Mother Earth Windowpane Series: Peaches

Brewed by Mother Earth Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Kinston, North Carolina USA

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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UPDATED: MAR 11, 2013 Served in a nonic from a 750 ML bottle; October 2012 bottling date. A - Poured with a very good off-white head over a lightly hazy, amber/orange (peach) liquid. Aroma: Fruity and woody, with a substantial impact from being "aged in chardonnay barrels". Taste - fortunately not nearly as woody as the smell but both the wood and the wine have a clear impact on this wheat beer. Peaches are more subtle, probably being overpowered by the barrel aging. Mouthfeel: 8.2% ABV is well hidden in this smooth beer. Medium carbonation. Medium body. O: nicely complex, but peach/chardonnay barrel aging did not work as well as I expected. The Fig & Raisin from the same ME series is definitely better.

Draft at busy bee. Vey nice. The barrels give off a much better taste than anticipated. I was expecting a sweet wine beer but its more alcoholic which is excellent. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Originally reviewed: 11/27/12. As soon as I heard this one was at my local bottle shop, I stopped by to pick some up. This same shop never got the Blackberry version, so I didn’t want to miss out on this one. Poured this into a chalice. Pours a deep dark caramel-orange with a small cap of white froth. Light lace left behind after each sip. The aroma is interesting to say the least. It definitely wasn’t what I expected. I anticipated a little more spice and maybe some funky tartness, but instead, this is sweet with vanilla, wine, peaches, with hints of musty wood. The body is uber-creamy and smooth. Moderate carbonation that seems even lacking at times. Decent finish with a slightly syrupy feel. This is really sweet! Not sure this has any "Wit" at all, even at the base level. The Chardonnay barreling comes out with a force as vanilla, oak, bourbon-y flavors take precedent. A little dryness noted from the oak. Mild peach flavor, more like peach candy. No tartness noted at all, to my chagrin. I kept waiting for the tart smack on the back end, as described on the bottle, to no avail. This was a fine beer, but it just wasn’t what I had hoped it would be. Anticipated a little more tartness, and much less vanilla candy-like sweetness.

Corked and caged from JCB - thanks! Slightly murky orange-amber color with frothy white head. Aroma is fairly sweet and mildly skunky with sticky peach candy, chardonnay, faint vanilla, and some alcohol. Flavor is slightly bitter peach skins, tart chardonnay, light vanilla cream, and wet wheat malt. Some plastic and butter notes. Somewhat of a slick oily mouthfeel with prickly carbonation. Mild to moderate dry finish with lingering wine, buttery oak, and some alcohol warmth.

750ml from Sam’s, Durham. Cloudy, murky orange pour like homebrew halfway to mead. Modest head and visible stickiness. Nose was ripe and sweet in equal measure, backed up by very understated barrel notes. Taste was too malty and heavy for me, as I was definitely hoping for something more like a dry golden strong, with peach skins and chardonnay notes. Okay but not great.

Not as peachy as I was expecting. The winey, oaky characteristics actually take front and center, and the peach is more in the background. It gets a little more prominent as it warms. More subtle than I thought it would be.

Comes out of the bottle a clear, almost peach amber with a thick and rather persistent ivory head. Malty aroma has a strong overtone of peach brandy. Flavor has a malty core and a firm peach note, as well as oak and subtle wine tones - doubtless from the barrel aging - for a well-rounded and enjoyable taste. Subtle fruity sweetness nicely balances the sharp alcohol nip and the hoppy hint. Smooth, lively texture leaves an interesting wood and fruity finish. I hope that I get the opportunity to harvest the others in this series.

Poured from tap. Pours a nice hazy copper color. A light oak and peach aroma with an undertone of wheat. Flavor is Italy tastes of oaked wine but is fruity and finishes with a clean bitterness with notes of peaches and wheat. Mouthfeel is full and carbonation is average overall a delicious beer.

Bottle shared by b3shine. Poured clear peach amber color with moderate frothy off-white color head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Good tart peach and yeast aroma. Medium body with smooth texture and soft carbonation. Average peach sweet flavor with a average sweet fruit finish of moderate duration. Interesting refreshing beer.

Hazy golden orange pour with a white head. Nose is sweet peach with a light tartness of lemon zest. Some bread, white wine, a bit of water, grass, and yeast. Flavor is a little bit on the watery side, but does have some very nice peach character. Lightly tart, some lemon zest, grass, and bread sweetness. A hint of sugar, white wine, and a slight sawdust note in the background. Pretty decent overall.