Wicked Weed Brewing Black Angel

**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.”

__Aroma:__ “Deep, rich pie-cherry, with grapey, wine-like complexity and brightness of other berries dancing on top, like boysenberry syrup. Nutty notes with chocolate malt, which gives it a complexity you’d find in a cherry imperial stout. Tannins reminiscent of maple wood.” __Flavor:__ “Dark cherry and blackberry are at the forefront along with blueberry and currant. Wine-like esters accent the tartness and tannins, and the toasted richness suggests a darker base beer. Strong nuttiness, with some earthy complexity. A touch of alcohol warmth and phenol qualities.” __Overall:__ “So much complexity and intense fruit here, and the base beer supports the fruit medley well. It’s an interesting underlying complexity that’s hard to pin down, but it’s very tasty. Unique wood qualities work very well.”

__Aroma:__ “Moderate toasted malt blends well with the *Brett* woody funk and pineapple and dark cherry. It’s kind of hard to find the cherry unless you know it is there, but the barnyard character is very pleasant. The sweet toasted malt background isn’t completely hidden by the *Brett.* Vanilla, and some wood qualities (oak or maple) along with some earthy notes.” __Flavor:__ “Lots of earthy, musty, leathery, barnyard funk followed by pie cherries and toasty malt. Moderate sweetness supports the fruit. High carbonation. Some vanilla qualities. Rich toasted character from the malt in the base beer supports the barnyard character well, blending caramel, leather, and horse blanket. The cherry character plays a supporting role. It is sweet and fleshy with just a slight tartness.” __Overall:__ “Lots of *Brett* funk with the fruit and malt playing a more supporting role. It’s a very drinkable ale with sour cherries. Each sip brings more subtleties. A very complex, well-blended amber cherry farmhouse sour. All parts lead to something greater than the sum.”