R.J. Rockers Son of a Peach Wheat Ale

Brewed by R.J. Rockers Brewing Co.
Style: Fruit Beer
Spartanburg, South Carolina USA

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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Very interesting offering, as I had never seen a peach wheat before. Beer poured an semi-opaque orange cloudy color. Aroma and flavor dominated by peaches and cream. A great summer, warm weather beer.

Pours a dirty dishwater iced tea tan-orange with a small off-white head that collapses quickly to a thin skin; lots or suspended particles. The nose is a subtle blend of peaches and soft wheat; it opens up nicely as it warms a bit. Light-bodied and softly wheaty with a slightly tart finish. The flavor follows the nose with additional notes of flowers and light peach pit. This is a pretty interesting fruit beer. I prefer it a bit more than the one other (O’Fallon) peach wheat beer that I’ve tried.

Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a off-white head. Aroma of fresh peaches and some notes of wheat. Flavor was juicy sweet peaches, wheat, tangy spices and had a touch of tartness with a crisp clean finish

(Sample Date: 8/22/2009 Source:Other) Peach (maybe a bit artificial) sugary aroma. Cloudy golden with fine off white head. Peach and pear fruitiness with enough bitterness to balance. Light body and mouth feel. Medium finish.

Bottle from Once Upon a Vine - South on 08/22/2009. Somewhat hazy copper orange body with a medium frothy off-white head. Big peach aroma with some light wheat hints in the background. Sweet peach flavor, though lighter than in the nose, with a bit of a dry wheat background. Medium body with moderately high carbonation.

Pours gold with a white head. Smells of sweet peaches, grassy, hay. Tastes of peaches, tarte, lactic, some wheat, earthy.

Bottle picked up at Stateline... Dark orange color. Small head. Aroma of funky peaches. Taste is peachy....duh? Medium texture... Not much to write about... Not a bad beer at all.

Bottle. Poured a darker orange color. No head to speak of, some sediment was present in the glass. Aroma was strong peaches. Flavor was strong peach and wheat aftertaste. Different beer. Good idea, but too strong of peaches.

Peaches and cream aroma. Murky golden, headless. It looks almost gelatinous in the glass. The sweet aroma is contrasted by the reality of the substantially drier flavor of stale malt and perfume. I call shenanigans! This seems nothing more than subpar beer with artificial peach flavoring. Maybe I was expecting something sweet or tart and didn’t get it, but I found this profundly disappointing. I’m not sure I wouldn’t just have a Budweiser.

On tap at Brewgrass 2009 in Asheville. WOW! Loved this beer!! I’m a sucker for fruit beers anyway and this one did not disappoint. Great peachy aroma and taste. Loved it!