Ralphius - Sarsaparilla
Free Will Brewing Co.
- From:
- Free Will Brewing Co.
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 14.1%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 2.95%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 27, 2022
- Added:
- Nov 28, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
3.97/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.97/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from an 8.4 oz mini-can into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Dark, dark brown pour... nearly black with thin mocha colored head. Falls fast... nice ring of lacing.
S: Straight up root beer. Straight from the A&W soda fountain.
T.F: Interesting mix. Starts off like a light Ralphius... and then quickly goes to root beer/sarsaparilla. Root/sap and soda. A little vanilla and roast but WAY in the background. Medium bodied... not as thick as a Ralphius. Well carbonated... lingering root beer finish.
O: An interesting Ralphius variant... and WAY overboard on the root beer. Cool to try.. but nowhere near as good as a regular old Ralphius, and the sarsaparilla was a bit obnoxious. The mini-can was enough.
Feb 27, 2022L: Dark, dark brown pour... nearly black with thin mocha colored head. Falls fast... nice ring of lacing.
S: Straight up root beer. Straight from the A&W soda fountain.
T.F: Interesting mix. Starts off like a light Ralphius... and then quickly goes to root beer/sarsaparilla. Root/sap and soda. A little vanilla and roast but WAY in the background. Medium bodied... not as thick as a Ralphius. Well carbonated... lingering root beer finish.
O: An interesting Ralphius variant... and WAY overboard on the root beer. Cool to try.. but nowhere near as good as a regular old Ralphius, and the sarsaparilla was a bit obnoxious. The mini-can was enough.
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
250 ml can
Black in color, thin head that fades. Huge aroma of sarsaparilla, not really any bourbon. Same with the taste, starts with stout flavor but quickly overtaken by the herbal root flavor. Thick and full bodied like the typical Ralphius
Overall definitely hits the mark on the flavor but a little too much for me
Apr 18, 2021Black in color, thin head that fades. Huge aroma of sarsaparilla, not really any bourbon. Same with the taste, starts with stout flavor but quickly overtaken by the herbal root flavor. Thick and full bodied like the typical Ralphius
Overall definitely hits the mark on the flavor but a little too much for me
Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania
3.95/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours black, with a reddish-brown hue, and a thin, dark-tan head that quickly fizzes away into a crown.
Huge root beer and sarsaparilla in the nose — spicy, like the real thing.
The spicy sarsaparilla continues to the taste, with some light nuttiness beneath. Earthy bitterness in the finish. Moderate alcohol burn.
On the thin side of medium bodied for the style. Still fairly creamy, with soda pop carbonation.
Previous year’s variants were fairly restrained. The sarsaparilla is over the top here, dominating all other qualities. It delivers as advertised, but not as good as the original; not as well-integrated as I’d hoped for. Still, sort of grew on me after half a glass. If you liked “Not Your Father’s Root Beer,” you should especially love this.
Nov 28, 2020Huge root beer and sarsaparilla in the nose — spicy, like the real thing.
The spicy sarsaparilla continues to the taste, with some light nuttiness beneath. Earthy bitterness in the finish. Moderate alcohol burn.
On the thin side of medium bodied for the style. Still fairly creamy, with soda pop carbonation.
Previous year’s variants were fairly restrained. The sarsaparilla is over the top here, dominating all other qualities. It delivers as advertised, but not as good as the original; not as well-integrated as I’d hoped for. Still, sort of grew on me after half a glass. If you liked “Not Your Father’s Root Beer,” you should especially love this.
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