Petes Wicked Rally Cap Ale

Petes Brewing Company
Brewed at Matt Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
San Antonio, Texas USA

Bottle. Pours an amber body with an off white head. Sweet malt and wheaty, a note of lemon and citrus. Not very good.

From a 12oz bottle this beer pours a light golden color with a thin white head that disappears quickly. Scent of lemon and hops. Citrusy taste with a pretty light body - not much bite or aftertaste. Pretty easy drinking and worth knocking back a couple after some yard work. Picked up a couple cases of this at Sams Quik Mart in Durham NC for cheap money - which is all I would suggest spending on it.

Bottle from Beverage House. Smells like a lemony Sam Adams - tastes like an Arnold Palmer in beer form. Light, lemony... I think that’s it.

This had a little bit too much lemon flavor to it. At first it seemed very watery but I did get a hint of some spices after a little while.

Pours a golden-orange color. Aroma is light, wheaty, and has a bit of a caramel hint to it. Flavor is balanced, with a good wheat flavor. light lemon notes....not really overwhelming. Solid brew, but nothing special.

Poured from bottle. Malty aroma with a bit of gas. A dark gold/amber, head slowly dissipates. Slightly bubbly feel. Actually sweeter that I thought it would be. Maybe lemon peel notes in aftertaste. Loses something at finish. A bit disappointing.

25-Aug-08 (12-oz bottle: Free sample bottle for stewarding the 2008 World Beer Cup in San Diego, CA) Hey, free beer is free beer, even when it’s Rally Cap Ale. And actually, I’m glad I found this in one of my mystery boxes because I expected a throw-away, but really, this beer isn’t that bad, and I suspect the bottle I tasted four years ago was probably a bit on the old side. The beer was entered into the Golden or Blonde Ale category, and it fits quite well. Grainy, lightly sweet malts are first balanced in the entry by a touch of hops, and then in the evolution by light citrus, but the malt carries the beer into the finish, tasting a bit corny and showing a trace of oxidative doughiness. Not enough to ruin the beer though, so in the end, this beer tastes okay. The nose is mostly malty, a little grainy and bready, slightly sweet-smelling and gently citrusy, but no hops. Smooth and easy on the palate with soft, moderate carbonation, it’s content to not challenge the palate in any way, and for the intended audience, that’s okay. Dark-golden in color with perfect clarity and a smattering of tiny carbonation bubbles rising slowly through the beer. The inch-tall head pours off-white in color and gradually subsides to a thin but complete layer while leaving small patches of lace on the glass. Overall, it’s not very interesting, it’s just a fine, easy drinking beer best served well-chilled at your outdoor party.

17-Jul-04 (12 oz bottle) Generic, boring, bland, blah beer that will never be placed into my shopping basket again. This is just a small step above the mass-produced American lagers. Mildly sweet and slightly malty, with minimal hops or bitterness, and a slight lemon zest toward the finish, it’s really more of a woody, cardboard taste though. The nose is rather vague, pretty much just the bland aroma of an American lager. Light to medium bodied on the palate, but a bit thin and watery. The color is a crystal clear pale yellow. Off-white head is smallish on the pour and fades to a sheen fairly quickly. Some sporadic lacing here and there. (4, 2, 4, 2, 8 = 2.0)

Bottle. Pours a clear sunshine gold with a smallish white head. The aroma is almost like a meadow and some citrus. Flavor is bright, with a bit of sweetnes that is brought under control by the hops. Thin mouthfeel, with some fizz. Not a bad summer beer. I’d like to pair this brew with hotdogs grilled in the backyard (mustard and onions added), plus a spinach salad and a bunch of friends.