Sprecher Generation Porter

Brewed by Sprecher Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Glendale, Wisconsin USA

RBSG07. From 32 oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a brown head. Aroma is almost spiced with a strange off note I cannot make out (might be the raspberry). Strong notes of liqourice. Flavour is dark, dry and annis. Thick mouthfeel. Finish is dry annis.

Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Black, small beige head. Lightly roasty. Thecocoa and raspberry shows up early. Medium bodied withclean, rounded mouthfeel. Juicy raspberry meets coffee. Dry, slightly citric notes of berries. Fairly low bitterness. A well balanced yet unusual beer staying wel outside of the mainstream (no bourbon barel in sight here!). After the initial confusion I start to really like this!

Bottle at Monks Café, Wallingatan. Black coloured with a samll beige head. Fruity aroma of raspberries with roasted notes and notes of chocolate. Roasted flavour of raspberries, chocolate and cocoa powder. Roasted and berryish finish. The raspberries are too dominating.

Poured a dark brown with red tints at the edges and an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of roasted malts, chocolate and raspberries. Tastes of tart raspberries with some chocolate in the background. Semi-sweet balance to the tartness. Lighter body. Lots of lacing left on the glass.

Bottle... Hard, black pour creates a small, fizzy, lightly tanned head. Chocolatey, fruity nose. Well-balanced flavor. Lots of cocoa and raspberries. Tangy, bordering on pungent... Flemish porter? Medium-bodied with a tannic mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Lengthy, tart, dry finish. Maybe a little brett in there. Thanks go out to WBC for the bottle!

Pours an opaque black with an airy light tan head with clumpy lacing. Aroma is dry, earthy and malty, with some roastiness. Starts thin, tart, and way too acidic for a porter. I know there’s supposed to be fruity raspberry flavor, but all I taste is acid. I don’t think there is enough body or alcohol for this to age well either. I like that Sprecher is experimenting a bit though, and hopefully they’ll come out with a good IIPA or Barleywine sometime soon. Actually, they’d probably make a good rauchbier.

Happy 20th Anniversary, Sprecher! This is an interesting kind of a drink with which to celebrate. It pours a vary dark brown with red highlights and a slender (but steadfast) light brown head. The aroma is dominated by the raspberries, only a bit of the cocoa sneaking through. It’s quite a tart drink, again the raspberries dominating, with the cocoa and a glimpse of dark malts coming through. It’s got a dry, sour finish. I’ll be looking forawrd to the 25th Anniversary offering.

Very dark brown with traces of garnet and chestnut when held to the light. Moderate head of light chocolate bubbles, akin to the froth on the top of hot chocolate. A trail of coarse lace lingers on the glass. Dark malt aromas with hints of raspberries and smoke. Start is smoke filled with middle filled with dark bitter chocolate. Raspberries become noticeable near the finish with a rather sharp bite, that takes away from the feel as there is a sudden urge to spit out the 9 volt that must be in my mouth right now. Seems like the acidity of the black malt and raspberries are fighting for attention. There is a nice malt linger, but it comes some time after the acid has been neutralized. If they are going to make celebration brews, why not start with a classic, like the raspberry belgian brown of yore?