Dogfish Head Festina Peche

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

bottle, color is a hazy golden yellow with not a wisp of head within seconds, nose is lemony, flavor is sour, bitter and a light peach and lemon , finish is fizzy

(draft @ The Old Toad - Rochester, NY) Cloudy golden color with a thick white head. Aroma is light and slightly tart with a very mild aroma of peaches. Flavor is very sour and tart with a good amount of peaches, not much wheat, and a very smooth and sweet finish.

Bottle. Murky yellow body with a soapy white head. The aroma is slightly papery, vinous, and somewhat tart with contributions of lemon/citrus. Nice tart flavour profile with some sweet apple and peach notes. Refreshing and sufficiently complex for this style.

On tap at Hop Devil Grill. Hazy yellow in color with a nice white head. Fruity peach aroma. Fruity malty grainy flavor. Peachy citrusy notes. Sour tasting. Finish is peaches. Crisp and refreshing. Tart. Clean tasting. Medium bodied. Very nice. I really enjoyed it. Clean finish. Nice.

a cloudy light straw colored beer with a large sudsy white head that diminishes quickly. just a light hint of peach in aroma. flavor is slightly tart with a hint of peach. only lightly salty. carbonation is high. dry finish. i like the peach addition....not too much ya know? but it could be more tart and salty.

Pale yellow. Crackling foam quickly disperse to form a wispy ring of bubbles. Flowery, peachy aromas are lightly dotted with honeydew, minerals, chalky yeast and honey-drizzled straw. Prickly, loose-bubbled effervescence. Palate-puckering lactic acids are kissed with a finessed peach fruitiness which slowly gives way to creamy yet firm cracker- and straw-like wheat tones. Pils malt slowly develops some beautiful definition as it takes on more of a toastiness and crisp nuttiness toward the center. Bone-dry body wonderfully contrasts with the succulently fruity esters and polished peach accents. Yeast adds body and softness as it clings to the palate, depositing some starchiness as well as hints of pistachio, vanilla and dough. Fairly musty as well. Trace lemon flashes its sharp yet artfully composed acid into the well-integrated finish which sandwiches the sourness with a lingering malty sweetness and dab of musty yeast. Didn’t expect to like this much, but it undeniably is well-crafted. Perhaps it sacrifices some complexity for its straightforwardness, but I can’t complain. They’ve taken an ancient, nearly extinct style of beer and added a new-world twist while retaining the authenticity of true Berliner weisse. That’s quite commendable!

Pale golden, hazy, foamy short head. Pretty refreshing, I’ll have to remember it for the summer. Lightly tart, almost too grainy. Notes of citrus and peach but the peach is not overdone, it blends into the tartness and is not sweet. Finish is semi-dry. Fizzy. Not as sour as other Berliner weisse I’ve had but its a nice summer drink.

Pours very light hazy yellow with a thick and soapy white head. The aroma is all about peaches - very natural smelling. Thin crisp grainy body with subdued sharp carbonation. The flavor starts quite sour, wheaty, grainy, dry peach and spices. The finish adds lemon-ish citric acidity and is very short lasting. This is a nice refreshing summer thirst quencher.