Sprecher Generation Porter

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.

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.

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!

16 ounce bottle. Pours dark root-beer, lots of bubbles, with a huge fluffy tan head leaving plenty of lace, moderately lasting…strongly herbaceous nose with bits of cherry and dark chocolate peeking through, odd….very light initial mouthfeel, root beer-cola character dominating, with cola continuing on into the lightly chocolaty midpalate, odd fruitiness evident throughout (apricots, cherry, pineapple)…far too light both in body and in flavor for a porter if you ask me, and really just weird and not well put together