 unclemattie (2370), Georgia, USA
Feb 6, 2008 .33l bottle, Clear, deep reddish amber. Foamy white lager head. Aroma of dried fruit, raisins,Malt, slight brandy. Flavor is big caramel, toffee, lots of residual sweetness. Syrupy mouthfeel. Very strong, high alcohol. Even a newbie can detect the strength of the German version of a BarleyWine!
heavy (815), Split, Croatia
Feb 4, 2008 0.33 l bottle from a Merkur in Graz. Well, my first Eisbock, finally something to try my snifter on. Poured very nice orange-red body with medium pale orange head that went down fast with impressive sound. Interestingly, very weak aroma, malty, alcoholic like a whisky with maybe even some plums or similar dark fruits on the threshold of imagination. Flavor let’s say full bodied, bitter in very strange way, muled whiskey and brandy kind of alcoholic, pretty simple, yet it tends to show some new components. I’ve felt also bit of oak, caramel and some spices. In the finish pretty much of the flavor is felt, but with some sweetness rounding it all. Very warming, maybe I should’ve kept it until the weekend and share with friends, when we will sleep on a mountain in tents at about -20°C :) All in all, not bad indeed, but nothing special, so I expect more from my next Eisbock. Definitely not an everyday drink.
Theis (3617), Denmark
Jan 31, 2008 Bottle at NB symposium. Clear golden - white head. Raisins, nuts, wineous, high malty, high sweetness, light alcoholic, a bit too much.
hrossrm (20), Maine, USA
Jan 26, 2008 Poured from bottle. A very deep red amber color with no head at all. Beautiful fragrance of butterscotch and alcohol. Candy sweet taste with a subtle maltiness. The strong alcohol is fairly well hidden. I would dare to say that this is probably a great brew to have with dessert after a formal dinner.
dkachur (2316), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Jan 26, 2008 Bottle. Pours apple juice colored w/ a thin white head. Aroma is, oddly, scotch whisky. Taste is all kinds of malty, toffee, raisin, caramel, et cetera, et cetera. No hops to speak of. A little on the overly sweet side, but still good.
Acarotibia (57), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Jan 24, 2008 Cool red colour with a white head.
Strong old wood aroma with fruit notes.
Sweet and deep licorice flavor with wood berries in the palate.
The strong flavor and aroma hide very good the high alcohol.
Great beer for a speech or for an after-meal.
marcus (1826), Sacramento, California, USA
Jan 20, 2008 This copper ale poured with a nice off-white head and a very malty aroma. The flavor, too, is malty and sweet with a carbonated mouthfeel and a long chalky finish.
m138ke (2), Orsa, Sweden
does not count  Jan 20, 2008 Pretty damn good considering the high alcohol percentage. Need to try this one again to write a proper review.
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