Style: Dry Hopped Wild Ale

ABV: 6.9

93/100
Aroma: 11
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 19
Mouthfeel: 5

Wicked Weed Brewing Company Amorous

What the brewers say

“This beer is a blend of both Brett barrels and sour barrels, dry hopped with a bouquet of American hops to accentuate the tropical and citrusy profile of our wild yeast.”

What our panel thought

Aroma: “Cloves, pine-tree pitch, grapefruit zest, and hops are evident but not bold. Wood, black pepper, grapefruit, and lemon-peel notes. Slight dank, weed aroma in the hops and a fun phenolic yeast character.”

Flavor: “Moderate lactic acidity fades quickly into an herbal/lemony hops finish with a touch of grapefruit. Lots of hops flavor, but very slight hops bitterness. Light malt sweetness could use a little more body to support the acid. Linger has a spicy salsa-like note.”

Overall: “A spicy, sour, and lemon beer that is very smooth tasting after the initial bite of sour. Obviously hopped but not in a way that brings them out as a novelty beer. A great example of a light touch, not trying to win the pageant with zany hops. Very clean sourness and acidity in balance with hop flavors. Relatively mild wild character paired with the light touch on hops makes this easy to enjoy.”

What our editors thought

Review printed in: Wild & Sour (June-July 2016) (View All Issues)


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**Aroma:** “Figs are there somewhere, but it’s difficult to pick them up over the intense phenols. As the beer warms and degasses, the intense phenolics back off, opening it to more conventional farmhouse aromas.” **Flavor:** “A tart fruity initial impression. Figs, or is that cherry Jolly Rancher? _Brett_ offers a grounding woodiness, and fortunately it tastes much better than it smells. A significant amount of funk, but in a good way—a punch of acidity to complement the light maltiness and subtle fig taste.” **Overall:** “Classic saison with a subtle touch of extra acid and fruit from the fig plus earthy tannins that help make the beer seem even more attenuated. The acidity might be a little high for some, but the balance works. The _Brett_ needs a couple more months to break this beer in, but it has the base for a solid funky farmhouse beer.”

Wicked Weed Brewing Genesis

**Aroma:** “Medium sour note with a fruit melody with slight peach, green apple, pineapple, lemon, clove, tropical fruit, and a touch of sour. Floral Brett aroma.” **Flavor:** “Light clean lactic sourness with flavors of apricot/peach skin. Cider-like green and red apple flavors. Lime and grapefruit notes with a low green apple note. Grainy malt sweetness. Cinnamon and bread crust tart sourness is very smooth, lactic. High fruitiness up front with a rush of moderate sour notes com- ing in. High carbonation complements the sour notes. Slight wood or oak notes. Linger is slight and sour.” **Overall:** “Slightly sweet and lemony makes for a very tasty beer. Fruit character is very subdued. It is very easy to drink and only moderately sour. Nice clean lactic flavor dominates. There’s a lot going on, and I’m trying to pick out what the fruits are, but then the rush of sourness comes on.”

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“Light tangelo, medium lime, and a hint of kiwi in the aroma. Orange, honeydew, cantaloupe, and lemon rind in the flavor. Moderate amount of bitterness staves off any sweetness. Soft malt backbone but a light minerality really work.”

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