Pechish Woods - Cisco Brewers Inc.

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.88/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Tim's bottle, thanks for sharing. The white wine version of the woods, Dark Woods being the red wine. So this is the more drinkable one though not as much depth. A moderate head on a very yellow body. Carbonation is right there. Very easy drinking despite sourness, peachy and poached pear in the finish. A fuller mouthfeel. Nice one.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2012 05:06:21 | More by northyorksammy

womencantsail

California

3.6/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Thanks for sharing this beer, Richard.

Pours a pale yellow color with a white head. Smells like peaches, so a good start. That's pretty much all it smells like, though. Sort of watery on the nose, maybe a light lactic note, maybe some grass. The flavor has a rather intense peach flavor which is slightly sweet as well as tart. A good lemony bite and a hint of straw and grass. Sort of a simple wild ale. The body is light and the carbonation is moderate.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2012 06:14:25 | More by womencantsail

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Reviewed from notes. On tap at Night of the Funk 2010. Was really looking forward to this one. Pour yields a pale apricot brew with a white head and some mild lacing. The nose brings forward a good dosing of peaches, apricots, and other stone fruits along with some lactic sourness and a bit of oak. The flavor has some sour peaches as well as light wood. Sourness throughout. Body is light and slightly puckering. Overall, a really nice beer that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Serving type: on-tap

03-15-2011 00:53:26 | More by Thorpe429

brentk56

North Carolina

4.47/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Pours a hazy pale golden color; the head has some froth to it and leaves a few patches

Smell: Peaches, with a hint of vanilla and just a touch of buttery oak (like a chardonnay that has undergone malolactic fermentation)

Taste: Tart peach flavors, up front, with subtle undertones of lactic acid, oak and vanilla making an appearance by mid-palate; the peach flavor actually builds, after the swallow, but the tartness lingers, producing a balanced finish

Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation and a puckering sensation

Overall: I have had mixed experiences with the Cisco beers, but this one really impressed me; glad I picked it up on a recent visit to Julio's

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2011 18:47:01 | More by brentk56

drabmuh

Maryland

3.53/5  rDev -14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle shared by bmanning, thanks! Beer is yellow to white, really hazy with a lazy head.

Aroma of lactic mild acetic with a lot of tropical fruit.

Beer is thin and quite fruity with a grainy harsh finish. It is dry and thin with some lactic oakiness in the middle. It was fine but not as great as I hoped. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2011 15:50:40 | More by drabmuh

MasterSki

Illinois

4.08/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Another new brew courtesy of Chris (spycow). Served in a Jester King tulip.

A - A quick-dissolving white foam settles to a thick ring, some wisps of bubbles, and a few spots of lace. Pale, lightly hazed, straw body.

S - Peach yogurt, pie crust, graham crackers. Reminds me of pie or cobbler. Very dessert-like in any case.

T - Taste is again mostly peach. Minimal sourness or funk - just tons of peach cobbler. Finish has a slight seltzer/mineral water note to it - is that the oak?

M - Zesty carbonation, medium body, and a fairly clean finish. Seems bigger than the listed 4.9%.

D - Not much of a wild ale - if it were called a fruit beer I'd think more highly of it. I enjoyed it, but it paled in comparison to jw347's sour that we drink concurrently. This needs more sour and tart flavors to complement the intense peach notes.

Also, I'm befuddled by the mixed reviews. Some people identify intensely sugary peach and dessert flavors, while others say there is almost no peach flavor whatsoever. How can this be?

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2011 20:50:11 | More by MasterSki

emerge077

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks Kelly for busting out the surprise growler!

Served in a footed tulip glass. Thin white veil of foam on the surface, gentle streams of active carbonation feed into the ring of foam around the edges. Spotty froth in the glass with a couple random arcs of spindly lacing. A slightly hazy golden orange color, it resembled a dry cider.

Softly fruity, tart and somewhat floral, natural fuzzy peach stands out, with a little bit of oak/barrel complexity.

Cleanly tart and crisp, very quenching. A perfect cool-down on a 100º July day. Finishes dry and oaky, with tart underripe peach flavors comprising the bulk of it. Refreshing and natural, not sweet at all. The clean lactic tartness reminded me a little of the crisp simplicity of Festina Peche, as Pechish Woods isn't especially funky, but also lightly tart with pleasant peach flavor. Light bodied and very drinkable. Something one could easily drink a growler of solo, if so inclined. Great stuff!

Serving type: growler

07-21-2011 00:34:15 | More by emerge077

jlindros

Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a light fizzy pasty white head that fades at a med pace from the 1/2 finger, crystal clear pale honey yellow watery color.

Nose is unique, some nice wild aromas, light barnyard funk, a slight aroma of malts souring in the mash, some light toasty golden malts, light cereal, light tart sour fruit, some definite overripe peach, some buttered popcorn diacetyl, and buttered oak.

Taste starts with plenty of fruit, nice tart sour fruit, plenty of overripe fresh peach and canned peaches, some tart sour apricot and other fruits, again with light malts, soured mash malts and light cereal, slightly toasty, all that rounded with some buttery oak and light wood, the butter comes from the oak this time and not really buttered popcorn. Also some very light funk and acidity. Finishes drier, pretty dry, with light lingering tart malts and canned peaches, as well as light tart fruit and hint of acidity.

Mouth is lighter bodied, lower but decent carbonation.

Overall pretty good, a bit of diacetly on the nose, but nice buttery oak rounding the great tasting fruit and nice sour tartness and fruit flavors, and very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2011 18:04:31 | More by jlindros

mdfb79

New York

4.28/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Thanks to bmanning for sharing this bottle. Poured into a tulip.

a - Pours a slightly hazy golden color with one inch of white head and moderate carbonation evident.

s - Smells of peach, pineapples, tropical fruits, light funk, and light fruity malts. Peach is definitely up front, with light funk in there. Pretty nice.

t - Tastes of peaches, pineapples, tropical fruits, light funk, light floral notes.

m - Light body and low carbonation. Light and refreshing; very easy to drink.

o - A really light, refreshing wild ale from Cisco. Light funk and peach, and very easy to drink. A great summer beer I'd like to have again.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2011 02:40:58 | More by mdfb79

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

4.7/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours out well, light peach colored, thin head. Aroma was nicely peach, soft, not brace yourself bitter/sour, really enjoyed just smelling this bad boy.

Peach, white wine like acidity and tartness, such a soft touch all over this. Not the biggest beer out there, but this one's delicate hand produced a masterpiece. Drank towards the end of an amazing sour tasting, this one was my favorite. Manages to result in a peach/apricot flavor, ample tartness that is balanced with the fruit, yet a dry finish. Not at all 'sweet'. Just the right amount of just about everything from where I sit.

Thanks jh1982 for breaking this out, liked it even more than the Zomer somehow!

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2011 00:06:59 | More by Beerandraiderfan

HopHead84

California

3.3/5  rDev -20.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

8/13/2011

Bottle shared by Chris, thanks!

A: Light blond with a white head.

S: Sugary peach with pretty strong apricot notes. I know, it's a peach beer, but there is a lot of apricot. Light oak. Lactic and sugary.

T: Peach and sugary apricots. Quite sweet and lactic. Lightly tart. Finishes simple with lingering oak and a touch of acetone.

M: Light body with medium carbonation.

Overall: Nice aroma with a somewhat strange flavor. 

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2011 17:16:56 | More by HopHead84

stakem

Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thank you Leon for sharing this with me. Poured from a 750ml bottle into a cervoise. The brew looks a perfectly clear golden yellow with a slight orange hue about it. A fizzy white cal swells and quickly recedes holding close to the edge of the glass. A swirl revives a bit of head that produces some spotty lacework on the glass.

The smell of this brew is sweet with peaches very reminiscent of jam. A clean lactic character is evident producing some mild funk like stinky cheese mixed with sulfur. The smell of the fruit here is bold enough to come across mildly perfume-like but not overdone. I'm skeptical about how fresh this peach scent is, I can't possibly be 100% natural. As the brew warms there is a spec of spice similar to cinnamon and vanilla.

The taste is bright with fresh peaches that immediately turns the focus away to lactic quality of tartness and mild acidity. The tart fruity flavor is a bit yogurt-like with a dry finish yet seemingly creamy yeast and yogurt body. As the brew warms up, a light touch of barrel aged character comes out with a flavor of vanilla, woodsy character and cinnamon.

This is a light bodied brew with a modest to high level of carbonation. Overall a very well done brew. The peach has me curious how the brewer captured that bright freshness that is seemingly perfume-like in it's bold display. Overall a nice example of the style, worth a try for sure.

Serving type: bottle

08-17-2011 17:51:19 | More by stakem

thagr81us

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Big thanks goes out to beermeX2 for sharing this one at a recent tasting! Served from bottle into a Mikkeller taster flute. Poured a slightly hazy golden yellow with a one finger pure white head that subsided to a minimal amount slowly. Maintained excellent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, peach, wood, and funk. The flavor was of sweet malt, peach, subtle sour, and subtle tart. It had a light feel on the palate with medium-high carbonation. Overall this was a fairly good brew. I have to say that the peach is definitely the start of the show. The sour and tart aspects are very subdued which makes this one very easy to drink. Really wish I had a growler of this to crush as it would be no problem at all. Definitely worth trying if you get the opportunity!

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2012 03:31:50 | More by thagr81us

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

3.95/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle shared by bmanning. Thanks Ben!

The beer is yellow and slightly hazy. The head is small, leaving sparse lacing. The aroma is primarily of funky peaches, with additional scents of tropical fruit, grain, and subtle floral notes. The flavor is refreshing and light, with a mild acetic finish. Peaches shine through nicely without being overpowering. Mild oak barrel presence. The body is a bit thin. This was enjoyable and easy to drink. I would have it again.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2011 19:06:35 | More by Huhzubendah

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.45/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I had this at stakem's -one of the first I had during the tasting. I was pleased to have the opportunity to try this: thanks to whoever brought it!

The colo is slightly hazed light golden straw with a lot of fluffy pillowy cap with ultra fine bead. The smell is pure joy with a lot of peach aroma, almost like fresh fruit carved into for a pie. There is slight yeast aroma which carries with it some of the floral elements the peaches impart. The feel is crisp and dry with very high carbonation and only a minor amount of wild character and oak.

This is a splendid beer - everything about the aroma is delivered in the taste with slight tangy peach fruitiness with that nice spice element from the yeast and only a tinge of the oak drying the back end with lots of carbonation swirling up some more fruit tannin. Overall you really can't argue with the flavor and drinkability this is a fine fruit beer with some nicely tempered wild character.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2012 16:53:36 | More by Slatetank

FosterJM

California

4.33/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

1264th Review on BA
Bottle to Oakuniox
750 Ml C/C

Thanks to Twstandley for this one

Shared at Beachwoods BBQ- Long Beach Ode to Lambic

App- A very clear golden color with yellow and soft haze intermixed. At the same time this beer was very clear. Had a small white head and was gone quite quickly.

Smell- Had a ton of fresh peaches behind it. Just like a fresh pressed batch in Georgia. A bit of a sour note to it vs. funk and a bit dry like a wine.

Taste- I poured this a bit warm but its still super tasty. Its very light, crisp and refreshing. A large amount of peach is all over the profile with some wheat flavors, a bit sour and offers a nice tang.

Mouth- A little bit of a peach pucker on this one. A light sour as well on residual flavors. A light medium body with a light active bubbly carbonation.

Drink- This was a very tasty beer. I enjoyed it alot. The small ABV made this one super easy to drink and just very well layered and crafter flavors.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2012 15:27:53 | More by FosterJM

woosterbill

Connecticut

4.05/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

750ml corked-n-caged bottle into a Birra del Borgo tulip. Big thanks to Chris for sharing.

A: Cloudy pale tangerine body with a frothy layer of white bubbles on top. Ok retention, spitty lace. Looks funky and delicious.

S: Intense and complex aroma of peach, vanilla, lactic acid, and some vinous tannin. Nice.

T: Sweeter than expected, with lots of peach, toffee, vanilla, and orange. Tastes kind of like an orange cinnamon roll. Weird, but tasty. Unfortunately the finish dies off quite a bit – a little watery.

M: Medium body, fairly light carbonation. Ok.

O: This is a delicious beer, but the bottled version wasn’t nearly as fascinating to me as was the batch on-tap at Night of the Funk last fall. Instead of pure sourness and green wood, this is full of rich candied sweetness. If you think a fruity, malty, sweet & sour peach beer sounds good, then you can’t do much better than this. If you’re looking for face-melting acidity, good luck finding a Flaming Fury.

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2011 23:33:38 | More by woosterbill

Jwale73

Rhode Island

4.05/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

750ml bottle served in a chalice. Pours a hazy, orange-gold with no head, just a tight, thin band around the edges and an oily slick across the surface. Nose expresses apricots, cork, citric acid and a tart quality. Taste is salty and citrusy with a hint of wood. The peach is definitely there, but it's somewhat faint (I was hoping for Fou' Foune); however, it re-asserts itself as the brew warms. Mouthfeel is light and lively with some astringency and a semi-dry, finish. This is a pleasant, flavorful and refreshing beer that is exceptional for the warm weather. I quite enjoyed it, but the $16.99 price tag is a bit too steep for regular consumption.

Serving type: bottle

07-12-2011 00:34:54 | More by Jwale73

Hojaminbag

Colorado

3.93/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pechish has a bright yellow body with a fizzy white head that billows briefly before disappearing completely.

The aroma is very nice, with a sweet, fruity peach scent to it that is very pleasant. Beneath the peach is an array of wild yeast characteristics, with acidic sourness and a ton of tartness.

The peach flavors are still alive in Pechish, but they aren't as powerful as in the aroma, or quite as powerful as I would have liked. Maybe I should have cracked this one open sooner, as it has hung around in my cellar for a while now. The peach flavors lead off, and what is there is nice and juicy. Next comes a lacto-type sourness that is sharp but not overwhelming. Underneath the initial sourness is a funky, hay type flavor that I would guess is brett, but I have no idea if there is actually brett in here. Whatever is producing that flavor, it is very nice, and adds some complexity to this beer. The malt is pale and adds the slightest hint of sweetness, but it really is in the background.

The acidity and sourness add a slight puckering feel, and the body is somewhere between light and medium. The carbonation is a touch too low, but not a serious problem.

Peaches and wild yeast seem to be a great match, and this one is solidly executed. I love the layers of yeast, and the juicy peach flavors that are there are nice. I wish there was more peach, but I think that I have to crack this one when it's fresh if I want some powerful peach flavors. I hope Cisco releases another batch of this one.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2011 15:57:17 | More by Hojaminbag

mdaschaf

Washington

4.05/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Thanks to my brother for this bottle as a gift! Review from notes.

A: Pours a slightly hazy light yellow/peach (for lack of a better word), color with a small white head on top that fades rather quickly and leaves behind a few spots of lacing.

S: Some tart peach, with some light citrus fruit, light funk, a little bit of oak as well.

T: More peaches up front, a little lighter than I had expected or hoped, but still nice. A very light sourness/tartness here, with a little barnyard funk and oak coming through too. There is a little bit of graham cracker in there as well, sort of like a peach pie.

M: Light to medium bodied, very easy drinking, love the low abv.

O: Liked it a lot, but would have loved it with a little more peach and a bit more sour/tartness in it.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2012 19:21:02 | More by mdaschaf

sweemzander

Illinois

3.28/5  rDev -21%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

750mL corked and caged bottle poured into a stemmed glass. Got this in a trade awhile ago, but I cannot remember from whom.. Thank you though!

(A)- Pours a pale straw yellow color. Produced some white froth that dissipated quickly. Some lace.

(S)- A dry, primarily oaky white grape profile with a hint of peach and lemon tartness. Kinda has a spicy seasoning-like smell as it warms.

(T)- Similar to the smell in almost every way. A fruity white grape and peach tartness with some spicy notes and bits of oak.

(M)- A nice carbonation level. I can see the oak and fruit in this, but its all almost separated from each other (thin?). I think the oak and bugs came together to create that weird spice note (Taco's?)[Thanks Todd :p].

(D)- Not bad. A decent basic wild ale, but the peach flavor I was expecting was rather muted. That and the spicy note is kinda odd, but this still drinks well on this hot day.

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2011 01:49:04 | More by sweemzander

Sean9689

Illinois

3.8/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle into Darkness snifter. Thanks, Jason!

A - Pours a light yellow color, white fizzy carbonation, slight bubbles.

S - A nice dose of light peaches, slightly sweet, bready.

T - Mostly like a peach water with carbonation. Minimal funk, tart, or sour notes. Slight sweetness in there as well.

M - Light, crisp and refreshing, easy to drink, dry finish.

O - A decent wild that I did enjoy, however, not amongst the higher rated peach sours I've had. We drank a peach sour homebrew right next to this one and this beer lost, easily (good job, JW).

Serving type: bottle

07-12-2011 15:50:13 | More by Sean9689

scottfrie

California

3.98/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750ml bottle into Portsmouth snifter. Thanks for both, SneezyAchew. Reviewed from notes.

A: Pours a lightly hazy light straw color with a finger of short lived white head that faded into a faint collar. Not much lace was left.
S: I get notes of wood, oak, dry funk, light citrus and sweet peach. Straw and a hint of feet and sweet fruits come through as well.
T: Not a much peach came through at first (as the nose) but as the beer approached room temperature I thought it became a lot fruitier. I also get flavors of earthy straw and ambiguous citrus. The finish has notes of feet and the aftertaste is sweetish.
M: Clean and refreshing mouthfeel, lightly tart, not much acid, and dry.
O: Clean, refreshing and fruity. Not too tart and definitely easy to drink. Thanks again Mike.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2012 00:31:11 | More by scottfrie

rudzud

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Picked up at Julio's. I really want a good peach beer, and so far DFH Festina Peche is the only one that really delivered.

A - Poured into my Duvel tulip a crystal clear light straw colour with a very fizzy one finger head that very quickly faded leaving a white halo and hardly any side lacing.

S - That first wiff is sweet peaches followed by the typical Cisco wild ale notes and some better oak notes. Smells nice.

T - Lots of the tart, sour brett flavors that one gets with a wild ale. Then, at the end the nice peach flavors come into play. There are some sweet, fresh peach tastes. Really want something mor ein your face though...

M - Its not bad. Fairly carbonated, but still on the low side like the other Cisco wilds I've had.

O - Overall, its one of the Cisco wilds that I wasnt truely disappointed with. Still not really worth the $18.99 it cost me; I'd much rather have a DFH Festina Peche even though thats not a wild.

Serving type: bottle

05-31-2011 04:49:28 | More by rudzud

brewandbbq

New Hampshire

4.43/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750ml bottle.

Pours hazy, pale gold with a thin head of quickly dissapating white. Sparsely dotted lacing throughout the glass and a few whisps on the surface.

Aromatics lead off with peach skins, tart funk, and earthy spice. Wet hay rubbed on peaches in a barn. Hints of cinnamon, pineapple and lemongrass follow through.

Light bodied with a crisp, quenching mouthfeel.

Peach fuzz and pulp with a lactic tartness running under starts the palate. Lemon oil, cloves, white pepper, and cut grass follows through.

Finises with a sharp tartness and a bright peach snap.

Tasty, tasty beer. Very quenching and light with just enough funk and tartness to keep the beer interesting. Fairly tame in the sour deapartment though and a bit more carbonation would really help the character reveal itself.

Thanks Matt!

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2011 00:14:06 | More by brewandbbq