 santoslhalper (166), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
May 24, 2008
Bottled 05/31/07. In the glass it is a sparkling gold with lots of fast moving carbonation and a bubbly white head. In the nose it’s incredibly funky. Moldy cheese, earthy mushrooms, fruitiness, barnyard notes, and a host of other complexities I can’t begin to describe. In the mouth, it’s bubbly and effervescent, with clean, lemony acidity and tart citric undertones. The funkiness is intense!! The peach is all but gone, and I’m glad. Intensely dry and mouth-puckering sour finish. After a year, this has done what I hoped - became more acidic. Another year or two, and I’ll be able to convince you that you’re drinking Gueuze! Funky, funky, funky. I love wild yeast.
TAR (1998), Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Pale yellow. Crackling foam quickly disperse to form a wispy ring of bubbles. Flowery, peachy aromas are lightly dotted with honeydew, minerals, chalky yeast and honey-drizzled straw. Prickly, loose-bubbled effervescence. Palate-puckering lactic acids are kissed with a finessed peach fruitiness which slowly gives way to creamy yet firm cracker- and straw-like wheat tones. Pils malt slowly develops some beautiful definition as it takes on more of a toastiness and crisp nuttiness toward the center. Bone-dry body wonderfully contrasts with the succulently fruity esters and polished peach accents. Yeast adds body and softness as it clings to the palate, depositing some starchiness as well as hints of pistachio, vanilla and dough. Fairly musty as well. Trace lemon flashes its sharp yet artfully composed acid into the well-integrated finish which sandwiches the sourness with a lingering malty sweetness and dab of musty yeast. Didn’t expect to like this much, but it undeniably is well-crafted. Perhaps it sacrifices some complexity for its straightforwardness, but I can’t complain. They’ve taken an ancient, nearly extinct style of beer and added a new-world twist while retaining the authenticity of true Berliner weisse. That’s quite commendable!
sstackho (242), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 17, 2008 12oz single bottle purchased for $2.20 from Wine Emporium in Boston. Bottled in May 2008, consumed in July 2008. Pours a very pale colour, virtually white when held up to light - more white than a typical Belgian wit. Zero head - virtually flat. Weak aroma with a hint of peach - which I doubt I’d place if not for the name. First taste is sour initially, quickly giving way to not much of anything. Not complex nor enjoyable.
bierkoning (4691), La Tropica, Netherlands
Aug 17, 2008 Bottle. Blonde, cloudy. Peach and lemon in the aroma. Sour, lemony flavor with canned peach. Not too sweet, the beer is well attenuated. Excellent balance between fruity sweetness and sourness. Nice one, though maybe not a world classic.
WinoInTraining (25), Longmont, Colorado, USA
Aug 16, 2008 hmmmm......almost no peach, a bit tooooooo sour. it kind of seems like they forgot what they were going for halfway through making it. no bueno.
kpresley77 (61), Jackson, Georgia, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Bottle pours hazy golden with little head. Aroma is very light bread. First taste grabs your taste buds with bitterness. The carbonation is okay and the bitterness kills the whole flavor of the beer. The finish is bitter as well. Not much peach aroma or flavor just the bitterness.
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