Bos Amber Ice Bock

Formerly brewed at Bos Brewery and Bistro
Style: Eisbock
Pontiac, Michigan USA

Tap: dark amber with only a ring of film for head. Had sweet fruity aroma and flavor. Lots of sugar in the flavor also. Had a slight warming to it. Decent brew overall.

Tap. Copper colored beer with very little head and no lacing left behind. Ultra sweet sugar and honey in the aroma. Thick, syrupy liquid coats the tongue and palate. Burning alcohol is masked nicely with the amount of residual sugar left. You feel the presence but are not overwhelmed with it. Nice.

Draught at MBG Summer fest. Pours a dark orange-amber with a light beige head. Smells of light fruits, tons of caramel, rich toffee and raisin/plum. Flavor is chocolatey, caramelly and very sweet. Not too much variation from sip to sip, and though I hoped for a big, complex treat, it was just a pretty drinkable, decently balanced eis. Maybe a hint of lightly astringent grapes, from the concentrated alcohol and hops, but nothing too easily discernable. Still, I’ve had much worse. Throw in some more interesting flavors and this one would be much better than the EKU eis. It certainly has the mouthfeel and restraint.

Draft at 2004 MBG Summer Festival. Poured a large sized tan head with fine-small sized bubbles that were mostly diminishing. Transparent, uncarbonated and an orange-brown hue. Malty and hoppy aroma. Malt and alcohol in the flavor from start to finish. Tingly mouthfeel. The lacing was decent.

Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival Saturday July 24, 2004. This draft brew poured a very large foamy head of mostly diminishing bubbles. The body was transparent uncarbonated and copper in color. The aroma was mild and bock like. The mouth feel was malty with a lingering malt bite in the finish. The flavor contained notes of strong malt hop and caramel flavoring with a very good vinous note. One of my favorites from the fest and at 13% it was kick ass!