Petes Wicked Ale

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

Bottle. Mahogany colored body with no head. Aroma is pleasantly malty, twiggy, slightly vanilla, and moderately leafy hops. Flavor pushes towards licorice maltiness, twiggy or rooty that edges toward cinnamon due to the carbonation, and the hops come through slightly citric and bitter (too much so I would say for this beer) but primarily earthy. Palate would be fine if it weren’t over-carbonated which disrupts any continuity of flavor or possible refreshment. No surprise this beer is typical of Matt brewing.

Nothing wicked about this beer. In fact there isn’t much to it at all. Slight caramel malt flavor with no detectable hops. Has little more than a light beer taste but fills you up rather quickly, leaving you not wanting another sip. At 10.50 a 6 pack, I’m gonna have to give this a very low rating. Very disappointing. I won’t buy this again.

Over rated Pourd Medium reddish brown with a slight head which quickly evaporated. No lacing. Slight malty nose. Moderate carbonation and mouthfeel. Slighly metallic, sweet burnt malty taste. No real hop presence. Not very impressive at all.

Overall Impression: A decent, average to below average reddish colored beer, nothing too special, a starter micro for those from the NE. It’s got a kinda cool name...

Pours dark brownish amber with an off white head. Light malt aroma. Flavor is slightly sweet with a thin bit of caramel and a bit of bitterness. I used to like this a lot more.

Bottle. Poured a really dark amber with off-white fizzy head. Would like to try again when I’m not eating spicy asian food, but overall this isn’t a bad beer. It seems to lack a little bit in every category, but not bad.

Pete’s Wicked Below Average Ale. Appears quite clear despite a large ammount of crap floating around which, for me, is a bad first impression. Solid brown brew that produced a small light tan head that was loud but even at that could never gain more than a 1/4" thickness. Crown quickly faded to a ring. Faint slippery lacing. Lots of effervesance. Aroma is mainly malty, slightly sweet and seems dry. Taste is over bitter which is quite annoying here. Also, I really did not except to notice the alcohol, but I did on occasion. There is a decent ammount of malts but there seems to be a prevaling hoppiness and a very slight cirtus - maybe. Flavour is dominated by the bitterness. Seems thin, overcarbonated and very gassy. I wouldn’t say that this is smooth at all. I’m also getting a good pucker from it. I normally wouldn’t mind the bitter aftertaste but not in this beer. A 2.1 rating may be on the low side from this beer, but really it’s a sub-par product that has the bonus of remaining enjoyable mainly due to the malt selection. It’s just that there are so many better variations of this style. Fairly drinkable, but the overcarbonation and excess bitterness has made this a sub-par brew...still, I’d have to admit that I could take this stuff in mass quantity....spend your money elsewhere. I smell and taste this beer and there’s nothing to it. Basically, a boring beer.

pours a clear copper with a small beige head. some caramel. ok not great.