Petes Wicked Ale

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 4

Pete’s wicked, bout time I tried some of this. 12 0z brown bottle. Pop the lid to smell some beery yeastyness. Perhaps hints of roasty strong ale. Very decent light rootbeer or dark cream soda appearance. There is a nice thin froth and a foam ring around the inside of the glass but no head. Constant bubbles rising but not streaming from within the brew. The first taste is mild malt bitterness, ale expected. This fades quickly to a note of surprising sourness, barely. Pretty nice average carbonation as the brew rolls down the back of yer throat. Throughout the malt keeps its mild bitterness. This has some personality, definitely more than your typical pale yellow american beer. Label says this beer is tantalizing and out of the ordinary, I have to agree with that. Finish seems like it wants to be a strong ale but it ends up being between the smoothness of a pale yellow lager and the bite of a pale ale. I guess what I’m trying to say is that it is not too offensive. I think this is just a tad more enjoyable in flavor than JJ wainwrights evil eye. Better than dogfishead indian and saranac brown but not quite as good as troegs nut and wild goose nut.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

12oz bottle
Appearance: Reddish brown with a medium off-white head which leave lacing as it dissipates quickly
Aroma: Dark fruits, nutty
Taste: Thin mouthfeel, dark malts and fruits, medicinal taste that lingers in the finish
Not to bad, tastes much better cold. When it starts to warm up I get some off flavors.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

Pours a very slightly hazy dark amber to brown in color with a small light beige head which reduces to a thin layer over the entire surface of the beer with light to moderate lacing. The aroma is dominate by the malts with some caramel coming through as well as some hints of dark malts. The taste is slightly sweet with some caramel maltiness, overall a pretty malty beer with some hints of dark fruit. Very little hops/bitterness detectable. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate to high amounts of carbonation.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

This tasted like a honey brown to me. Lots of sweet malty flavors like honey and caramel. Hops are barely noticable. I prefer my browns to have a hint of hops, but overall this had a good decent flavor. Appearance on the medium brown-amber side, with a smooth easy-drinkability mouthfeel. Probably more of a daytime/summer beer IMO.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

very pleasing aroma .. . lacing is top notch .. . nice simple flavours, a people pleaser huh?? .. . taste reminds me of a slightly fuller american style newcastle ...

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

A reddish brown body, not much head, only sparce lace left behind. Aroma and flavor of malt, slightly sweet. Not bad, but not good either, pretty average beer.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

malty, with a light, hard to notice aroma. body is a bit thin, and there is a slight bitter aftertaste, but no hop aroma. nothing worth trying here...no surprises.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

A very malty brew. More of a redish, ruby color than a brown. Nothing overbearing in the taste, but still good. Very smooth, would make a nice session beer.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 7

Pours a clear amber color with a medium tan head. Aroma is hops and spice. Slightly bitter and dry. Spicy orange and malty hop flavors. Not excellent, but not bad, either.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

This is what started my tour of darker beers. It has a decent flavor and some complexity in character. It's a bit filling, but a really nice looking beer in a glass. Worthy.