Pietro Piegari - Choc Beer Co. / Pete's Place

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

2.58/5  rDev -23.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Appearance: Pours a clearish, dark amber body with a thin, wispy, white head.

Smell: Meager malt aroma with some light toasty hints to it, but then, oh dear, there are some slight sourish fruit hints as well. I'm getting too old for this.

Taste: Toasty malts with a mild sweetness washed down by a gulp of clean, clear tap water. This is followed by a disappointingly tart, light taste of apricot. Some citrusy hops and a light bitterness make a noble attempt to mask the off-flavors. Drying finish with a remaining tartness.

Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium carbonation.

Drinkability: After finishing a dose of PP Amber, it's hard not to look as bummed out and downtrodden as the dude on the front label. I'm really starting to have some severe misgivings about this brewery.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2009 19:38:28 | More by ChainGangGuy

ATLbeerDog

Georgia

2.68/5  rDev -20.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a slightly hazy copper color with a small off-white head that quickly dissipates. Smells of sweet fruits like cherries and apricots with some mild floral notes present. First sip is fresh and tasty but like other beers from Pete's Place there is just not enough flavor present. The flavor that is there is good....just not enough of it. It is clean and refreshing with a not so nice bitter finish.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2009 23:38:41 | More by ATLbeerDog

webbcreative

Oklahoma

2.93/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Feb 22, 2009
Pours dark amber color, with an eggshell white head which didnt stick around for very long. smells kinda fruity, and metallic. Taste is also a bit metallic, which i have gotten before from this brewery. and kinda sour also lots of carbonation. overall not bad, just not that enjoyable to me.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2009 22:22:41 | More by webbcreative

htomsirveaux

Texas

3.03/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz. bottle tried 11 Jan 2009.

Poured in 0.4 L becker. One inch light brown quickly dissipating head. Highly carbonated. Faintly hazy copper color. Aroma is full of caramel, spiced rum. Tastes a bit like tea leaves and strawberries. Watery malt. Hint of strawberry jam in finish and aftertaste. Overall somewhat weak in flavor. Light body. Modest alcohol.

Sorry about that gford, I hadn't tried this before sending it out to you...

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2009 05:20:00 | More by htomsirveaux

gford217

Georgia

3.1/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12oz bottle courtesy of htomsirveaux poured into a pint glass.

Pours a cloudy dark amber with a small whitish head that recedes to nothing quickly and leaves no lacing.

The aroma is sweet with caramel malts and some light fruits, especially apples. Slight toastiness in the nose but the sweetness is more prevalent.

The taste starts out with the same sweetness, fruit first and then giving way to a light caramel malt backbone. There is more of a toasted character than in the aroma. There is a hint of tartness to the finish, if ever so slight.

The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with lower carbonation than I was expecting.

This is a fair amber ale but nothing that stands out. The sourness of the finish is a little off-putting but it's not too bad overall.

Serving type: bottle

02-14-2009 00:43:56 | More by gford217

RodBurg

California

2.53/5  rDev -25.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Thanks to Beertracker for this bottle. Pours a hazy amber color with little head.

Very light biscuit malt scent.

There are watered down flavors of caramel malt, biscuit, and citrus. Mouthfeel is weak and over-carbonated.

Didn't dig this one. Maybe its better when had fresh.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2009 04:49:08 | More by RodBurg

skeetermoses

Oklahoma

3.33/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I liked this one, not a bad beer. I really enjoy the Choc beers, I really would like to try the Miners beers they offer. I tend to like the strong amber taste in a beer. This beer is fairly hoppy I do enjoy a good hoppy beer. Overall this is one I think that would make a good export.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2008 03:58:45 | More by skeetermoses

tronester

Oklahoma

3.75/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a cloudy brownish amber with a thin tan head. Smell is of toasted grain. Taste is very biscuity, malty with a hint of tart fruit. A nice earthy finish as well from the hops. Mouthfeel is rich, nice smooth carbonation. Quite drinkable, this is a nice, simple ale to relax with.

The first bottle of this I had tasted extremely tart and sour, so I was worried, but I guess I just got a bad bottle the first time around, as this one is quite nice.

Serving type: bottle

10-17-2008 23:43:24 | More by tronester

stephens101

Oklahoma

3.8/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pete's has been putting out some tasty brews these days. While not quite as bold as some of the west and east coasters, there are still some quality, respectable brews coming out of Krebs lately.

A fizzy tan head grows and fades quickly leaving a thin layer of foam on top and no lacing. Light amber in color, this brew looks like a keeper, but that's not the part that counts. There's not a lot going on in the aroma department. I smell faint spice and distant malts and maybe even some caramel sweetness. The aromas are quite subtle, almost indiscernible.

Tastes malty and sweet. Very drinkable, with a certain almost creamy smoothness, but not overt. The spicy and sweet smells are also incorporated in the taste in the same subtle manner, which is not to say at all there is not taste to this brew. As with some of their other brews, I'm feeling a leaning toward some fruitiness, a fruitiness which is trying to break out, but not quite getting there.

I could most definitely have a few of these and be content, not wanting anything more.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2008 23:44:20 | More by stephens101

timbro81

Oklahoma

3.83/5  rDev +13%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours an orangish caramel color with a nice head that is fast to fade away. Carbonation cannot be determined as the beer is a bit hazy due to the bottle conditioning. Smells of well balanced malts and citrus-type hops. Taste is hoppy up front with a hint of caramel malts that ends with a hit of the citrus hops from the nose. Mouthfeel is clean and crisp but perhaps a bit on the lighter side, not exactly a complaint. I often find Amber Ale to be neither one thing or another but Choc has pulled off a pleasant surprise. It is like they tweaked their Basement Batch by adding a bit more malt backbone, good.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2008 23:57:26 | More by timbro81