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Festina Pêche
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- From:
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- Delaware, United States
- Style:
- Berliner Weisse
Ranked #166 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #24,264 - Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 16.94%
- Reviews:
- 1,392
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 02, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 26, 2007
- Wants:
- 207
- Gots:
- 757
In Festina Peche, since the natural peach sugars are eaten by the yeast, the fruit complexity is woven into both the aroma and the taste of the beer so there is no need to doctor it with woodruff or raspberry syrup. Just open and enjoy!
8 IBU
8 IBU
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Ratings by BeerAdvocate:
Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland
4.22/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.22/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Beer review from BA Mag Aug 2007.
Festina Pêche is based off the Berliner Style Weissbier, which is a tart wheat beer that may be sweetened with syrups when served. Dogfish Head went the extra mile and brewed theirs with peaches.
Pours out a hazed yellowish-golden brew, with a ring of white lace that struggles to stick around. Firm peach aroma with a mildly tart nose; hints of wheat and yeast with a backing of floral notes in the aroma. Very refreshing from a blast of tartness and a deep crispness comes from within the moderate body. The tartness has a perfect snap to it rather than trying to rip your taste buds out. In the core of the tartness sits the peach flavor, with green apple flavors swirling around it. From middle to end, it's soft, but the malt flavor grows and vanishes quickly as dryness sets in and the aftertaste shows its cleanliness.
By far, one of the best summer seasonals brewed in the US this year. This beer is a call to the entire brewing industry not to jump on every bandwagon that comes through town. Do something different.
Mar 30, 2009Festina Pêche is based off the Berliner Style Weissbier, which is a tart wheat beer that may be sweetened with syrups when served. Dogfish Head went the extra mile and brewed theirs with peaches.
Pours out a hazed yellowish-golden brew, with a ring of white lace that struggles to stick around. Firm peach aroma with a mildly tart nose; hints of wheat and yeast with a backing of floral notes in the aroma. Very refreshing from a blast of tartness and a deep crispness comes from within the moderate body. The tartness has a perfect snap to it rather than trying to rip your taste buds out. In the core of the tartness sits the peach flavor, with green apple flavors swirling around it. From middle to end, it's soft, but the malt flavor grows and vanishes quickly as dryness sets in and the aftertaste shows its cleanliness.
By far, one of the best summer seasonals brewed in the US this year. This beer is a call to the entire brewing industry not to jump on every bandwagon that comes through town. Do something different.
More User Ratings:
Rated by HarlotBronte from District of Columbia
3.9/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Why doesn’t DFH sell this in bottles/cans? One of their better offerings.
Jul 02, 2023Reviewed by Cdriver0414 from Kentucky
3.83/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
It is pretty cool to see tiny peach chunks floating around. The smell is not as good as it could be. It's a subtle peach smell slightly overpowered by the sour. The taste of this beer is excellent though. If you love peach with a sour afternoon, this is the beer for you. This beer is so refreshing on a hot day and so crushable. The low abv and flavor make this an excellent light choice for the summer.
Jun 17, 2022Reviewed by HardCider from Pennsylvania
3.54/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer pours a cloudy apricot color with a moderate white head. There is a strong, pleasant smell of pineapple. The taste is bitter and tangy. The most notable flavor is lemon, but its overpowered by an artificial sweetener.
May 05, 2022Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
3.81/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Clear light golden pour with 2 fingers of fizzy white head. Falls fast... minimal lacing.
S: Tart and fruity. Peach and light citrus.
T.F: Peach/apricot up front. Fruit... lemon citrus and crackery grains. Modest tartness... not really sour. Light bodied and well carbonated. Lingering peach preserves at the finish.
O: A nice tart peach forward Weisse. Easy drinking... and with the low ABV super drinkable.
Oct 29, 2021L: Clear light golden pour with 2 fingers of fizzy white head. Falls fast... minimal lacing.
S: Tart and fruity. Peach and light citrus.
T.F: Peach/apricot up front. Fruit... lemon citrus and crackery grains. Modest tartness... not really sour. Light bodied and well carbonated. Lingering peach preserves at the finish.
O: A nice tart peach forward Weisse. Easy drinking... and with the low ABV super drinkable.
Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
3.65/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce can poured into a willi becher.
Nice peach aroma. Peach flavor is good to but more subtle. Light and refreshing, not too tart, a touch watery.
Mar 22, 2021Nice peach aroma. Peach flavor is good to but more subtle. Light and refreshing, not too tart, a touch watery.
Reviewed by Peach63 from New York
3.87/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours orange with a 1 inch white head. Moderate lacing. Hazy.
Aroma is dank. Peaches, tangerine. Not much else.
Taste is sour. Wheat, tart peach, tart apple. Mouth puckering.
Light bodied, light carbonation. Dry, tart finish.
A nice tart beer. Thirst quenching.
Aug 29, 2020Aroma is dank. Peaches, tangerine. Not much else.
Taste is sour. Wheat, tart peach, tart apple. Mouth puckering.
Light bodied, light carbonation. Dry, tart finish.
A nice tart beer. Thirst quenching.
Festina Pêche from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
4448 ratings
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