Pete's Wicked Ale

Pros: A tasty red ale.
Cons: It's not a lager!

I’m a little confused about this beer. It appears Pete’s Brewing Company of San Antonio, Texas, is confused about it too. Maybe the uncertainty over Pete’s Wicked Red Rush occurred during all the moving around Pete’s has endured...

Pros: Still a tasty, drinkable brew.
Cons: No longer an American Brown

In past reviews, I have mentioned beer pioneers Jim Koch and Fritz Maytag. Equally deserving of credit in the promotion of craft beer in America is Pete Slosberg, the Pete of Pete’s Wicked Ale fame. Slosberg began as a homebrewer but saw a broader market...

Pros: Smooth taste that pleases without overpowering.
Cons: Expensive!

Okay, that is a weird title. I apologize. But right now I am suffering from the worst cold/bronchitis/flu that I have ever experienced and I am having a hard time tasting or even smelling anything at all. (As an aside, it figures that I have come down so ...

Pros: Rich, Malty Taste
Cons: Not Intended for Those Who Like Lighter Beers

Pete's Wicked Ale is an American Brown ale, with a dark brown color and an aroma of freshly roasted malt. This is the original Pete's Brewing Company product and it ranks second only to Pete's Winter Brew as the best product in the Pete's lineup of...

Pros: Slightly sweet, balanced flavor
Cons: Let me think about that

Pete's Wicked Ale is a readily available Brown Ale, brewed and bottled by Pete's Brewing Company, Tumwater, Washington and Eden, North Carolina. The label on the neck of the bottle claims a "perfect Blend of the finest pale, caramel and chocolate malts...

Pros: Nice chocolate malt flavors..
Cons: Strange finish...

After the recent write-off with the Epinions brew crew I have received a couple of requests to try different beers and write reviews of them. While I regard this as extremely flattering there are a couple of issues that had me a little concerned about...

Pros: A delicious American brown ale A delicious American brown ale
Cons: A little expensive and easy to overlook

Pete and I go back a long way. I first made the acquaintance of Pete and his delectably delicious Wicked Ale back in the late eighties. For a couple of years it was my favorite beer, ranking slightly ahead of The Boston Brewery's Boston Lager on my pers ...

Pros: roasty, malty, tasty
Cons: has been overshadowed by newer beers

Pete Slosberg is another one of the pioneers of the American beer renaissance. In the early days you had Sam Adams, Anchor, Sierra Nevada, Brooklyn and Pete's among a few others. The options early on were somewhat limited. It was always...

Pros: bold, flavorful, alive - a real beer, not chemically engineered
Cons: not available everywhere (but worth looking for)

Unlike Newcastle Brown Ale or other British pub beers, I find this American beer tastes better served cold -- not cool. And, unlike Newcastle Brown Ale, this beer has more flavor and character and is a better beer! Where I give Newcastle Brown Ale a...

Pros: An excellent alternative to barley soda-pop.
Cons: Was at one time truly wicked…

The Pour:
This beer pours to a ruby brown color, and mid-pour, I am struck by the rich malty aromas wafting up from my goblet. The head is pretty standard for commercially bottled beers: a sincere and enthusiastic start, but all good intentions...

Pros: Just good overall ale
Cons: Pete's heart to heart message on the label

Pete's Wicked Ale is the flagship product of the large craft-brewery Pete's Brewing Company, which has been around since 1986, and is one of the three biggest craft-breweries in the U.S., along with Sierra Nevada and the Boston Brewing Company. I have...

Pros: dry-hopped aroma
Cons: lighter than hoped for body

Pete’s Wicked Ale is Pete’s Brewing Company’s mostly well known and widely available beer. The label on the bottle claims Pete’s Wicked Ale is "The Original American Brown Ale". Pete’s Wicked Ale has a fairly pronounce chocolate and caramel...

Pros: Rich British Ale Made in America...
Cons: None

Eat, Drink & Be Merry…

When I was a Freshman at Wake Forest, Pete's Wicked Ale was our occasional bit of indulgence. One of the more successful microbrews out there, it delivers a consistently high quality of beer at a surprisingly...

Pros: Wonderful mild ale flavor
Cons: Consistently good but not adventurous

Pete's Wicked is one of the first successful micro's and it deserves it's acclaim. There is nothing fancy about Pete's Wicked, it is just a solid amber ale with a mildly roasty flavor and pleasant maltiness. For all you lager drinkers, Pete's Wicked is...

Pros: Smooth deep flavor. Little after taste.
Cons: Somewhat expensive.

After having read many great opinions written by our fine Epinions members about this ale, I happened to spot some on the shelf at the local grocery store this last Friday evening. I decided to pick up a six pack and put it to the test. I'm very glad...