Brainless On Peaches Belgian-Style Ale - Epic Brewing Co.

Brainless On Peaches Belgian-Style AleBrainless On Peaches Belgian-Style Ale

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rAvg: 3.56
pDev: 17.42%
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Epic Brewing Co. visit their website
Utah, United States

Style | ABV
Fruit / Vegetable Beer |  10.70% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (100), on-tap (9)

Notes:
We took our double gold medal winning Brainless Belgian, added organic peach puree and aged it in French Chardonnay casks from Sawtooth Winery. Drink from a Pinot glass, serve on the warm side of cold, it develops nicely as it warms displaying more fruit and wine.
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DovaliHops

California

3.4/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a very hazy golden color with a small-medium white head that disappears quickly. Scent is wow...very peach forward. Lovely peach puree (not fresh peach, but like a peach jam of some sort) aroma with a bit of oak. A little bit of booze as well. Taste is initially a little tart with some whiskey notes and a bit of alcohol warmth. Picking up some peaches and some citrus notes. Quite boozy, with more peach jam flavor. A bit of Belgian yeast flavor and somewhat bitter alcohol finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and tingly. Drinkability is fair. Overall, an interesting beer, but nothing spectacular. Not sure if I would purchase this again. Would have like less booziness and more oak presence.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2012 05:20:12 | More by DovaliHops
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ChadQuest

Illinois

3.38/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I bought a whole series of these at Four Firkins when i was in the Twins, so i opened this one tonight alone.

Hazy yellow/orange, straw color. tons of lacing.
Nose is definitely peachy, smells sort of artificial at first.
Flavors are unappealing for the first 6oz of the bottle, fake peach at first and tannic, rough and dry. But as i drink the bottle i really start to like it after about 8oz, the tannins become really enjoyable, the peach become full and pleasant, and the spice to really come out of the wood works and do what the barrels did to it. Odd how i was originally going to give this beer a 2.3 or so, and now i am quite enjoying it. odd.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2012 07:27:39 | More by ChadQuest
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Nerudamann

Arizona

3.83/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a stein glass.

Look - golden in color, clear, with good carbonation and about two fingers' worth of foam that dissipates quickly.

Smell - interesting smell. I actually don't smell the peaches, but rather a mix of the oak and maybe whisky.

Taste - much like the smell. I don't taste a lot of a peach taste, but more of a whisky-like taste that probably comes from the oak barrels. There's a fruitiness that does finally come toward the finish.

Mouthfeel - pretty well-balanced, but definitely leans more on the watery side.

Overall - very interesting beer, and very decent-tasting too.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2012 05:41:59 | More by Nerudamann
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Halcyondays

California

4.55/5  rDev +27.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

22 oz. bomber, Release No. 11,

A: Pours a brilliant full orange with a medium white head, good lace and retention.

S: Lovely peaches and cream with a distinct Belgian tilt. Yeast, pepper, along with the fruitiness, quite lovely. As the beer warms the peaches come much more to the forefront, if you enjoy this smell like I do, dont serve this under 55F.

T: Peach attacks right away, but then goes into something distinctly more Belgian. Grassy hops, yeast and white pepper, spicy for sure. Gets this interesting dessert peach puree flavour there at the end, but just as soon as I found it, it goes back to Belgium and dries out heavily for the denouement.

M: Full-bodied, frothy but does have some crisp carbonation character. Off-dry overall with a very mild acidity. Complex.

O: This is a fun beer to delve into. Everything is in balance and the peach flavour is true and delicious. Certainly not an over the top fruit beer. Can't wait to try the Cherry version.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2012 02:26:38 | More by Halcyondays
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portia99

Massachusetts

3.4/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle (Release #5 - 10.5% alcohol) courtesy of a trade with Mjmoon15. Thanks Mark! Poured into a Duvel tulip.

A - Pours a very hazy and super pale orangish golden color. Two fingers of densely bubbled yet still fizzy head clings to the glass for several minutes and leaves lots of good lacing on the glass.

S - Fruity up front with very noticeable peaches taking the lead. A bit spicy and clovey behind the fruit, touches of nutmeg, apple and cinnamon, somewhat bretty like funk at a lowish level. Noticeable woody oak a bit in the background. Overall effect is somewhere between a Belgian witbier and a fruity white wine...thinking maybe a gewurztraminer. A bit unique.

T - Wow...flavor does not really resemble the aroma at all. The flavor is all strong Belgian golden ale all the way. Belgian yeast heavy flavors, noticeable alcohol - boozy even. A touch tart on finish which seems a bit off in the transition. Lots of malt here...somewhat sweet base, bready. Peaches show up, but are muted against the malt and the Belgian yeast. I think the base beer is a bit too intense for the somewhat delicate peachy touches.

M - Medium/full bodied beer, assertive higher level carbonation, sweet and bready up front and transitioning awkwardly toward a tart and fruitier finish. A bit of alcohol warmth gives this a somewhat boozy feel and makes it a rather slow drinker.

O - Overall this is a bit of a tough one for me. Appearance and aroma are great and led me to believe I was going to be having an easier drinking beer than this. This really has a strong tripel and/or strong golden ale base that overpowers the fruit addition. Think I would have been happier with a bit lighter base beer, but that could just be me. Sadly the strength of the base beer really doesn't let the fruit add much.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2012 22:25:49 | More by portia99
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Murrhey

Montana

2.13/5  rDev -40.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Poured from a bomber into a pint glass. Reviewed live.

A- One finger width white head, frothy and fizzy with fairly low retention. Some lacy rings. Orange-gold color with low clarity, probably due to the yeast.

S- Light malts, yeast and bacteria development, peaches, banana, cloves, some booziness but not too much. It hides the ABV quite well in the smell.

T- Over cooked malts, peach schnapps, cloyingly sweet and very astringent and sour. Acidity is high and it makes for a tough drink. Flavor is more on the liquor side. Not a forgiving beer.

M- Lighter bodied and filmy linger.

O- Lost me on the taste. Yeesh.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2012 05:43:50 | More by Murrhey
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StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.6/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

i wanted this to be so much better than it was. expensive and strong from epic usually means an alltime beer, but not here. pours a very bright golden color with a tint of pale orange and a brassy shine. very smell white bubbly head. smells overly sugary, like ripe peaches. alcoholic like brandy, and a bit woody too. flavor is very sweet, like apple juice or something, boozy, honey essence, and a little yeast at the end. feel is very thick and sticky for a golden ale, kind of bogs this one down for me, and frankly the flavor is just not that good, the best part of the peaches isnt captured here, and the lower carbonation makes it a bit of a task to drink. my least favorite of the epic beers i got to try while in utah.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2012 17:04:15 | More by StonedTrippin
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paulozanello

Brazil

4.13/5  rDev +16%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Batch 10

Pours a hazy bright yellow egg-yolk color with a frothy white head that has amazing retention and lacing. Lot's of carbonation coming up. Nice looking beer.

Aroma is powerful and dominated by fruits, mainly peaches, mangos, apricots and red grapes. Bready malts in the background. No hops to speak of.

Taste starts out with sweet malts that then transition to fruity fermentation esters like lemon and red fruits. The peach note is there dominating the yeast that also contributes with a sort of a funk to the the beer. Finish is spicy and mildly bitter. Despite being fairly dry there still is some residual sweetness to this beer in the aftertaste.

Body is medium to heavy. The high carbonation together with the sweet notes kind of hide the abv and make it pretty drinkable.

A great beer from Epic.

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2012 23:33:06 | More by paulozanello
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notchucknorris

California

3.6/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Hazy deep golden color with a great 1 finger white head and some nice heavy lacing down the glass.

S: Peaches and cream upfront. As it warms, I get less of the peaches and more orange cream, vanilla, a touch of booze and sweet yeast smells. A touch of white wine as well.

T: Definitely more of the Belgian Golden Ale than peach here. I really liked the premise, but the golden ale shows up way more than the peach. Lots of heavy and sweet malt flavors with some caramel, maybe a touch of unripe white peach, and a lot of chardonnay. Hides the 10% insanely well, but probably not something I would get again.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2012 22:45:14 | More by notchucknorris
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FosterJM

California

3.75/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

1192nd Review on BA
Bottle to Pinot Noir glass
22 oz

Batch 8

App-  Very shimmery gold with a good fluffy white head and medium cling. Good bubble activity. Bright.  

Smell- Very belgian strong golden ale. Boozy, oaky, soft peachy with some esters and hefe notes 

Taste-  Reminds me a lot of Mischief from the Bruery. Soft at times. Assertive at other. Very bubbly with a good damp tart note. A bit boozy but what 10% beer isnt. Oak is very subdued with the peaches coming last with a lactic malty taste 

Mouth- A lighter medium almost light bodied. A almost full medium carbonation with a good deal of bubbles. Soft oak and peach remain 

Drink- Overall the peach is better than cherry. This had more depth of flavor, more balance and just tasted more natural vs artificial

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2012 00:52:20 | More by FosterJM
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kojevergas

California

3.08/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Release #8 - 10.5% ABV. 1 pint 6 fl oz brown glass bottle with standard pressure cap served into a 2011 Antwerp Beer Passion Weekend Beer Sommelier stemglass in me gaff in low altitude Los Angeles, California. Acquired at a Whole Foods in Glendale. Reviewed live. Expectations are high as I've heard great things about Epic Brewing; this is my first beer from Epic.

Served refrigerator cold and allowed to warm over the course of consumption. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.

A: Pours a two finger head - quite thin, without any real cream, and of great retention for the high ABV. Colour is a hazy nontransparent dirty orange.

Sm: Orange citrus notes, lactic milk notes, wood barrel notes, and white wine. A pretty strong aroma. I don't care for this aroma; it kind of turns me off.

T: White wine alongside orange fruit esters. I get hardly any peaches at all. Hints of wood are largely buried. Lactic notes are present yet restrained. Clean malts form the foundation. Decently balanced but largely empty in terms of flavour. Built in a simple boring fashion. No alcohol or yeast comes through. I don't know how they hid the ABV - it certainly wasn't with flavour. Bland compared to my expectations. The orange fruit is overwhelming and nowhere near fresh.

Mf: Smooth and wet. Nicely light on the palate for the high ABV. Adequately carbonated. It's tingly. Probably the best component of this beer. Better than the flavours.

Dr: Unrefreshing. Drinkable but bland compared to what it could be. I expected so much more based on what I heard about Epic. I wouldn't get this again, but I'm willing to give Epic more chances. Maybe this just wasn't my glass of beer. I should say I'm very impressed by how well it hides its ABV - I've given this category a 4 because it does hide the ABV incredibly well, and my method of reviewing still counts this category as drinkability.

C+

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2012 04:46:11 | More by kojevergas
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brentk56

North Carolina

3.95/5  rDev +11%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Release #1, tasted 3/24/12

Appearance: A volcanic gusher, spuming foam as soon as the cap is popped, and pours all foam though there is little retention, leaving a clear golden liquid behind

Smell: Peaches 'n Cream, with oaky vanilla undertones

Taste: Peach shortbread topped with cream, up front, with spicy clove arriving by mid-palate, bringing a lot of puckery tartness; after the swallow, the oak barrel elements take over, adding a white wine grape element to the finish, though there is a lot of residual, fruity sweetness in the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation

Overall: A really interesting beer and, for all the complexity, I wish I liked it more; I think that the chardonnay barrel detracts rather than adds and the sweetness on the end was a bit much for my palate

Thanks, Douglas88, for the opportunity

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2012 22:46:27 | More by brentk56
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UCLABrewN84

California

3.48/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Release # 9.

Pours a hazy honey orange with a 1/2 inch fizzy tan head that settles to an oily film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form sparsely around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of grain/malt, spices, yeast, and very subtle peach aromas. Taste is of grain/malt, wood, yeast, and fermented peaches. There is a pretty strong alcohol kick in the back of the throat with each sip. This beer has a pretty high level of carbonation with a very bubbly mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but the peach doesn't really stand out in the nose but is detected in the flavor.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2012 03:16:11 | More by UCLABrewN84
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Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Picked up a bottle at Papago, the dudes at the Bruery (after they were all out of it) were all raving about this so I gave it a go. Pours yellow, looks like a belgian strong pale ale or tripel, white head, 1" high. Moderate lacing. Aroma was mild peach, lots of chardonnay barrel oak and a milder, cleaner belgian yeast than many.

Taste, pretty nice, I think I was expecting more tartness, figured, peach, chardonnay barrel, this is going to have more going for it, but instead, it was very dry, hid alcohol quite well, nice soft peach touch. Its definitely one of my more favorite belgians out there, the peach puree probably took a big edge out of the yeast phenols usually present.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2012 20:01:34 | More by Beerandraiderfan
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Mitchster

Michigan

3.43/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Release #9. 10.7% ABV. Brewed with Weyermann German Pilsner Malt, Muttons Maris Otter Pale malt, Briess Caraplis malt, Flaked Oats, Candy sugar, 100% pure Peach puree (no preservatives) for third fermentation and aged in French Oak Chardonnay casks with Champagne yeast. Hopped with Premient, Tettnang, and Saaz. $11.59/22oz bottle @ Bevco. Brand new to our area.

Pours out to a very slightly hazy straw golden, forming a small white head with good retention and minimal lacing. Moderate strong carbonation. The aroma is quite nice...the requisite pears of a belgian golden strong with tropical fruit like pineapple and mango. Peaches are not noticeable above the yeast esters. Mouthfeel is brisk and quite dry (more than I prefer for the style) with a surprisingly full body. Because it is quite dry, the fruitiness isn't quite as pronounced in flavor. The bitterness is quite mild, and no hop flavor or aroma is noticeable. There is a sstrong B.O. peach skin funkiness going on in the finish, and a subtle oaky butteriness in the finish as well. No fusels in my bottle.

Honestly, this isn't worth $12 a bottle, or even $7/bottle. It's way too dry, likely due to the champagne yeast. It needs a higher final gravity to stand with the fruity yeast esters. The oak doesn't really add much, and the B.O of the peaches doesn't sit well either. So take away the champagne yeast, oak, and peaches, and it's probably a really good beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2012 01:03:09 | More by Mitchster
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phishsihq

Colorado

3.35/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

The beer pours a pale straw, almost like orange juice, with a big white head that quickly dissipates leaving light lace. Heavy peach aromas greet the nose, with hints of orange and a little oak noticeable as well. Subtle peach flavors are met with a little earthy funk, not overly complex. A high level of carbonation is met with a medium to light body. Was hoping for a little more from this Belgian-style brew, will need to try the original Brainless.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2012 22:40:52 | More by phishsihq
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PeterMacKellar

New Jersey

4.13/5  rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle poured into pint glass

A - Mostly clear with a tiny bit of haze. Head receded rather quick, but nice lacing left behind.

S - Not overpowering with peach, almost have to strain to smell it. Sweet smelling beer.

T - A great traditional belgian taste up front followed by a subtle peach taste that's isn't too much. Slightly spicy notes as well.

M - Heavy feel to begin with, and a feeling/taste that lingers on the tongue after drinking.

O - Good peach beer, but I'd say it remains more in the belgian style rather than peach.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2012 02:43:27 | More by PeterMacKellar
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Gueuzedude

Arizona

3.85/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Sampled September 2011
Batch #3; Sampled September 2011
A steady pour into my Lost Abbey Teku glass produces a two finger, pale, off-white colored head. The beer is a deep gold hue that shows a bright, clear, yellow golden hue when held up to the light. My first smell of the aroma has me noticing something akin to a yeast cake. The beer has a fair amount of phenolic clove notes, a definite musty edge (the previously mentioned yeast aromatic is wrapped up in this), a definite floral note (that seems to be contributed by the peaches), some sharp oak spiciness towards the finish as well as some warming alcohol there as well. There is a general fruitiness here that contributes notes of green apples, not quite ripe melon and perhaps a touch of pear. The oak is quite constrained in the nose, but does also contribute a very soft woodiness; the oak combines with some of the fruitiness to become a sort of green, not ripe fruit like note.. Overall the aroma is not bad, if I didn’t know about the peaches I would never have guessed they were used by smelling this beer, as it really just smells like a typical, albeit decent example, of a strong, golden Belgian ale.

The beer has a prickly carbonation that accentuates a dryness at the front of my first sip, but the beer quickly picks up a cider like fruitiness that accentuates a perceived sweetness towards the finish. The finish then dries out again and also has a sort of peppery / spicy note as well as a touch of astringency from the oak. There is a soft tartness to this beer that might be contributed by the peaches, and this definitely has a floral fruitiness to it that I typically associate with peaches as well. The oak character is quite subtle here, but really helps to dry things out nicely, plus it adds a subtle woody flavor, touches of oak spice and some texture to this beer as well. The oak combines with the fruit character to really remind me of an oaky Chardonnay at times, this beer certainly has a certain vinous quality to it. Speaking of texture, this beer has a fullness to it, but is far from cloying, this is a sipping beer, but more because of its strength than because it is overly heavy; still this could be perhaps a touch lighter. As the beer warms up soft, slightly tart, peach notes become a touch more noticeable in the flavor

Peaches are notorious for having most / all of their character stripped away during the fermentation process and this beer is certainly not one to be different; there are some subtle peach like notes and perhaps a bit more fruit character than is typical, but this is by no means an in-your-face fruit beer. Evaluated as a fruit beer this might be a bit of a dud, but the peach character that is here works quite well with the base beer where it melds in and boosts the natural flavors and aromas already found in the beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2012 03:00:46 | More by Gueuzedude
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womencantsail

California

3.18/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks for sharing, Richard.

The pour is a quite pale yellow color with a white head. Definitely has some peach aroma to it as well as some other sweet fruit notes. A little bit malty with some sugar and bread notes. Not really all that complex. The flavor is similar, but perhaps more dull. Sugar, bread, and sweet peaches and other fruits are really about it. There’s some mild straw notes, maybe a bit of yeast. The body is medium and so is the carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2012 17:00:16 | More by womencantsail
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OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +21.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a hazy yellow to orange-ish color with a white head. In the aroma, a small tartness and dry peach skin. In the taste, tart dry peaches and ends a bit boozy and oaky. A nice tart bite and medium bodied mouthfeel, with a dry oak, almost bourbon like in the aftertaste. Big alcohol presence, nice tart peach flavor, interesting of how close to bourbon like it was.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2011 18:28:03 | More by OWSLEY069
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chugalug06

Colorado

3.25/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A – initial pour is very clear yellow with orange hues. Second pour is very cloudy and a bit darker… Very little head rises in the form of white bubbles.

S – A bit tart, and lactic. Not as peach as expected. Rather uneventful. Slight peachiness.

T – Dry. Not very peach, more of a Belgian peach wheat. Spicy.

M – Great carbonation. No heat. Slight bitterness.

O – Recommended for a drier, less sweet fruit brew. A bit off the beaten path. This is my first Epic Brewery brew, I’ll try another of their brews and hope its more unique and experimental.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2011 22:07:51 | More by chugalug06
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plehnus

Massachusetts

2.58/5  rDev -27.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Aroma: Weird fruit, obvious guess would be peach, but alas it is not obvious.

Appearance: Clear golden body with a thin white head that fell fast. Super low carbonation.

Flavor: Citrusy, a hint of peach. Subtle spice presence that is probably from the yeast.

Mouthfeel: Medium to heavy body with a short unassuming finish.

Overall: Peach and yeast esters compete rather than complement each other. Drinks relatively easy, but also has a lot of bizarre and hard to quantify flavor notes. The concept was more appealing than the actual brew.

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2011 19:44:31 | More by plehnus
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Dotcubed

Arkansas

3.8/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I got this and another. the other blew up on me making a sticky beer mess in my cabinet.

Not big on the world of fruit beer, many of them aren't that good.

I know they have some of the most amazing peaches in the Idaho-Utah area and if seems like the perfect beer ingredient.

Pours average, nice white looking foam head.

Smells pleasant! Nice peach fuzz note, tart and fresh.
Belgian farmsouse-esq

Tastes tart, and fuzzy. Fruity grainy stuff. Surprisingly mild and watery. Some musty funk. A wild ride better than most.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2011 03:31:12 | More by Dotcubed
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cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

2.17/5  rDev -39%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Pours a clear golden yellow, tons of thin white head with small bubbles. Lots of grain in the nose, sugary and sweet, some golden fruits randomly come about. The taste has the sweet golden fruit up front, tons of sugar, lager type yeast flavors, hints of spice. There is a strong metallic note in the back and a peppery spice lingering in contrast with the huge sugary sweetness. Full bodied and syrupy feel also detract from this beer, high carbonation and rough to swallow. Flabby, metallic, sugary mess.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2011 20:13:40 | More by cpetrone84
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Hojaminbag

Colorado

3.08/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Epic Brainless on Peaches has a hazy, orange colored body that has a slightly rosy or pink tint to it. The head is a light, off-white color and about three fingers tall. The head doesn't last too long, but there is lacing left behind from the thin collar that sticks around on top of the body.

Lots of sweet malt and some candied sugar in the nose with just a hint of pepper. The peach really lingers in the background.

This one is pretty damn sweet. Lots of sweet malt with light bread flavors come with a huge punch of what tastes like candied sugar. Generic fruit and a few bits of pehnol comes through next. The peach first tastes like a sweet syrup without much flavor. I don't taste any peach until the finish and the aftertaste. There is a touch of alcohol flavor in the finish also.

Fairly high carbonation, adequate body.

Brainless on Peach is a little too cloying. Although the peach flavor in the finish is nice, the rest of the beer is hard to take. A little bit of alcohol comes through also, but it isn't too unpleasant.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2011 13:55:44 | More by Hojaminbag
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Brainless On Peaches Belgian-Style Ale from Epic Brewing Co.
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