Lindemans Pêche - Brouwerij Lindemans

AleWatcher

Illinois

2.17/5  rDev -45.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 2

Trying to work my way through the whole Lindemans lineup of "fruit lambics."

typed up from notes:

Bright clear orangey apricot color. Two fingers of white head with some spotty lace clinging in chunky streaks.

Smells of deep oak notes. Bit of dank, earthy funk. I get some peaches too, naturally, but they are almost lost in the oaky and earthy funk notes.

Tastes like synthetic peach flavor. Oak hits hard in the finish snd helps dry it out a bit, but not enough. The overall flavor is like this:
take some gummy peach rings.
Roll them around in the left over sour sugar from a bag of sour patch kids.
suck on them.

The body is thick and syrupy... needs to be lighter in feel with more bubbles. Just a touch of sourness here-- needs more!

Overall-- meh. too sweet and sugary (like many of the brewery's "fruit lambics") and not sour enough to cut through it.

Serving type: bottle

11-04-2011 01:39:48 | More by AleWatcher

drseamus

New York

2.4/5  rDev -39.2%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2

This is a light yellow-orange cloudy beer with a high amount of carbonation initially. The carbonation goes away fairly quickly. It smells of apple and peach initially. This is a very sweet beer even compared to the other Lindemans beers. It has strong peach flavors, but just as many apple flavors as well. It is a very carbonated beer and very tingley on my tongue. I'm not crazy about peaches in general, but the drinkability is still fairly low. I would rather drink the framboise or cassis instead.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2007 04:48:50 | More by drseamus

Cresant

Kentucky

2.42/5  rDev -38.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured this corked and capped 12 oz., undated green bottle into a tulip. Body was clear and apple-cider colored. A small white head left a cascade of splotchy lace after each drink.

Smell was peachy. Mild vinegar. Powdered sugar.

Taste was a disappointment. Too sweet. I love peaches and expected peach flavor which was surprisingly absent. I only tasted the sugar from the peaches. It seems this one should have fermented longer (?). It lacked any expected lambic sourness. I expected much more.

Mouthfeel was medium bodied and only mildly carbonated.

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2006 03:35:26 | More by Cresant

woodske1

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -36.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 1.5

Ehh...I like Lindeman's, but the peach flavor is pretty damn bad. It tastes nothing like a real peach. I would compare it too a jolly rancher piece of candy.

Way too sweet, no quality in the taste, a dissappointment. I do like the fizzieness, and crisp finish, but thats it.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2009 14:15:32 | More by woodske1

MusicmanSD

California

2.63/5  rDev -33.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 1.5

Was expecting a higher ABV brew out of lambics, but I guess I had the wrong interpretation of the style. Poured a hazy, hefe looking color with all cream head and laced the sniffer very nicely, but for me, it all went downhill after that. The smell was very nice and peach, but the taste was tart and hard to drink. I got a sick, quesy feeling after finishing off a bomber, not a good feeling either. My stomach was churning like hell as was my gag reflex...the mouthfeel is quite heavy however, I'm assuming because of the fruit additives, but because of its tartness and wear on my stomach, I don't think I'll be revisting the fruit lambics for awhile...I considered this more peach champange than beer, and I didnt even feel a buzz for what its worth

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2007 00:23:40 | More by MusicmanSD

MediocreatBest

Connecticut

2.68/5  rDev -32.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

i feel like i have been putting a lot o diclaimers in front of reviews lately but here it goes, i dont like peaches and this is only my 5th lambic, so deal..creamy baje beer with a hearty white head. looks lighter towards the bottom. smells of grass and peaches from a can. my best taste analogy is a peach creamsaver(i dont know if they really have one but work with me) with an acidic center. i dont know why i bought a peach beer, but i'd already tryed the rasberry one and was trying boon's kriek. also wood and grassy ntoes in there as well. my stomach feels like is is rotting from the inside out so low drinkability. mothfeel if very full, and thick, and syrupy, it hink this is part of the reason it reminds me of a creamsaver.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2005 03:50:41 | More by MediocreatBest

fattyre

Georgia

2.73/5  rDev -30.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

This beer pours a very slightly hazy reddish golden with a very small clingy white head. The mouthfeel is rounded and almost syrupy. The smell is perfumey and slightly malty with a smell that I immediatley recognized from my childhood-canned peaches. The taste is perfumey peaches and overwhelmingly sweet. I could possibly enjoy this beer if the sweetness was halved. As it stands now it seems more like an overly sweet soft drink than a beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2003 19:31:47 | More by fattyre

Bunnyhop

Georgia

2.8/5  rDev -29.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A reddish golden yellow, very slightly hazy lambic with a very small clingy white head. The smell is unmistakably peach (reminiscent of canned peaches in syrup). There was another very strong smell that I remembered from my childhood, tea rose; my grandmother used to buy me "Tea Rose" perfume. The flavor is very sweet, and again definitely peach, with a very slight sourness in the back of my mouth, and a subtle perfumy finish. This had a round almost syrupy feel in my mouth. Overall, I found this to be very syrupy and sweet, reminding me of a "sweet-tart". I'm also reminded of a non-alchoholic sparkling cider an aunt and uncle of mine served to the children at their wedding when I was a kid. This tastes like the aforementioned cider with peach flavor added. The sweetness of this made me think more of a child's fruity drink or punch.

(source: ABC; Atlantic Beach, FL)

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2003 21:26:09 | More by Bunnyhop

ichigodisaster

North Carolina

2.9/5  rDev -26.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Poured an ambery orange with a very light cream-colored lacing.

Not terribly complex in the nose. Peaches, of course. Very heavy peach scent dotted with a slight muskiness and then something slightly metallic. Interesting.

Tastes almost like a peach soda, sadly. It's not at all what I expected. It's awfully sweet. The sugary sweetness masks what complexities that may be there. It's pleasantly acidic and tart on the finish, but still very sweet.

It's surprisingly very smooth in the mouth, despite it's syrupy taste. Almost velvety.

Honestly I don't think that I could have more than one in a sitting because of the sweetness. If you really like fruit beers or sweet drinks in general, this may be good for you. I think If it wasn't sweetened and the tartness was able to shine through, this would be a much better beverage.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2007 02:35:22 | More by ichigodisaster

Gueuzedude

Arizona

2.9/5  rDev -26.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Pours into my 25cl tulip glass with an initial, almost two-finger thick, pale, off-white colored head that manages to leave some layered lace patterns on the sides of my glass. The beer is a brilliantly clear honey color, but shows a bright gold color when held up to the light. The aroma is dominated by clear peach notes; smells lightly sweet with a strong, floral peach note. No matter how I try I can't smell anything else, in fact I made myself light-headed even trying.

Sweet, well very sweet and well carbonated. It tastes like a peach soda, though it has a thickness to it that no soda has. The carbonation is ample and makes this quite fizzy feeling. Peach flavors are of course prominent here, though with peach being a fairly soft fruit flavor, the sweetness seems to trump the peach character. There is perhaps a touch of a lactic twang in the finish, that just might show there was some Lambic harmed in the making of this brew, but really this is all about being a sweet, fizzy peach-soda. As the beer warms up a bit the peach notes become on par with the sweetness.

Really not beer, refreshing and tasty as a soda, though it is a bit too sweet & thick to be a great example of that.

Purchased: Plaza Liquors, Tucson AZ

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2008 23:02:22 | More by Gueuzedude

Immortale25

Florida

2.93/5  rDev -25.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Poured into a Saint Somewhere wine-style glass. No freshness date.

A- Pours a clean bronze color with a 1/2 inch white head that instantly vanishes to a paper-thin ring around the edge of the glass and a light splotch of surface foam. Nearly no lacing.

S- Peach soda smell that's sweet and seems only somewhat artificial. Slightly effervescent.

T- A sweetness that dances on the border of cloying and has a white wine-like quality but with peach flavoring.

M- Very thin but syrupy and a bit dry. Low carbonation leaves much to be desired since the body is so watery.

O- With more carbonation, this might be a decent lambic.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2012 00:44:19 | More by Immortale25

Rastacouere

Quebec (Canada)

2.95/5  rDev -25.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Hazy apricot coloured body wearing little to no head. Terribly sweet peach aroma with distinct sugar character. Restrained brett and mild barnyard character tries to come out as it warms, but remains annihilated by the fruit. Not much acidity at all, very uni-dimensional. Soft medium body with high carbonation. Very disappointing and expensive (6.99/375ml)

Serving type: bottle

07-10-2004 18:46:56 | More by Rastacouere

Takahiro

Oregon

2.98/5  rDev -24.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

poured into tulip glass

A: hazy gold, thin but lingering head

S: pungent smell of fruitiness (plum, apricot) nicely mixed with acetic sour (vinegar) . remind me of Japanese Plum Wine

T: i am hit with strong sweetness just like a plum wine. i detect plum, apricot, melon. this sweetness is followed by a hint of vinegary sour, and it sticks on your tongue.

M: full body. thick mouthfeel. sticky. a little bit too sweet.

D: low (minus from sweet).

i like its aroma. it stands out

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2011 02:04:16 | More by Takahiro

elricorico

Alberta (Canada)

3/5  rDev -24.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Medium orange-gold in colour with a thin white cap that leaves a bit of lacing.

Smell is sour, with lambic funk, peaches, citrus and orange rind.

Tastes much sweeter than it smelled. Peach sweetness is pronounced. Finish is tart but lingering sweetness follows. It is tasty, but without real balance.

Body is light with a lot of carbonation. Comes across like a fruity soda.

Too sweet and soda like, I couldn't have too much of this one.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2008 03:30:24 | More by elricorico

jwinship83

Illinois

3/5  rDev -24.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

750ml capped and corked (man, i hate that) bottle. drank out of the lindemans flute that i got as a gift in the 2 bottle gift set 2 christmas' ago. no freshness information anywhere on this bottle.

A- this one pours out a translucent golden orange colored body with a half finger of bright white colored head on top. the head lasts for a while and leaves behind a solid ring of lacing. much nicer than i had anticipated.

S- the initial whiff brings forth a large blast of peach pie filling and all the sweetness you would assume comes with it. there is the slightest hint of barnyard funk and sourness. thats about it. its all about the peaches here.

T- the taste is just as it smells. there is a little bit of sourness and barnyard funk that adds a little hint of old and musty flavor to this, but other than that its all about peach pie filling. very sweet. very juicy.

M- on the lighter side of medium bodied. there is no hint of the really low level of alcohol in here. very sweet. little to no dryness from the wild yeast.

O- if youre big on peach pie, check this one out. if youre looking for a true belgian lambic, avoid this one. overly sweet and without the tartness that one would normally associate with a lambic.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2011 05:31:32 | More by jwinship83

BigMike

Pennsylvania

3.03/5  rDev -23.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Pours a light golden color. Champange like carbonation with a 3 finger white head.

S: Sour white grapes. Some oak and a peach in the back ground. A light tart funk also.

T: Super sweet. The peach is a bit artificial tasting. I wish there was more sour to offset things.

M: Light but sticky sweet. Not refreshing but the opposite. Carbonation seems good.

Overall: My second of the Lindemans fruit lambics. This one isn't as tasty as the Frambois.

Serving type: bottle

11-30-2011 23:00:33 | More by BigMike

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

California

3.05/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Purchased at Bevmo in Pasadena/CA/USA.
A: Average looking carbonated beverage that contains alcohol.
S: Light peach aroma.
T: Vague peach taste. Sweet to drink. A little bit sour.
M: Great bubbles.
O: Light peach flavour. People who enjoy lightly flavoured fruit beverages should try Lindemans Pêche.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2012 15:38:13 | More by xxxxxxxxxxxxx

rajendra82

Georgia

3.1/5  rDev -21.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Looks much more like a regular beer than Lindemans Kriek. Peachy orange color with a cloudy body and a thin short lived head. A bit too sweet and smooth for the style. No yeasty flavors and only mild sourness. A bit dumbed down for mass consumption in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2004 04:24:26 | More by rajendra82

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.1/5  rDev -21.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12 ounce corked, capped bottle - $5.49 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Appearance: Delicately hazed, orange-gold body with a smallish, thinning, near white head.

Smell: Mildly tart, fruity (peaches, natch) aroma jacked up sweet-smelling sugars. It's a Lindemans.

Taste: Sharply candyish with an artificially-sweetened peach flavor, leaving any tastes of the barley, wheat, and hops far behind. Light tartness, light acidity. A little bit like that old Jones Peachy Keen soda or maybe a peach-flavored cider. There's a very small hint of mustiness leaking out around that heavy sweetness. Finishes fruity and sweet.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-plus carbonation.

Drinkability: For a peach-flavored libation, I'd rather opt for a bellini. Still, it's decent enough to split with the girlfriend on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2010 17:33:56 | More by ChainGangGuy

Jonada

New Jersey

3.11/5  rDev -21.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

375ml bottle served in a Lindemans flute glass

Appearance: Golden yellow color and fairly clear. What little head did form dissipated instantly. No lacing.

Smell: Fresh peaches dominate the aroma with some apple, and a sugary sweetness. There's a slight acidity and funk in the background as well.

Taste: There's a huge blast of sugary sweetness right from the beginning that lasts through the finish and distracts from anything else that's going on with the beer while it's in the mouth. Aftertaste is fresh peaches and nectarines with some slight tartness.

Mouthfeel: Light bodied and crisp mouthfeel. Carbonation on the higher end of medium.

Overall: I was disappointed with this one. There were some nice peach flavors and aromas, which saved it from being a bomb, but I'd still stay away from this one. It's too sweet and lacks the sour, tart, and funky characteristics you'd look for in a Belgian Lambic. This was more like drinking an expensive peach soda.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2013 21:49:11 | More by Jonada

scruffwhor

Illinois

3.13/5  rDev -20.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Have to try all of the Lindemans' beers that are availablet to me. The color is a clear, yet light and pale orange. Very light bubbling and no head left after a minute or two. The aroma is very butterscotchy with a very faint hint of peaches. A little off putting. Different, but not expected. The taste is definetly moire peachy and earthy with a very strong butterscotch and light cream backbone. very odd taste for a fruit lambic in my opinion. Not bad though. Light dry palate with strong sweetness. Nice to sip after dinner. Would not have more than one in an evening. But the Framoise on the other hand...

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2007 02:53:15 | More by scruffwhor

IdrinkGas

Pennsylvania

3.13/5  rDev -20.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I see this at every bottle shop but I've never bought a bottle. I love peaches so I'm not sure what took me so long.

Pours golden with a fizzy bright white head.

Taste and smell are almost identical. Reminds me of those overly sugary gummy peach rings. A faint tartness on the back end. Not much else.

Carbonation is right on point. Keeps it light and crisp. But it drinks like a sparkling peach wine cooler. Decent peach flavor but not my cup of tea.

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2011 00:52:27 | More by IdrinkGas

DefenCorps

Oregon

3.15/5  rDev -20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle the other day. Paired with a strawberry, mango and peach pie for dessert

Pouring clear orange with a thin, wispy, white head that falls off to a ring leaving minimal lacing, this looks pretty decent. The nose is moderately sweet in a fruity way, with plenty of peach character present. In some ways, this is like peach juice, with a little bit of lemon and just a wisp of barnyard present. Surprisingly complex, IMO. The palate, though, is a lot sweeter. That aspartame sweetness is prominent, rather artificial and takes away from the fruit character. It also hides any lambic character that's present. Sweet on the finish, this medium-light bodied beer is moderately carbonated and finishes sweet. Decent, this is better as an accompaniment with a dessert where it's lack of complexity can be hidden.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2011 21:31:13 | More by DefenCorps

corby112

Pennsylvania

3.18/5  rDev -19.5%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Serving type: 750 ml. bottle.

Pours a golden orange color with thin white head. Aroma is very sour dominated by peach (of course) and alcohol. Very nice balance of tart sourness and sweet pech flavor. Better than I expected based on it's appearance and aroma.

Serving type: bottle

11-28-2008 09:51:05 | More by corby112

Kookiekwan

Florida

3.2/5  rDev -19%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

This beer pours a hazy orange has a 1/2 finger white head with good retention and great lacing that clumps on the glass. The aroma is of tart apples and peaches. This beer is medium bodied, dry and champagne-like. I couldn't drink this beer every day but its nice to pull out for special occasions.

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2005 22:28:56 | More by Kookiekwan