Petes Wicked Helles Lager

Old undated notes: Nice golden color. Tastes fruity and rich with a nice herbal quality and a dry finish.

12oz bottle. Poured a golden color with a slightly frothy white head that faded quickly. The smell was grainy with a little bit of hoppiness in there. The flavor was quite weak with a little bit of spicy hops but not much else. A very weak Petes.

This was a good, highly available beer. Didn’t realize it wasn’t available anymore. Smooth and balanced with a clear golden appearance. Slightly hoppier than most Helles, but that is probably what made it good.

Name: Wicked Lager
Date: 01/25/1996
Mode: Draft

Clean golden color, frothy head, lots of bubbles, very hoppy aroma, strong hop flavor with a bitter aftertaste

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Bottle on sale. Lager glass. Light malts, and very light hops. Smells like a light Helles. Sweet taste, a little sweeter than I expected. What is up with this brewery is every beer supposed to be a little sweet. Like someone poured a sugar packet in each beer. Lite hoppy notes and those are very light. Lots of carbonation. Once again Petes wicked releases a boring and overly sweet beer.

12 oz bottle. Slightly hazy golden colour, thin white head. Sweet, fresh grainy aroma, pale malt, slightly worty with touches of honey sweetness. A bit too sweet actually, but otherwise quite good. Toasty finish with a kiss of noble hop flavour.

Pours a clear golden yellow color. Aromas of grass, cheerios, and a touch of flowers. Flavor is kinda sweet to start, citrusy finish with some hop notes.

Pours decent enough-- cloudy, golden yellow, nice head. Taste initially is of the more malty slant, then the beer transistions rather abrubtly to a more hop-tinged taste. I’d like to try this on tap. A little flat, but not bad.