Petes Wicked Ale

Petes Brewing Company
Formerly brewed at Matt Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
San Antonio, Texas USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

UPDATED: FEB 25, 2006 I picked up a sixer of this last night because there wasn’t anything much good at this grocery store except for SNPA and I’m sick of that for a while. It was better than expected with a decent malt quality to it and gorgeous color. One thing I couldn’t get over ,though, was the carbonation. Very carbonated and it didn’t seem natural.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) With a name like that you keep your expectations high. Of a wickedly strong and ful-flavoured beer. And the name has been notorious amongst beer-enthusiasts for ages. Well, I guess it’s mainly due to the fact, that this was one of the first successful US microbrews. Regarded by it’s effort as a beer this is rather peaceful. Dark brown, perhaps slightly copperish, neat and decent head. Soft and lightly sweet nut-character without much bitterness. A very pleasant beer outdoors on a warm night in Greenwich Village.

The beer that helped launch America’s craft brewing revolution seems a little tired these days. It’s a still a flavoursome, well-made brew, but the benchmark has risen so high that there’s no real reason to choose this any more. Poured a ruby-brown colour with a disappointing head. Light aroma has caramel/toffee characters. It’s a quenching ale, medium-bodied, with subtle toffee notes, some nutty malt and a light bitter finish. (Bottle)

Citrus-grapefruit, nuts, and bitter. All and all a good beer just not what I’d consider a brown ale. Ends a little Sour hops at the end are ok

Can’t believe I never rated this, Last 1 from an old case. Poured amber with a big fizzy head, that did not last. Sweet/sour malty aroma. Caramel and sour, nothing great, but not bad.

There was I time when I thought this was a very good beer - but that time also coincided with too many occasions when I would drink an industrial macrobrew without too much of a fight. That said... pours a medium mahogany with a small head and little lacing. Malty aroma with a hint of pine & vanilla. More hops in the flavor than is evident from the aroma with some roasted malty sweetness. Nothing unique or memorable about the finish. In fact, nothing memorable about this beer at all except for the memories I have of the days before my beer taste buds grew up.

Reddish in the glass, with a thin and diminishing head. Robust enough on the tongue, but a little rough and tinny. The aroma and taste of hops are there, but aren’t exceptional. There is an artificial sweetness around the edges. A good enough drinkin’ beer, but nothing special.

Hopsy aroma. Nice medium brown color. Large head fully recedes to nada head. Fair lacing. Light hopsy taste. Not a whole lot else going on in the flavor department. My first brown ale.