Festina Pêche
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Delaware, United States 🇺🇸
Berliner Weisse - Flavoured Rotating|
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6.42
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A refreshing neo-Berliner Weisse, Festina Peche is available in 6-packs and on draft during the sweaty months.
Sadly, there are only a few breweries left in Berlin still brewing the Berliner Weisse style, which is characterized by its intense tartness (some say sour). There were once over 70 breweries in Berlin alone making this beer!
In addition to fermentation with an ale yeast, Berliner Weisse is traditionally fermented with lactic cultures to produce its acidic (or green apple-like) character. Served as an apertif or summertime quencher, Festina is delicately hopped and has a pale straw color. To soften the intense sourness, Berliner Weisse is traditionally served with a dash of essence of woodruff or raspberry syrup.
In Festina Pêche, 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!
Sadly, there are only a few breweries left in Berlin still brewing the Berliner Weisse style, which is characterized by its intense tartness (some say sour). There were once over 70 breweries in Berlin alone making this beer!
In addition to fermentation with an ale yeast, Berliner Weisse is traditionally fermented with lactic cultures to produce its acidic (or green apple-like) character. Served as an apertif or summertime quencher, Festina is delicately hopped and has a pale straw color. To soften the intense sourness, Berliner Weisse is traditionally served with a dash of essence of woodruff or raspberry syrup.
In Festina Pêche, 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!
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5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Golden with a small white head. Tart and dry with citrus and faint peach. Medium finish and body. Still not great but better than the original version.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2025
at 20:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught from EAtaly. Poured brownish yellow, very tart and sour, ok but not my favorite.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 00:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Sour, slightly fruity. Fresh fruit aroma. Orange amber color. Didn’t really care for it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:12
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle courtesy of dsnowden, thanks!. pours very light yellow, next to no head.
aroma is VERY VERY slight peach, and some sour funk. flavour is tart, and slightly sour with a touch of sweetness, and i wouldn’t say its peach. I"m getting a mealy, grainy aftertaste. This is more of a sour wattery german hefe. Its decent and drinkable, but i’m not getting any peach at all
aroma is VERY VERY slight peach, and some sour funk. flavour is tart, and slightly sour with a touch of sweetness, and i wouldn’t say its peach. I"m getting a mealy, grainy aftertaste. This is more of a sour wattery german hefe. Its decent and drinkable, but i’m not getting any peach at all
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:07
8/10
Okay, America. Go beat the worthless Portuguese.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:52
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:48
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottles/draught over the years, probably last had it circa 2010 or so. Lightly hazy, blonde-golden with a hint of amber/bronze. Off-white head is medium-sized, slowly recedes to ring. Apricot is so-so, not cheap/fake, but not exactly bursting with fresh, juicy authenticity. Malts are heavily biscuity, doesn't really complement the apricot. Some acidity on the end, somewhat punchy. In the mouth it's softish, slick, lightly fruity but with crusty, rather rough malts and punchy lactic character. Sharp apricot flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2022
at 22:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce can. Yellow gold pour. Frothy white head. Tart, peachy malt aroma. Flavor is sour malt, unripe peach and funky yeast. Light and tangy. Let the Fest begin!
Tried
from Can
on 20 Aug 2022
at 04:12
7/10
Effervescent gold pour. Thin foam. Peach flavor with hops and malt. Nice finish. Light carbonation.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2022
at 18:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
bottle. Interesting Berliner Weisse - definite peach flavor - very mild - decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2019
at 19:32