Sprecher Pub Ale

Brewed by Sprecher Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Glendale, Wisconsin USA

The Dan Journal #177. Tasted 5/30/08. Filtered with a brown hue. Moderate slight nose. Crisp and medium bodied. Mild caramel flavor. Bitter acidity. Good balance. Slightly above par.

Bottle, label on my bottle is different then shown here, name on label is ‘Pub Brown Ale’, also, label reads 4.8% alcohol while Sprecher’s website states 4.5%, this bottle has a ruby to dark ruby pour and darker at the edges, has a good size fine creamy head that covers the ale and leaves some creamy lacing on the glass, is pretty effervescent, has a nice presentation in the glass, there are aromas of toasted malt, faint caramel with hints of chocolate and cola, some malt sweetness that has a touch of molasses on the nose, flavor of toasted malt, caramel and malt sweetness, malt sweetness is minimal in this brew, there is not much bitterness at the finish either but does finish with a good dryness on the palate, medium mouth feel, may be a touch thin, has a good amount of carbonation maybe a tad more then needed which made it a bit spritzy on the tongue, no sediment in the bottle, a little better then average brown.

hazy dark amber color with tan head. aroma is malty with hints of caramel and chocolate. flavor is sweet and nutty with hints of caramel. lacking some flavor of a brown ale.

Pour is a amber with a small tan head. Aroma is of malts and some dark fruit. Flavor is again some malts but very watery. Easy to drink as there is nothing redeming about this. Its a frikking brown ale what was i expecting?

Medium brown body with a very short lived head and a hard to find aroma of brown sugar and dark fruit. Flavor is toffee, spice, over cooked brown sugar, and plum. A tad bit of hop zings the tip of the tongue.

On tap @ Coles Buffalo NY. Average brown ale, bit watery. Pours a medium brown with small head. Pretty sweet, malty, very light mouthfeel. Flavor is decent but watery. Have had better.

Nothing to write home about, but not the worst beer I have had. Nicely brown-sugary, slightly fruity as promised. A slightly fuller version of Samuel Adams - and quite smoother.

Pours an amber hue with little to no head or lacing. Definitely can taste the roasted malt and caramel flavor. Thin body; smooth on the palate. Not as complex as the bottle label states. All in all, this is a very sessionable, good tasting brown ale. I’ll look for this again.