Velvet Hammer
Peticolas Brewing Company in Dallas, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.02
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Flavors of caramel malts and floral hop aromas. Smooth as velvet, hits you like a hammer.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A one pint can purchased at the Total Wine on Hulen St. in Fort Worth. I don’t see an imperial amber ale often so I’ve been anticipating this tasting. I have the Cowtown tulip glass in place for a pour and that is what I do. The body is dark cardinal red completed by a tall head of creamy parchment tan foam. I smell plenty of grain and a small bit of hops. The taste is more substantial, I get toasted bread, some cedar pine, a touch of caramel sweetness, cardboard and a nice little bitterness concluding. The lacing has to be pointed out, best I’ve encountered in some time. As good as I hoped for and that doesn’t happen frequently.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Sep 2025
at 22:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can, courtesy of blutt59. Pours deep dark red brown. Biscuit, toffee, caramel apple, pine needles, cherry syrup, grapefruit peel. Medium body. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 01 May 2024
at 03:06
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap @Thirsty. Free hotel shuttle! Clear, ruby, dense oatmeal head goblet pour. Spiced, slightly fatty, oaty, rustic nose. Silky head. Bitter, very rindy, sharp bread crust, big acidity, fatty, slightly soapy, earthy bitter finish. Great.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2023
at 04:24
7/10
Definitely malt forward red but also plenty hoppy. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2022
at 18:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Big alcohol. Rather cloying. Mostly clear garnet with minimal off-white head. A little disjointed.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2017
at 23:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Ginger Man, Plano. Cloudy copper colour, mid sized creamy head. Perfumy nose with figs and toast. Mid sweet with full body and dense, packed mouthfeel. Toast and dates, some pine. Resiny very bitter finish. A brutal, straight forward beer. Think Ace of Spades or Jesus Built My Hotrod.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2017
at 19:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap-offwhite head with trailing lace-dk amber. A-roast/some caramel, herbal/pine. T-follows with some bite.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2016
at 20:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft: Poured a dark brown Amber with tan head. Nice underling hops and malt aroma. Taste is hops, toasted malts very balanced and yet hides the 9% well.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2015
at 20:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft - Sweet candy floss. Clear copper with a decent beige head. Orange, booze and caramel. Rich and liqueur like. Exactly as described.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2014
at 12:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled at the 2014 Untapped festival in Fort Worth. Pours a hazy amber with a yellowish brown head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has sweet grains, a touch of resin, caramel and a bit of cookie. Flavor has sweet grains and resin with a bit of caramel coming through in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2014
at 15:51