Getting Wild

Beer #2 is in the books, and today's tasty beverage is Wild Heaven's Ode To Mercy.


This Imperial Brown Ale poured to a deep caramelly/amber/brown, with a nice frothy head that gave off some delicious smells. Yes, smells. I'm no connoisseur (yet) so I am refraining from big words. For now.

At first taste you get a very smooth, complex set of flavors that are nutty, malty, oak barrelly... even a hint of fruitiness and coffee as well. I can't really put my finger on what it exactly is but my taste buds are having a mini-party during every sip.

Being on a different part of the spectrum from yesterday's IPA, I think that this beer will definitely be up the alley of someone who likes a full bodied red wine with their dinner. It doesn't taste anything like red wine, but it has so much complexity to it that I think the correlation is there. For all you Vino's out there that want to explore craft beer, I'd give this a shot the next time you are having a hearty meal (such as grilled steaks, or bbq chicken).

The reasoning behind my choice of this as my #2 beer is the fact they are local to Atlanta [Decatur], and they are brand new to the shelves of our LHBS around town. They've got two beers on the market, the other of which I will be posting at a later date, and I am a big fan of both of them.

They have a motto of "Serve Your Neighbor" which I think has multiple meanings that are both sound, and speak to the nature of why they brew beer. And I appreciate this. They want to create world class beers but these Georgians don't want to forget where they came from or who helps them get to where they are going.

Wild Heaven Craft Beers
Ode To Mercy
Imperial Brown Ale
8.2% abv
"Serve Your Neighbor"