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I have come to respect and love the big beers Sprecher in Milwaukee produces. This ale and mead hybrid is my latest experience of their fine craft. Aged since 2014, this desert of a drink is full of glorious flavors of sweet bread, molasses, black jack chewing gum and grassy hops. My youngest son, Ethan, just started at Concordia University, 11 miles away from Sprecher. I'll probably be visiting them again in the next 4 or 5 years.

Sprecher Abbey Triple

Isn't that a good looking beer? Tasted pretty good, too.

Sprecher Black Bavarian

Sprecher Black Bavarian style beer has the body and flavor substantial enough to stand boldly with a hearty meal of beef and cabbage.  Dark in visual color and flavor, the full flavor of deeply roasted malt makes this one of those beers that not all of us will appreciate, but some of us will just adore.

My sons and I were discussing beer, just two nights ago when Sandy and I took them and some of their college friends out to dinner. These young men are still learning and, as they say, “acquiring” the taste for beer.

I try to be patient, understanding and sympathetic to those who say of beer, “it has an acquired taste.” But, seriously? I just don’t get it.

As for me, there was never a moment in my life when I said or thought something like, “I don’t like beer yet.  Maybe I will later.”  It has always come naturally for me,

Some will certainly say that Black Bavarian has a taste that requires time and effort to acquire; others of us will find in it a pleasure so natural it must be innate.

Sprecher Special Amber

Sprecher Special Amber is the perfect drink while grilling vegetables.

Sprecher Imperial Stout

Here is my favorite souvenir from our recent trip to Milwaukee.  We had driven to a microbrewery last Monday.  We parked and began wondering around the building and unattended gift shop, looking for someone who might give us a tour or a taste.  Just to kill some time while we waited, we perused a tract display and stumbled upon an advertisement for Sprecher brewery. Since we got no help at this first brewery, we returned to the car and found that Sprecher brewer was only about 4 miles away by GPS.  So we drove on to there.  And I’m so glad we did!  As far as I can tell, all of Sprecher’s beers are superb.  This Russian Imperial Stout is as thick as tar and sweet as molasses.  It tastes like chocolate and coffee and dried fruits, depending on your mood as you’re swallowing.

thanks to www.sprecherbrewery.com for the photo.