Ode To Mercy Special Winter Ale
Wild Heaven Beer

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From:
Wild Heaven Beer
 
Georgia, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
8.2%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 14.39%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
64
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 03, 2019
Added:
Jan 21, 2011
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  12
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Ratings by Mlawrence:
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Rated by Mlawrence from Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

Jun 20, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Rated by OompaMentor from Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
7/7/2018; Huuuumbug!
Jan 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.99 by richj1970 from Alabama

Dec 27, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by MTKATL from Georgia

Jul 09, 2018
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Reviewed by AyatollahGold from Indiana

4.32/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pouring from a 12 oz. can into a wine glass. This beer pours out a cola color brown and doesn't form a crown, just a light tan outer ring of carbonation. The smell is some warming bourbon that allows you to smell other notes of oak, coffee, a like new char, slight cinnamon and even some nutmeg. The taste brings the spices of cinnamon and the nutmeg up front. Has the warming bourbon come through about midway and then finish on the dry side with the oak. Overall, very surprised and impressed by this brew and would love to have another.
Jun 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by jbfarris from Georgia

Apr 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.56 by Jrdnb8s from Georgia

Mar 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by JamesBondGA from Georgia

Feb 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Jan 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.83 by Zazzi82 from Tennessee

Mar 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.66 by DioS from Georgia

Feb 22, 2017
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Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia

4.42/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured from the tap into a tulip glass at Taco Mac in Atlanta. The appearance is a dark brown color with a small off-white colored head. The aroma is a blend of oak, toasted malt and a slight fragrance of vanilla. The taste is very similar to the nose but with very little oak in the mix. A very nice beer.
Feb 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4.49 by ViveLaChouffe from Georgia

Feb 03, 2017
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Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia

4.05/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
No label information. Ode to Mercy Special Winter Ale is brewed in the style of an American Brown Ale aged on Bourbon Barrel Chips, available in winter release 750ml. bottles and on seasonal draft.

Poured from a 750ml. bottle to a snifter glass.

(Appearance) Pours a foamy cream head of a creamy pastel white color over a medium caramel brown body with moderate carbonation and mild haziness. Retention is very good and lacing is moderate and patchy. 4.25

(Smell) Nutty, earthy with notes of rich toffee and caramel, undertones of molasses, bourbon vanilla and oak tannins. Potency is moderate. 4.25

(Taste) The flavor largely follows the aroma, with a moderate drying malt body of toffee and caramel malts with a mild viscosity, slightly earthy and nutty with modest fruit undertones. The "Special Winter" treatment is a subtle dash of bourbon oak chips, generating delicate notes of vanilla and moderately toasted oak tannins for a lightly drying finish. Quite enjoyable. 4

(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, silky, lightly creamy, medium dry. Carbonation is moderate, generating a medium frothiness and a lightly crisp finish. Body is medium for the style, medium+ overall. Balance is nearly even sweet to acidic and earthy bitter compounds. Alcohol presence is light and there are no off characters. 3.75

(Overall) While I don't have a current bottle of Ode to Mercy standard to compare with, I find the Winter version of this beer is quite enjoyable, with a noticeable impact of bourbon and oak really spicing up the flavor and finish of this beer for a product that tastes very winter-appropriate. At a reasonable price, this is a justifiable purchase for fans of Ode to Mercy standard. 4

Wild Heaven Craft Beers'
Ode to Mercy Special Winter Ale
4.05/5.00
Jan 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by sd123 from Georgia

Jan 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.11 by T_Hass from Georgia

Dec 19, 2016
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Reviewed by jopezu from Georgia

4/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
pours a clear, ruby mahogany with a large head that hangs out. nose; coffee, walnut, & light hops. taste; easy cocoa malt, caramel, brown sugar, light oak, light coffee, light bourbon, & mellow hops. very nutty aftertaste. medium carbonation & mouthfeel. decent. a touch sweet & simple.
Oct 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Daniellobo from District of Columbia

Mar 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by Bung from Michigan

Feb 02, 2016
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Reviewed by jadpsu from Georgia

3.14/5  rDev -22.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Had on draft at Summit's Wayside Tavern.
Came to me in a standard 16 oz. beer glass. Color was a dark mahogany with a thin skin but no head.

Smell: Malty, licorice, coffee, alcohol esters So a lot going on.

Taste: I get some definite bourbon like alcohol up front. Coffee and some distant bitter chocolate.

High alcohol ABV of 8.2% very evident and not to my liking.
Jan 23, 2016
Ode To Mercy Special Winter Ale from Wild Heaven Beer
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 64 ratings