Dogfish Head Festina Peche

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

Pours a rather hazes yellowy pink, light with a large bubbled, fading white head. The nose is a bit peachy with the fruit, though there is a definite sharpness to the nose more resembling citrus. This seems to have a bit of that lactobacillus sort of funk, not to mention a bit of some wheaty esters. In the mouth, this is abit thin and perhaps a slight bit fizzy, but on a quencher like this, I actually sort of appreciate those aspects. Again, a bit wheaty, in the esters, but the lactobacillus takes the stager in terms of a slightly salty tartness. The presence of peach is there, perhaps slightly offsetting the sharpness, but not in an unpleasant way, perhaps reminiscent of the apricot in Aprihop, though more sweet and juicy. The finish is clean, with a nice quenching acidic bite. I could drink quite a few of these on a hot day. Beats lemonade hands down. rerate 10.18.07 I see no pink! This is maybe a warm bleached bleh yellow. But some haze saves this. 1 point off there! But, over all, I gotta give this one more point. This is a fun beer.

Pours a lot lighter than i was expecting. light gold color with almost no head. Aroma is faint peaches and sour patch kids. Extremely light body. flavor is sour but not nearly as much as the other berliner weisses i’ve had. tart peaches and salt. pretty refreshing. still a stupid style of beer.

looks like a hoegaarden: slightly browned yellow urine with definite opacity and white head. i wish i’d waited for a hot summer day to try the only bottle i have of this. oh well. the first scent to hit the nose is rank peaches, then a sort of spoiled milk sweet/sourness. after a little while, the nose loses that scent and it’s just a nice light peach aroma. flavor isn’t bad. it definitely tastes altogether a little underpowered and watery, but that might just be my low abv bias. it tastes something like a sour lemony candy. it’s really really watery. maybe that’s why they marketed it as a "dog day" summer beer. too bad i was too drunk to remember anything about the fff berliner weiss i had. probably about the same. i suddenly have a low opinion of people from berlin. even kolsches are better than these.

Peachy chardonnay color, with a foamy quick-lasting white head. Smells of malt liquor, corn, rice, very dry. Taste is dry, un-ripe peach, malt, wheat, rice and tangy tart vinegar. Interesting summer drink, refreshing. Has some qualities of a Flemish sour.

Pours yellow orange with a small white head. Notes of peaches and a fair amount of tartness. I don’t know if it was the peaches or what, but something about this seemed a but forced or artificial. Didn’t have the subtle nuances of some recent berliner weises I’ve had - NG unplugged, telegraph reserve sour wheat. had it at winking lizard and it came with a dofish glass. was with pampdogg and mr. pamp.

note: According to Nick selm, who has a swollen booty hole, this is up there with “Monk’s Café Flemish Sour Red Ale” as the worst beer of all time.

Bottle from Trenton take out. Sorry guys I hate this style. It is just too tart for me and not blended well. I wont totally kill the rating.

12 oz bottle from a trade with ughsmash. pours hazy yellow with a slight orange haze. huge fizzy white head that leaves quickly and leaves no lacing. some carbonation with very big bubbles. aromas are apples with some peach. very sharp aromas that make your eyes open. flavours are light fruit which is overpowered by a very fizzy mouthfeel. would be thirst quenching but id say its the opposite of a session beer. im glad i had it but i dont think ill ever seek it out again. hey at least ive had a Berliner Weisse now.

Glowing, hazy yellow with a bubbly, white head. Aroma is sour peach, fruits, some hops, and a bit of grass. The peach notes are a bit overpowering. Thin, rather carbonated body. Sour flavor. Citric, sour fruit, and slight peach. For the amount of peach in the nose I was suprised at how little is in the flavor. The peach does show up in the sourish, dry finish. Not a bad beer, I like the fruits, but I wish the peach was a bit stronger.