Last night I had a bottle of Speakeasy’s Prohibition Ale. Speakeasy is a new brewery for RI. The Prohibition Ale is described as a hoppy amber ale, which is exactly what it was.
The beer pours a dark amber brown color with a moderate head. Smells immediately of grapefruit and piny hops. The taste is mostly hops. I’m surprised it’s not an IPA, but it’s too dark and there is a nice caramel malt sweetness to it. The hops are very dominant though. I really enjoyed it. It had a nice mouthfeel and was very drinkable. The problem, however, is the price. The single bottle was priced at $2.19. I’ve had better beers for less than that. I realize they’re a small brewery and it came from San Francisco and there’s a hops shortage, but most of their other beers (which we had at Nikki’s last week) weren’t that good. This one and their double IPA were the only ones worth purchasing. This one was worth trying as I did really enjoy it, but I’d like to see it at the price of Left Hand or Great Divide, $1.79-1.99 per bottle.
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