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Bootlegger's Bourbon Barrel Hard Root Beer
Sprecher Brewing Company
- From:
- Sprecher Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Cream Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 20.62%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 08, 2015
- Added:
- Sep 15, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 11
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Reviewed by GrinkoN from North Carolina
4.35/5 rDev +22.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev +22.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Look:
-Slightly dark
-No head
-No carbonation
Smell:
-Like root beer
-Slight alcohol smell
-Malty
Taste:
-Slight soda
-Malt on the back end
Mouth Feel:
-Like a soda
-Enjoyable
May 15, 2015-Slightly dark
-No head
-No carbonation
Smell:
-Like root beer
-Slight alcohol smell
-Malty
Taste:
-Slight soda
-Malt on the back end
Mouth Feel:
-Like a soda
-Enjoyable
Reviewed by DaneHenson from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +20.1%
4.25/5 rDev +20.1%
Poors dark and deep like you would expect a root beer to pour with a decent frothy head to boot. Early tastes of root beer and vanilla, with the drop off showing the alcohol that's behind it. A very drinkable beer to accompany a variety of meals, though I find myself drinking it with pizza or dessert mostly. Something is lost from traditional root beer that I can't quite put my finger on, but in it's class stands as a very good brew.
Oct 09, 2014Reviewed by philbe311 from Pennsylvania
3.89/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A - A standard pour yields an active billowing forthiness that settles at about two fingers worth of audibly fizzy slightly creamy khaki colored head with a rocky top... Average retention gives way to a thick ultra creamy layer of lacing with a couple of big chunky bubbles sitting on top... The color is a murky medium-to-dark brown... Still with no discernible carbonation... Not a bad looking brew by any means...
S - The dominate aroma is that of moderately sweet root beer... There are also some light woody notes beneath the surface that add nice depth and complexity... A hint of vanilla... Perhaps some banana notes as well...
T - Root beer... Brown sugar... Vanilla... A slight bourbon kick... Some faint caramel notes... There are even some very faint cinnamon notes on the finish... While this one is uber sweet, it's never cloying... Very different... Very interesting... Very enjoyable...
M - On the lighter side of medium bodied... Limited carbonation... A bit chewy... A bit sticky... Smooth... A bit sultry... Very nice...
D - Is it root beer? Is it beer? Doesn't matter what it is, just that it's a very enjoyable drink... Very unique... I have never encountered anything like this in the rest of beerdom... This is something that I can recommend and will gladly indulge in again... A bit of a desert beer... A job very well done by Sprecher... Note, the first glass or two is fine, but then it becomes a wee bit cloying and tough to finish...
Jun 14, 2014S - The dominate aroma is that of moderately sweet root beer... There are also some light woody notes beneath the surface that add nice depth and complexity... A hint of vanilla... Perhaps some banana notes as well...
T - Root beer... Brown sugar... Vanilla... A slight bourbon kick... Some faint caramel notes... There are even some very faint cinnamon notes on the finish... While this one is uber sweet, it's never cloying... Very different... Very interesting... Very enjoyable...
M - On the lighter side of medium bodied... Limited carbonation... A bit chewy... A bit sticky... Smooth... A bit sultry... Very nice...
D - Is it root beer? Is it beer? Doesn't matter what it is, just that it's a very enjoyable drink... Very unique... I have never encountered anything like this in the rest of beerdom... This is something that I can recommend and will gladly indulge in again... A bit of a desert beer... A job very well done by Sprecher... Note, the first glass or two is fine, but then it becomes a wee bit cloying and tough to finish...
Bootlegger's Bourbon Barrel Hard Root Beer from Sprecher Brewing Company
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
75 ratings
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