35 - Peach And Raspberry Purée
Definitive Brewing Company

 

A cloudy, peachy deep yellow/orange, but not much reddishness which I'd expect from raspberries. The head billowed out the glass before falling to rafts on the surface.

The smell is straight up peach.

The taste brings a bit more with some nice, light malt, a touch of sweetness, lots of peach and a touch of raspberry. There's a peach pit like bitterness, but not objectionable. Lightly flavored overall, but somewhat heavy on the peach. A little tea-like taste. A bit more raspberry tartness would balance this much better.

Feel is light and refreshing, very little carryover in the flavor, so it's actually pretty clean. Juicier than expected, not overly carbonated and I think that's a good thing. Keeps it from feeling like a soda pop.

Overall, it certainly delivers on being sessionable - but only partly. Light tasting, light feeling, refreshing. I think, however, that with the peachiness being a bit heavy I really can't see drinking more than one or two. Mixed feelings here... Slightly out of balance and maybe driven to the one dimensional side of things.

 

Pours a very hazy, peach-tinted gold color with a one finger off white head. Aroma is a pleasant yet weak, flowery peach and raspberry. Flavor starts off a little thin but the fruit flavor comes in strong in the finish, again a nice floral fruit on top of a light, pale malt. Feel is soft but a little watery - can't ask for better out of 3.5%.

This is a fantastic, judicously balanced flavor with enough substance behind it to feel like a solid APA.

Great take on a summer session ale. Loved this years version of the fruit style "35". Flavor and balance couldn't be better. Love how crushable these are at 3.5%. Nice job Definitive!