Sprecher Winter Brew

Sprecher Winter Brew in my opinion is without a doubt one of the finest examples of bock bier on the market today. This beer is rich and delicious, with a phenomenal malt character that is pure bliss to drink. This beer pours to a beautiful bright, deep brown color with a thick and creamy head, and a moderate carbonation. The nose if full of sweet malt, caramel, toasty, and nutty aromas. The palate is rich and full on the tongue with more delicious malt character. Flavors of sweet malt, toast, and nuts coat the tongue. Winter Brew finishes with more big malty flavors up front, then is balanced with just enough hop character, so this beer is not too cloyingly sweet. This beer also finishes with a wonderful, slightly warming burn. This beer is outstanding, and just one more gem from one of America’s greatest microbreweries.

Sprecher Winter Brew is a phenomenal example of bock beer. It is rich, malty, toasty, nutty, soothing and warming. Without a doubt one of, if not the most impressive bock beers I have ever tasted in all my years of drinking beer. Sprecher Winter Brew pours to a deep, bright, chestnut brown color, with a nice tan head, and a moderate amount of carbonation. The nose is a joy. Waves of sweet malt, toast, and nutty aromas flood the nose. The palate is full and round with fantastic sweet malt flavor paired with more toasty and nutty flavors. This beer finishes with more sweet malt up front, then glides down with a slick, soothing, warming alcohol burn. This beer is perfection in a glass and a masterpiece of the brewers art. I wouldn’t dare pair this with food. This one is to be sipped and savored. A world class brew from one of America’s greatest breweries. This beer is the perfect winter brew, but you could enjoy this as an after dinner beer or night cap year round. Take some advice, if you see this beer, what ever time of the year it is, buy as much of it as you can.

I’m with Beer Lover on this one. I have yet to drink anything from Sprecher that didn’t knock my socks off.

Pours a hazy dark reddish brown with a small light brown head that leaves some lacing. Sweet chocolate cookie dough and dark fruit aromas, plum, dark cherry, caramel, smoky chocolate flavors that blend together so nicely. Medium to full bodied and a very smooth, velvety soft mouthfeel, nice sweet candy like finish. I just wish I had a few more bottles of this well done lager.

Bottle... This beer rocks!... The nose contains toasted malt, yeast, freshly baked dark bread, caramel and citrusy hops. This beautiful beer has a sparkling clear, dark ruby hue with a medium-sized, creamy khaki-colored head. Mostly diminishing with minimal lacework. Rich and malty flavor up front with bursts of caramel and light molasses. Perfectly balanced with a citrusy hop presence on the backside. Medium-bodied with a silky mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Lengthy, lightly bitter, crisp dry finish. This is a MaltHeads wet dream. Great Bock! With an average RateBeer Score of under 3.5 out of 5, I think this beer is way underrated. Thanks go out to RainDog for this gem.