hopIQ
ENDE
Build your DNASign in

Freaky Peach

Tap to rate

Charred peaches, sour cream cake, spun sugar and bourbon define this sour, and the aroma points to charred caramel and grilled stone fruit. Peaches, apricots and demerara sugar go in, lactobacillus provides the sour fermentation, and the beer matures in bourbon barrels. Burnt sienna in color and 7.5% ABV, brewed in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

ABV
7.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
golden5
PaceTwo or Three
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
peachsouroak
peach
sour
oak
caramel
dark fruit
smoky
Aroma
The nose leads with charred caramel and grilled stone fruit, particularly peach and apricot with a subtle smoky edge.
also:tart,funky
not found:hoppy,roasted,fruity,spicy

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Freaky Peach

◎ Appearance

Burnt sienna in color, presenting a warm, copper-tinged hue that reflects the beer's bourbon barrel maturation and charred stone fruit character. The beer shows good clarity with moderate carbonation, crowned by a fine white head that settles to a delicate lacing on the glass.

burnt siennacopper-tingedfine head retention

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with charred caramel and grilled stone fruit, particularly peach and apricot with a subtle smoky edge. Bourbon oak and vanilla notes emerge alongside spun sugar sweetness, creating a complex interplay between toasted, fruited, and creamy aromatic layers.

charred caramelgrilled peachbourbon oaksmoky vanilla

◐ Taste

Peach and apricot dominate the entry and mid-palate, supported by a clean lactic sourness and creamy mouthfeel from the lactobacillus fermentation. Bourbon barrel oak, caramel, and subtle dark fruit notes build depth, while the palate remains balanced between stone fruit sweetness and restrained tartness; bittering is minimal at 10 IBU, allowing the fruit and oak to take center stage.

peach-forwardlactic aciditybarrel oakcreamy texturelow bitterness

◑ Finish

The finish is medium in length, with peach and caramel lingering on the palate alongside a gentle warming from the 7.5% ABV. A subtle funky, earthy note from the lactobacillus fermentation fades into a soft, drying aftertaste.

medium drywarming alcoholstone fruit decay
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
85
Taste
84
Appearance
78
Finish
78
Serve at 6–9°C

Serve at 6–9°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

+ Sign in to add your tasting note

Food Pairing

What to eat with Freaky Peach

More from Tröegs Independent Brewing

717 Collaboration
717 Collaboration
New Zealand Pilsner
4.7%·Lightly bitter
Find matches →
Apricot Farmette
Apricot Farmette
Saison
7.4%·Noticeably bitter
Find matches →
Blackberry Tizzy
Blackberry Tizzy
Fruited Sour Ale
9.4%·Mild
Find matches →
Blizzard of Hops
Blizzard of Hops
American IPA
6.4%·Strongly bitter
Find matches →
Coco-Nator
Coco-Nator
Doppelbock
8.2%·Lightly bitter
Find matches →
Crimson Pistil
Crimson Pistil
Fruited IPA
6.2%·Strongly bitter
Find matches →
Daylight Chaser
Daylight Chaser
Black IPA
6.3%·Strongly bitter
Find matches →
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning
American Porter
5.9%·Noticeably bitter
Find matches →

About Fruited Sour Ale

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Fruited Sour Ale?

Fruited Sour Ale is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Fruited Sour Ale

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same peach, sour, oak character as Freaky Peach will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

Compare with another beer →