Sprecher India Pale Ale

Brewed by Sprecher Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Glendale, Wisconsin USA

1liter bottle from Windy City Liquor. Pours a lightly hazed burnt orange color, with a big fluffy off white head. Nose was fairly weak with notes of citrus, pine and a bit grassy. Flavor had heavy malt presence and was fairly bitter, definitely of the east coast style. Not the best IIPA in the world, very underrated, not so bad as to be in the bottom 5%.

Under the Sprecher IPA2 label, into a pint glass. Caramel malts waft up even on the pour, and are super-present on further sniffs. Not much hops on it at all. Hops are equally restrained in the flavor, not the big citrusy or flowery hops you’ll get out West. Very much in the British tradition, earthy and dirty, with the hops mostly there for bitterness (and it’s quite bitter, ramping up slowly in the finish until it dominates). Dry. They definitely achieved what Randy says in his "notes." Nice caramel malt sweetness, a little bit of corn, and then the hops just take over. I wonder what the IBUs are. Nice level of carbonation, a good presage to the hops bitterness. Good beer, but I have to say, I like the CA IIPAs better.

I love Sprecher beer but this was a let down. A strange, stale fruity aroma emerged when I opened the bottle. The nose could not complement the body which tried for a serious beer flavour but wound up im a quagmire of foul smellgin funk,

This is one of the worst UUPA’s I have had. Nose of rotton fruit with a flavor that seemed to compliment the nose. I couldn’t drink much, so my rating is a bit subjective to what I smelled and sensed.

No this was a let down. Pour was a copper with a large whtie head. Aroma is hard to detect with an ever so slight hop presence. Flavor is not much better but i get more of caramel malt then any hops. If your going to make a beer called IPA2 you better hop the carp out of it.

Golden amber, clear, with thin white head. Citrus, caramel, and alcohol aroma notes. Citrus, caramel, and mild grapefruit flavours. Medium bitter finish.

So the way I feel about Double IPAs is the way I feel about boobs: none of them are bad. Well, this one proves me wrong. The only thing I can hope for is the growler I got this in made it go flat. Cuz this shit was flatter than an 8 year old. Little bitter in the finish, otherwise I only tasted the alcohol. Total bummer. Actually got a carbonated bottle of it this time. Still not impressed. A little too much dish soap for my tastes. Though the bottle not being flat helped a great deal.

Listed as IPA Squared, on tap at Lucky Baldwins. Pours with a large, creamy, off-white head covering a clear amber body. Good retention left by the head. Aroma is malty and a bit spicey with a bit of grapefruit zest and earthy hops. A bit of wheat and caramel too. Taste is very malty with a couple notes of something that reminds me of rye. Lightly hoppy. Very odd tasting DIPA. Syrupy mouthfeel with light carbonation and a pleasant aftertaste.