Sprecher Abbey Triple Ale (16 oz. bottle)

Item Purchased: Sprecher Abbey Triple Ale (16 oz. bottle)
Location Purchased: Otto's Beverage Center / N88 W15413 Main St. / Menomonee Falls, WI
Price: $1.45 + tax (actually purchased on June 18th)

Review: When I went home to Menomonee Falls for Father's Day, I made sure to pick up an assortment of my favorite brewery's beverages to bring back to Chicago. It is nearly impossible to find a liquor store in Chicago that sells Sprecher products, let alone seven different kinds! It is only slightly less impossible to find a bar or restaurant that has any of Sprecher's products in stock. I really don't understand why a city that has a large German Fest, several German restaurants and thousands of German-descended residents doesn't have easy access to this German style brewery's products. I love Chicago, but I'm sorry to say that Milwaukee has one up on you with Sprecher.

Sprecher's Abbey Triple Ale is a deep golden red liquid that goes heavy on the malt, light on the hops and over and above on the flavor. My amateur palette couldn't decipher all of the fruit flavors that hit the buds before the clean oaty beer flavor takes over and only lingers for as long as it is welcome. This, my friends, is a fantastic beer. Though I wouldn't drink a beer as complex as this one every time I needed a cold one, I do so love it and it pains me to think that I only purchased one to bring back to Chicago. If anyone knows where I can buy Sprecher in this city, please let me know.

Rating: 4.25 / 5