Ode To Mercy
Wild Heaven Beer

My brother brought me a bottle of this when he came home to Cleveland to visit from Atlanta a few weeks ago. Thanks Mark, you rule! Poured into one of my pint glasses, this beer pours a clear dark amber/light brown color with a fluffy, creamy looking slightly tan colored head that is about an inch thick when first poured that settles to a good 2/3 to 3/4 of an inch thick with good retention. It eventually settles to 1/5 inch thick head with decent lacing. Has a nice oak and roasted caramel malt aroma. Has a good, slightly roasted caramel sweetness upfront that gives way to oak and hints of chocolate that is nicely rounded out with some hop bitterness. A simple and straight forward and tasty flavor profile indeed! Has a slightly crisp, but mostly smooth, frothy, cream, lactic/milky, medium to full bodied mouthfeel with light to moderate carbonation. Has a nice clean and smooth finish. Quite drinkable indeed in an excellent manner!

Eric

Looks: Hazy ruby-brown with a thin white head.
Smell and Taste: Coffee / Cinnamon and Nutmeg(?). Somewhat dry.
Feel; Quite carbonated but not overly so.
Overall: I mostly drink Stouts, Quads and Scottish Ales. Drink something different once in a while and this one was it. Poured from a 12 oz. can and drank straight up. I believe it would pare well with a Black and Blue burger with steak fries.

 

 

 

 

A: Dark brown, nearly opaque, large khaki head, really good lacing
S: Malts, oak, earthy hops
T: Sweet bready malts, earthy hops and the oakiness rounds out this one
M: Medium
O: A nice sweet brown ale that you can tell is full of quality. The maltiness and oak make this a really nice beer.