Hard Root Beer
Sprecher Brewing Company

Hard Root BeerHard Root Beer
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From:
Sprecher Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Herb and Spice Beer
ABV:
5%
Score:
76
Avg:
3.32 | pDev: 23.19%
Reviews:
36
Ratings:
235
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 03, 2022
Added:
Jun 14, 2014
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  81
This is a fermented malt beverage, meaning it is pretty much beer, but it tastes just like root beer. The 5% ABV brew has a tinge on malt flavor on the finish; other than that it tastes just like soda.
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Ratings by todesengel135:
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Rated by todesengel135 from Michigan

4/5  rDev +20.5%

Jul 03, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.94 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Mar 03, 2022
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Rated by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

3.01/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
flat
Dec 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by Archfiend from Illinois

Sep 28, 2020
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Reviewed by HopHippie from Wisconsin

4.19/5  rDev +26.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
L: Big foamy head and very dark color but cant give many points because the color is influenced by the caramel color they add in.
S: A lovely more spicy version of sprechers root beer.
T: Root beer, vanilla, spices, honey.
F: Little syrupy but as is to be expected from hard soda, good carbonation, good feel.
O: Beats out not your fathers by a mile, an amazing hard root beer.
Jul 21, 2020
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

3.65/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a very dark brown color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is the classic root beer aroma. Taste is root beer, vanilla, molasses, a bit on the sweet side. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is an enjoyable beer.
Nov 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.38 by Jlang2012 from South Carolina

Apr 04, 2017
 
Rated: 2.94 by SeymourDunn from Wisconsin

Sep 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.58 by deonreds from New York

Jul 30, 2016
 
Rated: 2.85 by Caskaway from Illinois

Jul 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by calcnerd from Pennsylvania

Jun 03, 2016
 
Rated: 1 by Whiskeydeez from Kansas

May 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.15 by ItsYourBoyBlue from Washington

May 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.47 by bpkrippner from Missouri

Apr 30, 2016
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Reviewed by StraightNoChaser from Georgia

4.01/5  rDev +20.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Look: lovely dark nearly opaque brown. Big foamy tan head.
Smell: rich root beer.
Taste: rich, tasty root beer. Simple, nothing fancy but as advertised, a damn fine hard root beer.
Apr 08, 2016
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.75/5  rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Pours a tan 1 finger head, and the color of -surprise!- root beer. The head actually does stay at about 1/2 finger, and doesn't fizzle out like the majority of the candy beers.

Smells like imitation vanilla, sassafras, vanilla bean, wet cardboard and alcohol. It's not bad, just not really stand-out.

This one actually manages to taste somewhat like a beer. It starts off mega sweet, with natural vanilla, lavender, and herbed spices, but there's this fruity element - citrus/marshmallow - something like that, and then it fades into barley malt, leaving a malty, semi-sweet finish.

The feel is carbonated and somewhat chalky, but still drinkable. The finish isn't great, either but it's good enough to keep drinking.

Overall, I don't know how to feel about Alcohol Root Beers, but this one is pretty decent. It actually feels like I'm drinking a beer and not just an alcoholic beverage - most just taste like root beer with shots of vodka dumped in. Not the case here. This one was slow brewed (you can tell), and a lot of soul was put into it. I'd have it again.
Mar 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.92 by TimberSwanson from Pennsylvania

Mar 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.72 by McHenry from Wisconsin

Mar 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.26 by Shreyas from North Carolina

Mar 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.4 by mrcraft from California

Feb 16, 2016
Hard Root Beer from Sprecher Brewing Company
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 235 ratings