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Dogfish Head Festina Lente

 (RETIRED)


 Percentile 
52
overall
A Lambic - Fruit formerly brewed by
Dogfish Head Brewery

Milton, Delaware USA

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2013.11/5.03.1/5.0Winter7%36Flute, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A neo-lambic ale that goes through both a yeast and bacteria fermentation and is then aged on oak chips and 400 pounds of Delaware peaches. This beer is very tart and complex. It arrives cork-finished and bottled-conditioned in champagne bottles.

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 fredandboboflo (619), East Setauket, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20

Jun 11, 2008  
Bottle at Spuyten Duyvil. Aroma says "peach cider" or "peach orchard" to me, sweetish peaches. Flavor very tart peaches, cider-like finish. Very refreshing. Great stuff.

 Rciesla (830), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/514/20
Jul 4, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a golden body. Dry peach oak abv musky and sourness. A bit of woodiness and sour peach acidity. A good bottle with plenty of time on it.


 Tweety (169), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 25, 2008  
"Really Old Beers and Really Stinky Cheeses" tasting session at ACBF 2008. From the 2004(03?) bottling. This was a truly unique experience. If you tried this beer when it was first released and get another chance to have a bottle, don’t let that original experience color your opinion. Apparently when it was originally bottled, it took this beer over a year and a half to bottle condition because of the acidity which is why lots of the early ratings are so low. When I had it it had a nice touch of peach with nearly perfectly-balanced sour character. A real treat.


 LilBeerDoctor (627), East Setauket, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/515/20
Jun 11, 2008  
2004 bottle at Spuyten Duyvil. Pours a light orange with no head. Aroma of sweet peaches. It tasted just like biting into a sour, juicy peach. Very smooth, extremely drinkable, and quite delicious.


BrianK (73), New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 9, 2008  
Bottle at Spuytin Duyvil. Yes, yes, all the time on this beer has paid off. I hear this beer was horrible when it first came out but it sure was tasty when i had it. Very peachy and dry with a descent aroma. On the funky side as well. I like it.




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