. Notes: My first thought was that this tasted like a Colt 45 with a blast of sour peach flavoring but after my second bottle I started to get a little better appreciation for this beer.

Sour straw, biscuits, and spicy citrus nose. Hazy gold color, tiny head. Subtle soft peach sweet followed by floral sour-bitterness. Effervescent, slightly thin body, but extremely refreshing. A very pleasant slightly fruity sour ale...really tasty.

Bottle into Sniffer. Pours golden, but a bit dirty with a white frothy head. Smells of peaches (obviously) and wheat. Has a good peach taste, but a bit acidic and overly carbonated. Overall, a good brew.