Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Sprecher Bootleggers Bourbon Barrel Hard Root Beer

I love Root Beer.  I love alcohol.  So this seemed to be a match made in heaven.  Like puppies and rainbows, peanut butter and chocolate.  Or fish fingers and custard.

Friends, run, do not walk, away from this brew.

I had the opportunity to try this at the Sprecher Restaurant in the Wisconsin Dells, and was super excited to try it- not only was it Hard Root Beer, they offered a Hard Root Beer Float!  How could I be expected to resist that?

It tastes neither like beer or root beer.  You get a little bit of licorice on your initial taste, and an odd, oak-y aftertaste (possibly from the bourbon barrels)?  Yet it doesn't really taste like bourbon, either.  There's a bit of a grainy taste, too, more barley than malt.

I really can't recommend this.  If you want to get buzzed with your Root Beer, order a shot of the hard stuff on the side.

Couldn't find an ingredient list, as I got this on tap, but it has a 5% ABV.