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Sprecher Brewing

701 West Glendale Avenue
Glendale WI 53209
Telephone: +1 414-964-2739
Hours: Tours Friday 4:00pm, Saturday 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm. Reservations required.
Brewer: Craig Burge
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Notes

Visited: October 30, 1998

Opened: 1985

Annual Production: 13,000 bbl

Contributor: Craig Burge

Sprecher and Craig Burge were named Small Brewing Company and Brewmaster of the Year at the 2004 Great American Beer Festival.

Updated: March 18, 2022

News

2020-04-03: In tough times, Sprecher gives bonuses to its employees (OnMilwaukee)
2020-01-31: Sprecher Brewing sold to a group of local investors (OnMilwaukee)
2015-06-19: Los Angeles punk band X scheduled to play Sprecher party (Milwaukee Business Journal)
2011-09-12: Sprecher to launch beer with locally grown hops (Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin Business News)
2011-05-30: Tapping into passion brews success (CNN)
2010-05-25: See how beer tastes without gluten (Lafourche Parish Daily Comet)

Beer List

25th Anniversary Belgian Style Dubbel

Belgian-Style Dubbel

6.50% abv.
- Date: November 20, 2010 (#8360)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Dark brown. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Roasty, spicy. Grassy, earthy.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Medium body, smooth. Toasty and dark, spicy and earthy and fairly sweet. Grassy sweet rye-bready finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)

Abbey Triple

Belgian-Style Tripel

Date: April 12, 2004 (#5273)

Package: bottled

Place: Club Liquor & Beer, Menasha WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright golden. Very fine bubbles. Nice thick head. Some banana aroma, some alcohol. Medium body, low carbonation. Big sweet maltiness with a mild banana ester. Some hop flavor and bitterness. Drying and warming. Not bad at all. Thanks to Jay Jackson for the sample!

Anniversary Ale

Garden (Fruit Wheat) Beer

Date: October 30, 1998 (#3115)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Deep red, thick head. Raspberry aroma. Malty, tart fruit flavor. I wish I had known this was a fruit beer before I ordered it...

Barley Wine

Barley Wine-Style Ale

9.71% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: February 3, 2010 (#8134)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Hugely malty. Caramel, toffee. Alcohol.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big and malty. Big toffee flavor, big fruity hops. Not-so-big bitterness, just a little resiny in the finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Barley Wine Gold

Barley Wine-Style Ale

9.71% abv.

Date: June 13, 2010 (#8260)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber. Huge head.

Aroma (2½)
Intensely malty, sweet, grainy, grassy.

Mouthfeel (6)
Big and really sweet. Fruity, really grainy. Sweet sweet finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Black Bavarian Lager

German-Style Schwarzbier

6.00% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2010 US Open Beer Championship
Gold Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: December 26, 2008 (#7634)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Almost black. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Mildly malty, mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Nicely malty and roasty and sweet. Just a hint of bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Date: March 1, 2003 (#4715)

Package: bottled

Place: Oconto Kiwanis Beer Tasting Event, Oconto WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Dark red. Moderate head. Very mildly sweet and toasty aroma. Medium body. Fairly sweet, fairly roasty, and a little acidic from the black malt. The best bottle of Sprecher beer that I can remember tasting.
Date: June 14, 1998 (#2876)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Black, thin head. Smells sweet and roasty, with a hint of hops. Medium body, fairly high carbonation, sweet, dark, and roasty. Long sweet black finish with some diacetyl.
Date: April 6, 1998 (#2683)

Package: draught

Place: Sheffield's, Chicago IL

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Extremely dark red, moderate head. Perfumey. Earthy, jalapeño (!), followed by the dark malts. Pepper returns for the finish.

Black IPA

American-Style Black Ale

Date: September 26, 2012 (#8952)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Massive dense head.

Aroma (4)
Fruity, citrusy, sweetly grassy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Malty background, but intensely roasty. Black malt bitterness overwhelms the hops.

Overall Impression (1½)
Too much black, not enough IPA.

Citra Bomb

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

7.80% abv.

Date: February 14, 2013 (#9017)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Copper color. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Big fruity hops, mango and citrus.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, fairly fizzy. Nice malty backbone with lots of fruity, resiny hop flavor. Fairly bitter, and a little warming in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Commando Scotch-Style Ale

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

Czar Brew

Imperial Stout

Dopple Bock

German-Style Strong Doppelbock

8.00% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2010 US Open Beer Championship
Silver Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards
Gold Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: December 26, 2008 (#7635)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Deep mahogany. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet dark malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Lots of sweet dark malt. Not much alcohol character.

Overall Impression (2)
Date: February 27, 2005 (#5575)

Package: bottled

Place: William's Pub & Peanut Bar, Minneapolis MN

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Dark red-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Richly malty, chocolate and roasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big body, really chewy. Lots of roasty flavor. Nice alchol burn.

Overall Impression (2)
Date: October 30, 1998 (#3114)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Very deep red, thick head. Very clean aroma. Medium-big body, big caramel malt flavor, mildly bitter.

Dunkle Weizen

South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Weissbier

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2010 US Open Beer Championship

El Rey Mexican Ale

Golden or Blonde Ale

5.20% abv.

Date: September 28, 2010 (#8306)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. High carbonation. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Clean, very mildly fruity and grainy.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet, fairly biscuity, with a hint of diacetyl. Sweet clean finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Brewed for El Rey Mexican Products.

Generation Porter

Chocolate/Cocoa Flavored Beer

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2010 US Open Beer Championship

Hefe Weiss

South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

4.20% abv.

Date: December 26, 2008 (#7631)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy. Banana bread.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light-medium body, really fizzy. Bready, malty, mildly fruity and mildly smoky.

Overall Impression (2)
Date: March 1, 2003 (#4717)

Package: bottled

Place: Oconto Kiwanis Beer Tasting Event, Oconto WI

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Yellow, hazy, with no head. Very clean aroma. Light body. Some citrus flavor. Some wheat malt flavor. Some DMS. Didn't this used to be a Bavarian-style wheat beer?
Date: October 30, 1998 (#3111)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Yellow opaque, thick head. Smoky, musty aroma. Medium body, lots of hop flavor, big carbonation bite.
Date: June 12, 1998 (#2869)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Yellow, cloudy, good head. Sweet, clove aroma. Medium body, lots of wheat flavor, cloves.

Hooligan

Classic English-Style Pale Ale

Hopfuzion

Fresh Hop Ale

IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: October 30, 1998 (#3112)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, thick head. Clusters, diacetyl aroma. Thick, bitter, sticky.
Date: August 8, 1998 (#3018)

Package: bottled

Place: Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden amber, low carbonation, thick head. Herbal grassy hop aroma. Very thick, pretty sweet...feels like a barleywine. At 19° Plato, that's not surprising.

IPA²

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

7.70% abv.

Date: January 12, 2010 (#8103)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Sulfury. Smoky. Fruity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big and chewy. Fairly bitter and resiny. Mildly sulfury. Finishes relatively quickly.

Overall Impression (2)
The blue bottle probably doesn't help this beer's shelf life.

Irish Stout

Foreign (Export)-Style Stout

5.70% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: April 7, 2009 (#7767)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Pretty black. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Malty, nicely roasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet, malty, and roasty. Nice clean finish with just a touch of herbal hops.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer.

Mai Bock

German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2010 US Open Beer Championship
Bronze Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Bronze Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival

Date: April 6, 2002 (#4296)

Package: draught

Place: Hooligan's Super Bar, Milwaukee WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden-amber, slight haze, thick head. Citrusy hop aroma. Medium body, mild malt flavor, citrusy hop flavor. Bitterness builds through the finish.
Date: October 2, 2001 (#3908)

Package: bottled

Place: Woodman's Food Market #20, Green Bay WI

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Deep golden, thick head. Floral, fruity aroma...way too much fruity hop aroma. Medium-big creamy body, malty, excessive floral hop flavor. Drying finish.
Date: April 12, 1998 (#2727)

Package: draught

Place: Map Room, Chicago IL

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, very low carbonation, low head. Pretty clean aroma. Malty, hint of hop flavor, sweet finish.

Mbege Ale

Specialty Beer

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2010 US Open Beer Championship

Micro-Light

English-Style Summer Ale

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Oak Aged Bourbon Barrel Doppelbock

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

9.00% abv.

Date: February 15, 2009 (#7704)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Coconut, whisky, chocolate aromas.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and smooth. Lots of malt and lots of oak. Sweet and chocolatey, with a nicely-balanced whisky note.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer. Give it a year.

Oak Aged Scotch Style Ale

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

10.20% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival

Date: December 9, 2010 (#8375)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Dark brown. Dense head.

Aroma (1)
Whiskey and butter.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick, and fairly fizzy. Malty, bready, with a nice oak flavor and whiskey notes.

Overall Impression (2)
Tastes a lot better than it smells.

Oktoberfest

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Gold Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival

Date: October 3, 2003 (#5115)

Package: draught

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright red. Very low head. Spicy hop aroma and lots of sweet malt. Medium body, low carbonation. Hugely malty, sweet and toasty. Long sweetish malty finish.
Date: October 30, 1998 (#3113)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, thick head. Toasty aroma. Thick, malty, Clusters.
Date: September 27, 1996 (#1749)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden amber. Smells candy-sweet. Big, malty, caramelly. Slightly bitter finish.

Pale Lager

American-Style Lager

Date: March 1, 2003 (#4714)

Package: bottled

Place: Oconto Kiwanis Beer Tasting Event, Oconto WI

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright golden. Good head. Smells very mildly malty, with quite a lot of DMS. Light body. Tastes like mildly sweet liquid corn.

Piper's Scotch Ale

Modern Strong Scotch Ale

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2010 US Open Beer Championship
Bronze Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards
Silver Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: April 7, 2009 (#7765)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Smoky. A little phenolic.

Mouthfeel (7)
Big and malty. Smooth. Smoky, with an unfortunate hint of a rubbery phenolic flavor.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good beer otherwise.

Pub Brown Ale

English-Style Brown Ale

Date: March 1, 2003 (#4713)

Package: bottled

Place: Oconto Kiwanis Beer Tasting Event, Oconto WI

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright amber-brown, low head. Diacetyl and toasty malt aromas. Medium body. Lots of English hop flavor with some woody notes. Not bitter at all. Quite a bit of diacetyl.
Date: April 22, 1999 (#3254)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Brownish-amber, low head. Roasty-hoppy aroma. Light body, nicely roasty, sweetish finish.

Redhead Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale

6.00% abv.

Date: August 27, 2012 (#8936)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-brown. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Grassy, fruity, toasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big fruity hop flavor, fairly bitter. Toasty caramel malt. Fruity, bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Russian Imperial Stout

Imperial Stout

7.90% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2007 Australian International Beer Awards
Gold Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: April 17, 2009 (#7781)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Chocolate. Malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big and smooth. Really roasty and quite bitter. Malt sweetness in the background. Very roasty finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Date: April 12, 2004 (#5274)

Package: bottled

Place: Club Liquor & Beer, Menasha WI

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Black. Thick dense tan head. Huge milk chocolate aroma. Medium-big silky smooth body. Big chocolate flavor on a big malty base. Some roastiness and some hop flavor in the slightly astringent finish. Another very good beer from Sprecher.
Date: May 18, 2003 (#4880)

Package: draught

Place: Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beer Fest, Chilton WI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Black. Dense tan head. Mildly roasty aroma with mild coconut. Medium-big body. Fairly sweet, fairly roasty, fairly clean, fairly malty.

Shakparo Gluten Free Beer

Specialty Beer

Special Amber

Vienna-Style Lager

5.00% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition

Date: December 26, 2008 (#7633)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, biscuity, fruity.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Big sweet malt flavor, biscuity. Fruity hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Date: August 4, 2003 (#4991)

Package: draught

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Bright amber. Thick head. Clean, mildly malty aroma. Medium body. Lots of caramel malt. Hint of sourness and DMS.
Date: June 13, 1998 (#2871)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden, high carbonation and head. Fruity hop aroma. Medium body, malty, moderate hop flavor and finish. A little sticky at the end, with quite a bit of diacetyl.

Summer Pils

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

5.00% abv.

Date: December 30, 2012 (#8992)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. High carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet. Mildly grainy, floral.

Mouthfeel (6)
Light and fizzy. Sweet and really grainy and sulfury. Mild floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Lingering grainy, almost metallic finish.

Overall Impression (1)
Thanks to John Peterson and Tom Dinwiddie for the bottle!

Winter Brew

European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel

5.75% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2010 US Open Beer Championship
Silver Medal, 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Competition
Bronze Medal, 2004 World Beer Cup
Gold Medal, 2000 World Beer Cup

Date: December 26, 2008 (#7632)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Molasses. Dark caramel.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Malty and sweet. Roasty, molasses sweetness.

Overall Impression (2)
Date: March 1, 2003 (#4716)

Package: bottled

Place: Oconto Kiwanis Beer Tasting Event, Oconto WI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Dark red. Moderate head. Lots of dark caramel malt aroma, raisiny. Medium body. Intensely dark and sweet…and it finishes even sweeter.

Wisconsin Dry Hops Lager