Peachicot Blonde Ale
River Company Restaurant & Brewery

 

This beer has some sour characteristics to it. Smells like sour, grainy peach. Taste is is peachy with a very light malt background. Throughout drinking there is a definite sourness that puckers you up just slightly. Super refreshing. Recommended.

 

 

Straw color, a slight gold tint. White head that rises quickly, and quickly dissipates. Nose - peach! and yeast. Some other fruitiness that is presumably apricot. Maybe a little grassiness as well. Taste starts mild, then malts and a little tingle follow, but it remains fairly unassuming other than the peach. The fruit flavor is there but does not dominate as it does in the nose. A few hops appear briefly. Mouthfeel, the slightest oiliness, otherwise minimal. Overall, this ale is an easy drinker with the peach flavor adding a sort of novelty attraction. Not a big flavor.

 

 

 

Golden orange in color with a 2 1/2 finger off white head from a hard pour that quickly recedes leaving a bit of lacing. Semi-transparent.

Smell of peach and apricot, not surprisingly. sprightly floral hops balance it out.

The taste follows suit with the peach and apricot vying for attention, and an earthy, but light, bitterness. It's more tart straight out of the fridge, but the sweetness seems to grow as it warms.

Moderate in feel with light carbonation. A bit drying and lightly sticky.

Last half of my six pack. I actually like it better than the first half. The fruitiness come through more now, probably because I'm taking more time to drink it. A great summer brew.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured from a growler into a 14 oz "pint" glass. Pours a translucent orangish straw color with a small white head. Smells of peach and sweet grain, a nice balance, but weaker than anticipated. Tastes of peach but a little fake, and a slight grain profile, but as expected, the peach dominates. Beer finish very clean for a light body with just the right amount of carbonation. Overall, an above average beer.