Pete's Wicked ESP - Pete's Brewing Company

beerguy101

California

2.83/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Medium yellow gold color, medium head. Aroma is grainy and sweet.
Medium bodied, lighter tasting lager. Mild and smooth tasting. Good malt/hop balance, with a very mild flavor balance. Mouthfeel is round. Finish is clean. Aftertaste is slightly malty.

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2003 02:49:27 | More by beerguy101

tscanlon51

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -4.8%

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Jimboe

3/5  rDev +3.8%

10-10-2012 19:29:20 | More by Jimboe

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Presentation: 12oz. brown twist-off, slight fatter than their normal bottles and shorter. Cartoon of Pete and a big fat "ESP" logo. No more Wicked? What's with the historical background? Is this a Samuel Adams' label or a label of clashing falsehoods? Hmm, we smell a marketing storm brewing at Pete's. That would explain all the new billboards in our area. When was the last time you saw them advertise? Could this be an A-B challenger?

Appearance: Light, golden and very clear. A bit of a head when poured, but it went away quickly leaving only a ring of light foam.

Smell: Light grain and faint hop aromas. Soft smelling.

Taste: Very clean tasting, almost too clean. Grain flavours are present with minimal hop and sweetness, tastes stripped of all goodness. Perhaps a product of over filtering? No aftertaste at all, except for that American Lager twang and an odd feeling that you just drank something from a can.

Notes: Not a bad beer for what Pete set out to produce. This basically was produced as an American Lager, and it is indeed just that. More mouth-feel compared to the others (like Bud or Miller) and much more enjoyable. "Hey Pete, we are not smiling, but it was a good beer." - Todd & Jason (see bottle neck shaft label for details.)

Serving type: bottle

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