Dogfish Head Festina Peche - Surprisingly Interesting

What did I say about not judging a beer by its label? From the get go I thought there would be a problem with this beer. The beer I am talking about is Dogfish Head Festina Peche. Right on the label it states "brewed from peach concentrate". There you have it. I was SURE this beer would have a very sweet, syrupy, artificial taste, since it was made from peach concentrate. I really made the wrong call on this beer by judging it from the label alone.

Dogfish Head produces this interesting beer. Their website, http://www.dogfish.com/, gives some information about how this beer is produced. The style of this beer is a neo-BerlinerWeisse. These beers are very tart, some people say they are "sour". Dogfish Head, you have made me a fan of this style of beer.

The ABV for Festina Peche is 4.50%. The aroma I picked up when Festina Peche was opened is a sweet peach smell along with a little alcohol. The head is white and the color of the beer is light yellow. It appears to look like a cider. The mouthfeel is a bit champagne like. It is a dry beer. WOW! The taste is tart. I totally did not expect that at all, just from reading the label. There is some peach flavor, but the tart flavor is dominating. If you know what Sweet Tart candy tastes like, then this is very close. I did notice an odd after taste, but the more I had, the less I noticed the after taste. The after taste wasn't bad, just something different. I did not notice any hops flavor or bitter taste. Just alot of tart that goes a long way. Dogfish Head Festina Peche was very surprising and very good. Would I buy it again? Yes I would. It is different and a very good beer. Try one for yourself. I grade this beer an A-. If you haven't tried a tart or "sour" beer, you don't know what you are missing.

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