Perzik - Gele Belgische Perzik
(has 1 batch)

SLightly hazy golden pour with only a tiny white head. Peach (nor surprise there), but on the tarter side, defintiely the real deal (not the sweetly syrup you might get elesehwere), oak, malt, apple, even a hint of vanilla.

One of now many 3 Fonteinen 'Twists of Fate' that made it into an 'official' beer, the one with yellow peach, the forerunners of which I recall were met with great enthusiasm during a tasting at Lambik-o-Droom many a moon ago. Sampled from a corked 37.5 cl bottle labelled as "BIO" (organic) but I assume that is the same thing so until it becomes more clear how the relations between the 3 Fonteinen yellow peach lambics are structured, I will park my rating here. Rated partially on the bus back from the old brewery in Beersel - accessible to participants of the "Aged and Amazed" event exceptionally - and the Lambik-o-Droom in Lot... Snow white, thinnish, irregular, open ring of foam on a misty deep yolk-yellow robe with pale orangey tinge, completely hazy with sediment. Aroma of ripe yellow peach (as hoped - and, frankly, expected), raw pineapple, peach skin, lemon, oak, green gooseberry, crabapple, sweat, damp hay, 'urine' (Brett), green plum. Tart onset, lemony but nowhere too puckering, utterly juicy with this juice effect amplified by the sweetish touch of the ripe yellow peaches, shining as brightly as they should in this 'new' subgenre of fruit lambic; the sides remain however sharp and tart, the middle yoghurty, through a cereally 'soil' and woody tannins - but everything remains directed to this wonderful play of peachy sweetness and estery-lambicy sourness. Ends with drying woody tannins (and tannins from the peach skins and kernels no doubt), but juiciness, brightness and sheer 'sunniness' remain key here - as it ought to be in a peach lambic in spring. This is pure nature in your glass, as merry and radiant as it could ever be - an effect I find in all 'artisanally made' peach, nectarine and apricot lambics for that matter... I remember one from De Cam too impressing me on a wonderful spring day, that was so beautiful and convincing as well - prompting me to declare this subsegment of fruit lambic, ironically only existing in 'industrial' pêche form in previous decades until Cantillon's Fou'Foune came along, my personal style of spring beer. This particular one could perhaps do with a tad more ripe stonefruit sugariness, who knows, but its acidity does keep it sharp and edgy while never losing the full aromatic effect of the yellow peach... Whatever the case, this one was absolutely stunning and I hope to encounter it again for a revisit.

Deep, slightly cloudy golden with a white head. Tart peach, a bit of oak, citrus, some wheat. Finish is dry and full of tart peach. Bold peach throughout. Bright and sour. Quite nice.

Taster showing slightly opaque pale amber with sparse white foam.

The nose shows moderately intense tart notes of peaches.

The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied. Dry but very ripe yellow juicy peaches throughout balanced by a moderate tartness. More peach on the finish. Fruit forward and fantastic.