Jungle Boogie With Peach
Marz Community Brewing

 

 

 

 

Tasted in a Rastal Teku from a 1 pint 0.9 fl oz bottle on November 12, 2107. Another well made beer by Marz, but this peach bomb is just too sweet for my tastes.

 

In the beer that won't be overplayed, the Marz team won't allow the palate fatigue of Jungle Boogie to fall on the senses, the brewers continually add fruit flavors to accessorize and complete the story of the rooibos tea. Next up: peach!

Peach Jungle Boogie pours the familiar burnt orange and faintly hazed color that we're used to in the base beer. Firmly headed with off-white froth, the scent of branch ripened peaches are front and center. Orchard-like, zesty and with a pep of tartness the well woven scent of earthy sun tea, pepper and caramel blend in seamlessly with the first sip of graham cracker and granola.

As the flavors transpire, the sweetness lifts and the nutty malt components add an earthy richness to the middle palate. With the juicy taste of Mosaic hops playing an herbal and tropical fruit tune early on, its pineapple, mango and passionfruit flavors trend herbal with sassafras, lemon verbena and chivy in late bitterness. All the while, the peach flavors are acidic, minerally and dry; largely void of the sweetness that's commonly associated with the fruit.

Medium-bodied but drier than its initial impressions suggest, the toasty and nutty ale trends nearly ipa-bitter with a bite of pepper, grassiness and tropical fruit peel. As the tea offers an herbal and robust sun-kissed character, the hops and peach are enlivened in such the matter of peach infused teas. Its bitter, herbal and fruity aftertaste is medium-length and ushers in a sour and bitter refreshment.

 

Pours a murky dark orange, amber color with a finger of khaki head.

Aroma is fruity and juicy. Get peach rings, peach flesh, blueberry, berries, dankness, and an herbal note. The sugary sweetness from the malt just accentuates the fruitiness of the hops and fruit, but doesn't get overly sweet.

Taste hits big on the peach, dank, and berry notes. Juicy sweet peaches and blueberry up front give way to a dry, slightly resinous and grassy bitterness, and slightly unripened peach finish. There's a hint of wheat in there as well.

Light medium body. Crisp, slightly creamy, and quite clean. Refreshing.

Another good fruited variant of their well made Jungle Boogie. The peach is quite present here and kind of accentuates the juicy peach notes the base beer already provides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hazy orange color, murky despite sitting in the fridge a few days.
Lasting frothy foam, arcs of lace around the glass, long lasting surface coverage.

Smells great, definitely more of a natural peach than the peach gummy rings of the OG version.
Juicy and fruity without an overt sweetness.

Wheaty and fruity taste, peach is front and center, though not an overwhelming fruit bomb. Comes off a little like a fruit vitamin. A lingering grassy bitterness in the background, feels smooth and supple. Medium carbonation, easy drinking.

Really enjoyed this, not sure if it's worth the premium price, but worth trying for sure.