Peach Kick Sour
New Belgium Brewing Company

 

 

Fizzy. Light sour. Light peach. Drinkable sour not overbearing. More peach on top of the sour would be nice to have a slightly sweet, slightly sour. This is just slightly sour with a little peach finish. Not bad but could be better.

Appearance - Pours large 2 finger off-white head with decent to decent-low retention, little to no lacing, and weak stick. Body is medium gold with a touch of that peach tone. Slightly hazy. Unimpressive, uninteresting. 3

Smell - Light. Corny musk with faint fermented peach underneath. 4

Taste - Light. Sour. Bittersweet. A bit metallic. Not actually tasting any peach though, I suppose it's mostly been converted. But at least you know that means it was actually used to make the beer and not added as a peach-flavored syrup after the fact, like a bad gimmick beer would do. 4

Mouthfeel - Thin, slightly spritey and acidic with a lingering mild astringency. Actually fairly refreshing. 4

Overall - Enjoyable and drinkable. Sum is better than its parts. 4.25

 

Pours an effervescent bronze with one finger of cream colored head. traces of lacing and no head retention

S: Slight peachyness & grassyness; peach ramps up as it warms

T: Dryness, some peach notes, plus a little tartness up front. Dryness and tartness dominate as this warms, faint peach flavor as well. Finishes dry and tart with ever-so slight sweet peach

MF: Light bodied, delicate carbonation

Easy drinker, not the most complex example of this style, a pretty gentle introduction

 

 

 

 

 

12 oz can with a 23 February 2020 BB date stamp on the bottom.
Served in a lager glass revealing a clear amber body with a decent white head.
Mild aroma for style with light spices and faint peach jam. The mildly tart flavor follows, but with relatively high funkiness.

 

12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, white head of foam. It smelled of peach, lemon and caramel. Tart peach taste with lemon notes and a caramel sweetness.

 

New Belgium Peach Kick has a medium, white head, a clear, bubbly, orange-gold appearance, with bubbles and some lacing. The aroma is of white bread crust, with faint fruit and sourness. The flavor is the same, with no bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium, and Peach Kick finishes medium dry.

RJT

12 ounce can into signature globe glass; canned on 8/14/2019, best before 2/16/2020. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lacing cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas if big juicy/tart/tangy peaches, fruit fuzz/skin/pits, lemon, lime, orange, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, peppercorn, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, cinnamon, leathery/musty/lacto funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of peaches, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, moderate pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate oak barrel notes; with big strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy peaches, fruit fuzz/skin/pits, lemon, lime, orange, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, peppercorn, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, cinnamon, leathery/musty/lacto funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy/tart/tangy peaches, fruit fuzz/skin/pits, lemon, lime, orange, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, peppercorn, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leathery/musty/lacto funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of peaches, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, moderate pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate oak barrel flavors; with a fantastic malt/tart/tangy/spiciness balance, with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/tangy/spiciness, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.3%. Overall this is an excellent fruited sour ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of peaches, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, moderate pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate oak barrel flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Great balance of vibrant/juicy peaches, Brett/Bacteria complexity, and pale/wheat malts against acidity; with nice overall oak presence from the 20% wood aged sour blend. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example as expected of the brewery.

If you're looking for a smooth peach wheat beer with a tiny tartness, you'll be in heaven. If you're looking for a good sour, Anderson Valley will pucker you up much better and leave you hankering for more. Overall, very smooth and not too sweet. A great inbetweener beer.

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