Hey all, Daver here. I finally crawled out from under my
rock and picked up the keyboard to tell you all about a new harvest (to me)
beer. Sorry for the long gap between entries; that's the thing about blogging
for fun, on one hand I have no deadlines, on the other hand no content to keep
an audience. Let's fix that.
What do we have on tap today? Well, it's a summer harvest
release from my favorite Louisiana based brewery, the Abita Brewing Company Peach Lager. Yes, summer release. Another advantage of doing this for fun, the sheer
randomness of the selections!
On first pour, this beer has a mostly clear and golden color
typical to most other lagers. The head is thin and quickly disperses, though it
leaves a white ring clinging along the glass. The locally-grown peaches come
through the bouquet with the subtlety of a chainsaw. How many peaches did they
pick, a million? Millions of peaches, peaches for me (to drink). It's certainly
peachy-keen, both in aroma and flavor. The sweetness is muted, but the overall
fruit flavor remains with the pale malt of the brew lending a dry almost effervescent crispness in
the finish. It's light on the tongue, strong with flavor without being sweet,
and easy to drink. With an ABV of 4.5%, it's an excellent beer to relax with on
a hot day. Or even a chilly evening, since we're well into fall as I write
this.
Here's the thing, would I recommend it? Yes, but with a
caveat. It's good, you won't be disappointed
by trying this, and you won't get
tired of drinking it. But personally, it's not the best peach beer I've ever
had. I'll tell you more about that one another time. Till then, this is Daver, closing
taps and signing off.
