Festina Pêche | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Brewed by:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Delaware, United States
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Style: Berliner Weissbier
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.50%
Availability: Summer
Notes / Commercial Description:
In Festina Peche, since the natural peach sugars are eaten by the yeast, the fruit complexity is woven into both the aroma and the taste of the beer so there is no need to doctor it with woodruff or raspberry syrup. Just open and enjoy!
8 IBU
Added by dherling on 02-26-2007
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Ratings: 4,341 | Reviews: 1,366
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.04/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.74/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.98/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Just a fantastic beer. The peach aroma and taste seep through in this sour and perky Berliner Weiss. As usual, dogfish head represents a style with their Owen take and skill. Well done.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Just a fantastic beer. The peach aroma and taste seep through in this sour and perky Berliner Weiss. As usual, dogfish head represents a style with their Owen take and skill. Well done.
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3.72/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.11/5 rDev -15%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Weird peach taste, sour. Not sure what to make of it. Every taste had to analyze. But sour, doesn't taste like beer, sort've like juice.
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look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Weird peach taste, sour. Not sure what to make of it. Every taste had to analyze. But sour, doesn't taste like beer, sort've like juice.
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3.96/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This Berliner weisse pours a slightly opaque yellow color with a faint orange tint, a small foamy white head, and some significant sediment, but not so much that it’s off-putting. The smell is light and citrusy, with a hint of peach; it’s kind of similar to some goses that I’ve had, really pleasant and summery. The taste is quite a bit different than I expected from the scent. It is quite a bit bolder for one, particularly with respect to peach, which is probably the prominent flavor. There is also significant tart citrus (lemony) flavor and a slight wheat quality. It has a little bit of a white wine spritz appeal. This is the only peach beer that I have ever had and I have to think that it somehow works with this style. The Berliner weisse style is far from one of my favorite styles of beer, but this is definitely the best one that I have ever had, although I have had a couple of goses that would be competitive with it. Not something that I would drink a lot of personally, but it is a fantastic, refreshing beer to have one or two of in the summer.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This Berliner weisse pours a slightly opaque yellow color with a faint orange tint, a small foamy white head, and some significant sediment, but not so much that it’s off-putting. The smell is light and citrusy, with a hint of peach; it’s kind of similar to some goses that I’ve had, really pleasant and summery. The taste is quite a bit different than I expected from the scent. It is quite a bit bolder for one, particularly with respect to peach, which is probably the prominent flavor. There is also significant tart citrus (lemony) flavor and a slight wheat quality. It has a little bit of a white wine spritz appeal. This is the only peach beer that I have ever had and I have to think that it somehow works with this style. The Berliner weisse style is far from one of my favorite styles of beer, but this is definitely the best one that I have ever had, although I have had a couple of goses that would be competitive with it. Not something that I would drink a lot of personally, but it is a fantastic, refreshing beer to have one or two of in the summer.
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4.28/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Presentation: 12 oz bottle poured in to a pint glass.
Look: Hazy, pale yellow with a rapidly fading 3/4 finger head.
Smell: Lemony citrus notes predominate with some faint peach bringing up the rear.
Taste: Follows the nose, tart lemon but unfortunately not much if any peach.
Feel: Crisp, refreshing, acidic, lightly carbonated. The perfect beer for a hot summer's day.
Overall: A great beer, it hits the nail on the head at just about every point for the style. My only complaint is that it could of had more peach.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Presentation: 12 oz bottle poured in to a pint glass.
Look: Hazy, pale yellow with a rapidly fading 3/4 finger head.
Smell: Lemony citrus notes predominate with some faint peach bringing up the rear.
Taste: Follows the nose, tart lemon but unfortunately not much if any peach.
Feel: Crisp, refreshing, acidic, lightly carbonated. The perfect beer for a hot summer's day.
Overall: A great beer, it hits the nail on the head at just about every point for the style. My only complaint is that it could of had more peach.
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4.08/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.81/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. bottle poured into pint glass at Agora in Houston
(drank on August 15, 2016)
L: pale yellow, very light, about 75% clear with slight mistiness; pushes up almost 2-inch head of white fluffy foam that dissipates quickly; little sticking, no lacing
S: lemon tartness, grain ,sour grain, tart peaches; as it warms, the peach aroma sweetens into peach pie with some bread malt
T: lemon-peach mix, tart up front and sweeter on the back end; as it warms, has just a hint of earthy lemon peel and brett sourness, though still very clean and tart
F: solid all around, light and crisp
O: perfect starter kit for the sours novice; the peach tastes a bit like sugary syrup but the base brew is still good
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. bottle poured into pint glass at Agora in Houston
(drank on August 15, 2016)
L: pale yellow, very light, about 75% clear with slight mistiness; pushes up almost 2-inch head of white fluffy foam that dissipates quickly; little sticking, no lacing
S: lemon tartness, grain ,sour grain, tart peaches; as it warms, the peach aroma sweetens into peach pie with some bread malt
T: lemon-peach mix, tart up front and sweeter on the back end; as it warms, has just a hint of earthy lemon peel and brett sourness, though still very clean and tart
F: solid all around, light and crisp
O: perfect starter kit for the sours novice; the peach tastes a bit like sugary syrup but the base brew is still good
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3.25/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.67/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.8/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Served on tap in a chalice glass. Hazy yellow, white foam. Tart aroma with peach dominating. Up front taste of tart peaches, like peaches blended with lemonade and a subtle malt finish. Dry mouthfeel with a crisp finish. Well made sour beer, loved everything about this.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Served on tap in a chalice glass. Hazy yellow, white foam. Tart aroma with peach dominating. Up front taste of tart peaches, like peaches blended with lemonade and a subtle malt finish. Dry mouthfeel with a crisp finish. Well made sour beer, loved everything about this.
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2.75/5 rDev -24.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
4.11/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Festina Pêche from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
3.66
out of 5
based on 4,341 ratings.
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5