Petes Place 1919 Choc Beer
Choc beer was named after its place of origin, the Choctaw Nation. The Choctaw people brewed a homemade beer and taught the Italian immigrants, who came to work in the coal mines, how to make the home brew. Pete Pritchard was one of those immigrants. He came to the US with his family in 1903 and began to work in the coal mines at age eleven. At twenty-one years of age, he was nearly killed in a mine accident. After the accident, Pete Pritchard began making and selling choc beer, along with sausages and cheese in his home in Krebs. A prosperious business developed and in 1925, Peter formally opened a restaurant in his home. Pete's Place Restaurant served choc beer until 1932 when Pete was arrested for the brew. In 1964, Bill Prichard, the sone of the original owner, developed a "gentleman's agreement" with the powers that be about the illegal choc beer...until a statewide newspaper ran a front page, headline story about the agreement. That was the end of choc beer at Pete's until Joe Prichard, Bill's son who now wears the chef's hat and has the choc beer recipe, reintroduced choc beer as a legal brew in 1995.
Choc brand beer is brewed in small batches in our brewery using the finest ingredients. Starting with beer-perfect Krebs water, we blend American Malted Barley, wheat, and roasted malts with American-grown Liberty and Cascade hops to create more than just a beer... a legendary Choc beer is unfiltered, so all the flavor we create stays where it belongs. And since it's unfiltered, you may notice a cloudy haze in the beer. This is normal. Tradition dictates Choc beer be "bottle-conditions," which means it's fermented a second time in the bottle, as well as aged in the bottle, resulting in a thin layer of yeast at the bottom. You can choose to carefully decant the beer off the yeast, or simply drink it, as we do, and let the yeast travel into your glass. Either way, we hope you enjoy our beer, a handcrafted Krebs original. Style: American wheat Color: Golden opaque Ingredients: 2-row malted barley and malted wheat, Liberty and Cascade hops Bitterness Units: 15 IBU's Alcohol: Alcohol by volume 5.0%, Alcohol by weight 3.9, also available in 3.2% Alcohol by weight version
Choc brand beer is brewed in small batches in our brewery using the finest ingredients. Starting with beer-perfect Krebs water, we blend American Malted Barley, wheat, and roasted malts with American-grown Liberty and Cascade hops to create more than just a beer... a legendary Choc beer is unfiltered, so all the flavor we create stays where it belongs. And since it's unfiltered, you may notice a cloudy haze in the beer. This is normal. Tradition dictates Choc beer be "bottle-conditions," which means it's fermented a second time in the bottle, as well as aged in the bottle, resulting in a thin layer of yeast at the bottom. You can choose to carefully decant the beer off the yeast, or simply drink it, as we do, and let the yeast travel into your glass. Either way, we hope you enjoy our beer, a handcrafted Krebs original. Style: American wheat Color: Golden opaque Ingredients: 2-row malted barley and malted wheat, Liberty and Cascade hops Bitterness Units: 15 IBU's Alcohol: Alcohol by volume 5.0%, Alcohol by weight 3.9, also available in 3.2% Alcohol by weight version
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257 reviews
Krebs, United States
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Poured hazy yellow with hint of tan/brown; aroma grassy and mild; taste was very light and crisp; refreshing mouthfeel; I would not have guessed this was classified as a wheat beer.
Pale yellow color out of the bottle with barely any head. Odd winey nose. This is a thin beer with some grain, corn, acidity and a bad citrus finish. This is not a very interesting beer.
Bottle at Cattlemen’s. Pours a cloudy dark earthy yellow with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has note of banana and clove with an underlying sweet wheat. Flavor begins with clove and sweet wheat that mellow through the finish.
Pours a dark cloudy yellow. Lots of carbonation.
Smells faintly of grain, bread, lemon. Very subtle aroma.
Taste is watered down wheat with hints of fruity lemon. I love unfiltered beers. This one goes down very smooth. A little bland but it makes a great lawnmowing beer.
Serving type: bottle
Dark cloudy copper pour..this was an alias beer at .. having on tap at twin peaks ..listed as dirty blond... its excellent.. like a split between boulavard wheat and blue moon..but better
Into a pint glass. Has a thin (almost no head) with a hazy light straw colored body.
Smell of honey and the tiniest bit of lemon.
Strong, dry lemon taste. A bit chalky. Out of balance.
Moderate carbonation with a fizzy and crisp texture.
Meh, not a fan.
Sampled on 10/11/2012 at GABF. This wheat beer pours a slightly hazy yellow gold color from the tap. Small to medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is fruity and sweet, wheaty and cereal. A medium ro light bodied wheat beer. The malts are fruity and sweet. The hops are slightly citrusy and earthy. Decent carbonation. Crisp and clean. Light and refreshing. Decent session ale. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and dry. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.
12-oz bottle poured into a Hoegaarden glass.
Cloudy golden-light-brown color - darker than your average witbier, with a very nice white head.
Smells of citrus. An immediate bite comes with the first sip from the carbonation and acidity. Sweet and very citrusy flavour.
Medium body, refreshing and quenching but nothing special.
Pretty close to style.
This is a beer brewed close to home. I like the taste of this beer, To me it has a old world taste which I enjoy
The beer pours a very light clear yellow color with a white head. The aroma is full of grain and grass with not too much else going on. The flavor is also pretty basic. There is a lot of malt sweetness and a strong grain and grass character. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Not much going on here.
12oz. Bottle: Got in trade from fiveacestx; THANKS Cam! Aroma of slight wheat, slight caramel, and a hint of spice. Poured a muddy brown/flaxen color with a tiny white head around the edges only. Cloudy. Some particles are visible. Sparkling. Flavor is medium sweet. Tastes of grain, honey, and slight spice. Medium body. Slick, then slightly dry texture. Soft to average carbonation. Lightly sweet, grain, wheat, and honey finish.
Old bottle, gift. Thanks beerandbeyond. Pours cloudy orange-golden, no head. Smells muddy and a little like ripe pear. Tastes sweet, summer fruit, apricot and some nutmeg towards the end of the sip. Thin body, well carbonated, abrupt finish. Way past its prime but I think I would’ve liked it fresh.
Bottle thanks to a free beer contest by ericandersnavy. Pours a very murky blonde with a thin quickly dissipating white head. Aroma of citrus-lemon, wheat, caramel. Taste is medium sweet, mild bitter. A little on the bland side. Finish is very mildy bitter. Body is light, carbonation is soft-medium, texture is oily. A less flavorful version of Hoegaarden is how I’d put it.
Tasted from bottle into tulip, thanks Dak! Poured a cloudy orangish-golden color with a weak white head and some Belgian lace. Aromas of citrusy American hops, mild malt, some fruity esters reminiscent of peaches and apricots. Very yeasty flavor, bready, crisp pale maltiness, stewed stone fruits, some hoppy tartness and faint lemony sourness. Light body but with a chewy wheat mouthfeel. Low carbonation. Very nice bittersweet, fruity aftertaste. Some signs of aging, a bit dusty and oxidized, but not unpleasant. Definitely different from German hefeweizen and Belgian Wit, Choctaw Beer is a true American original. Anyone interested in its fascinating history should read "Choctaw Beer: Tonic or Devil’s Brew" by Steven L. Sewell.
Very cloudy, and golden orange. Not a typical wheat beer. Citrus flavor I can’t quite place. Slightly more bitter than I was expecting, but in a very good way.
Cloudy apricot color. White head. Served I’ve cold. Aroma of orange and wheat. Sweet malty flavor, wheat, clove.
Not a bad beer. Mine poured a clear gold because I left all the yeast on the bottom of the bottle. Medium to low carbonation with hardly any head after a few minutes. Excellent malty taste without the hops being over done. This will make an excellent session beer.
Bottle - Pours cloudy yellow with an average foamy head. Has a citrus taste to it and a medium mouthfeel. It was ok but I was ready to move on to something else.
Pours a hazy golden color. Head dissipates quickly. Citrus and wheat aroma. Nice refreshing carbonation but flavor is lacking.
12oz bottle 11/25/11 (Jack’s Mountain Home)-46° in Tulip-Pours a hazy orangish amber with a small white ring for a head. Aroma of wheat, citrus, pepper, and grass. Taste of wheat, citrus, spices, pepper, and clove. This light bodied brew is a nice hot summer kinds day beer.
Pours a very cloudy, dark golden yellow color with banana hues and a thin white head that quickly fizzles away. Not much in the way of lacing.
Spicy aroma with some pepper and cloves countered by some bready yeast, citrus fruit and banana. There’s a nice amount of lemon zest providing a nice counter to the spice and yeast notes.
Thin bodied and slightly watered down with soft carbonation and some zesty spice up front that lingers over the yeast and fruit notes into a slightly dry finish. Hints of pepper and clove up front countered mid-palate by a nice bready yeast presence followed by some lemon zest and faint banana.
Overall, this beer has all of the characteristics of the style but nothing stands out and it kind of bland.
This is one great session brew! This brew poured up a cloudy, hazy, murky golden colored body with a small fizzy head that dissipated quickly and left minimal lacing. Very citrus-y, lots of hefty malts and yeast. I did not detect the usual banana scents that are usual in this brew style. This wheat brew was a nice change from most other hefeweizens (although I like to keep hefes and wheats in their own categories) as it had a nice, smooth, creamy texture and very easy to drink.
bottle - slightly cloudy pale orange. Aroma is orange and wheat. Taste is slightly sweet. Palate is light lingers a bit. Overall, not bad, but not the best I’ve had.
Bottle. Very light aroma of yeast and orange zest. Sort of a watery, fruity, wheat-infused flavor. Has something off about it, I guess its the yeast element to it - kinda doesn’t come together as a concise taste to me. Score on here is probably lower than it should be, it’s not as bad as that indicates...but it’s not a beer I’ll try again. 5% alcohol.
355mL thanks to MrLo. The pour is a slightly hazy straw SRM2 white. Big carbonation generates a large, white head. No lacing. Nose is spiced pear, yellow apples, small mulled cider. Taste is nicely spicy, tart apples. Palate is a bit thin. Small hints of vanilla in the body. Tart finish. Refreshing and good for what it is.
Bottle shared by GT2. Pours hazy yellow with a small, frothy white head, medium retention with light lacing. Aroma is wheat malt and spicy citrus notes with light coriander. Flavor is wheat malt with light spiciness, citrus notes, and a dry finish. Light body, warmth, and carbonation.
Bottle courtesy of GT2, thank you sir! Pale hazy yellow color, like infected urine, but with smaller bubbles. Aroma is not unpleasant, it’s just barely detectable. Taste is wet straw.
Beer of the month, pours apricot color with a medium head, aroma of wheat, pear, vanilla and some doughy malt, flavor of malt, pear, peach, biscuit and herby hops with lots of alcohol, medium bodied, ok.
Poured from twist-off bottle into Boston Lager glass (not beer clean). Head about 1", white, and retains pretty nicely. Yellow-gold with a modest haze. Bits and pieces of wheat aroma, but the full package isn’t there--I get more adjunct lager, with one distinctive spicy note. Flavor is fine, although nothing of what you’d expect from a weiss or American wheat beer. More like a standard blonde ale. Basically just nothing offensive going on with the flavor/palate. Body could use a bit more wheat chewiness--it’s a little thin.
12oz bottle pours hazy gold with a well-fed moderately foamy white head. Aroma similar to most macros, but with grassy wheat headlining. Deep wheat bread flavor, not much hoppy bite or yeast presence.