Festina Pêche
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Two twelve ounce cans emptied, with pauses, into a clear glass liter mug. The necessary breaks in the action were because of the excessive foamy pours produced. That offender receded very quickly and left no glass lacing. It smells like, what's there, a light commercially mass produced adjunct beer, save for a noticeable peachy note. Nothing here is, nor should be appealing to any true beer lover. Drinking it, there's an almost refreshing effervescence. That's the end of the compliments. It's overly peachy and underly beery. Other than an annoying yeastiness, this might make a decent peach hard seltzer. But, were it not for the yeast, there'd be no body at all. The absolutely no glass lacing affirms that argument. The nearly clear, slightly amber color and peach only aroma gives this away from the onset. It doesn't get any better.

*archived rating*

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass

o- not a ton of flavor, but refreshing w/ balanced tartness; fitting for a warm summer day

Consumption date: 08.15.10
Bottle date: not captured

 

Lovely fruited ale…and it stands up over time. Just opened one bought last summer and it has aged beautifully…a little softer, more round peach notes. Would work well as a sour…it has a tartness that has mellowed over the months. So glad it pulled it out and gave it a chance.

 

RB transfer

Pours a pale yellow. Thin foam. Peachy aroma. Sorry peach body. Good peach flavor. Light bitter finish. Not bad.

12 oz can stamped Oct 2025 pours a clear light golden color with tiny white head that fizzes away quickly, leaving only a partial rim of bubbles inside the glass. Aroma is mostly ripe peach with wheat cracker in the background. The flavor is both fruity sweet and tart, with some bitterness in the finish. This is definitely not a Berliner Weisse that will make you pucker. Body i light with lively carbonation and a crisp mouthfeel. This was a perfect easy drinker for a summer afternoon when my air conditioning failed.

12oz can stamped OCT 2025 poured into a shaker pint glass at fridge temp 4.5% ABV. The beer pours mostly bright light golden yellow with nearly white head. The head recedes to a thin ring and scattered bubbles. The aroma is mild with sweet ripe peach and a hint of pale malt. The taste is tart peach up front that gradually fades across the tongue until pale malt and minimal bitterness close things out. The feel is thin bodied with above average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Overall, good if you like peach and tart beer...

 

 

 

Pours a lightly cloudy lemonade hued straw; white head that lingers in the form of thin film, I feel like many berliners lack any sort of retention so it’s nice to see in this.

Nose is simple and refreshing; immediate touch of peach flavor, perceived lemon, and wheat cracker.

The taste is nicely tart, lightly fruity and refreshing; it has peach fruit character, light acidity, I know this beer has no salt but my palate perceives it; a light wheat presence shows on the finish, as does a very light touch of sweetness.

Body is light; balanced acidity that isn’t puckering, refreshing; softly carbonated, no bitterness.

Hazy, yellow color ; huge , white head. Lemon, peach, tartness in aroma. Pleasant sourness in taste, juicy and fruity. Light body, sourness in aftertaste. Good, summer beer.

 

 

 

Why doesn’t DFH sell this in bottles/cans? One of their better offerings.