Peach Me Your Ways
River City Brewing Company
- From:
- River City Brewing Company
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 3.8%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 17, 2020
- Added:
- May 17, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
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We take a light, delicate base, age it in wine barrels with fun yeast strains, and then condition on fresh WA peaches. This fruited sour will tickle your taste buds while quenching your thirst. Perfect for any occasion.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by woemad from Washington
4.07/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500mL bottle purchased at River City Brewing in downtown Spokane for $11.99 before taxes. I'm going this a Belgian Lambic because I'm not sure what else to call it. It's a wine barrel aged sour conditioned on "fresh Washington peaches." Yes, peaches grow in Washington.
Poured into a glass, this looks like a cross between an amber ale and a glass of Rosé. The color is dark amber, verging on kindness, and is lightly chill-hazed. Virtually no head, just a skiff of bubbles formed in a ring that quickly dissipates.
Peachy, tart and acidic nose. Although, per the label, "fun" yeast strains were utilized, I don't think Brett was one of them.
Peach flavor is very apparent in the taste, but it's matched up with a very mildly vinegary tartness that keeps it from being obnoxiously sugary. There's a vaguely vinuous quality that's hard to pin down. I'm assuming the wine barrels used for aging this previously housed white wine, as I think red wine would leave more noticeable traces. Modestly dry and crisp finish.
Light bodied, slightly effervescent mouth feel.
Enjoyable as a late mid-day aperitif. Not something I'd chug all night, although the low abv would probably lend itself to such drinking. Given the choices allowed by BA, I classified this
as a Belgian Lambic. Possibly it might be considered a Wild Ale, as the label refers to "fun yeast strains". I regret not asking the guy at the brewery more about it (I had beer from three local breweries in my car and wanted to get them home to refrigeration quickly).
May 17, 2020Poured into a glass, this looks like a cross between an amber ale and a glass of Rosé. The color is dark amber, verging on kindness, and is lightly chill-hazed. Virtually no head, just a skiff of bubbles formed in a ring that quickly dissipates.
Peachy, tart and acidic nose. Although, per the label, "fun" yeast strains were utilized, I don't think Brett was one of them.
Peach flavor is very apparent in the taste, but it's matched up with a very mildly vinegary tartness that keeps it from being obnoxiously sugary. There's a vaguely vinuous quality that's hard to pin down. I'm assuming the wine barrels used for aging this previously housed white wine, as I think red wine would leave more noticeable traces. Modestly dry and crisp finish.
Light bodied, slightly effervescent mouth feel.
Enjoyable as a late mid-day aperitif. Not something I'd chug all night, although the low abv would probably lend itself to such drinking. Given the choices allowed by BA, I classified this
as a Belgian Lambic. Possibly it might be considered a Wild Ale, as the label refers to "fun yeast strains". I regret not asking the guy at the brewery more about it (I had beer from three local breweries in my car and wanted to get them home to refrigeration quickly).
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