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EKU 28

EKU 28 - Eisbock

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 Percentile 
65
overall
Brewed by Kulmbacher Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: Eisbock

Kulmbach, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6513.2/5.03.19/5.011%22.2Dimpled mug, Snifter, Stein
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Commercial Description:
This world-famous beer has the character and richness to stand in for fine sherry or port. Just the right degree of sweetness - never cloying; wonderfully aromatic and warming. EKU 28 is the one whenever something good and strong is needed.
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 19641948 (492), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/105/517/20
Oct 5, 2007  
Originally received a 4.15 from me on 11/21/03. Thick and syrupy, a raisin and plum extravaganza. Still, quiet. Cloying and hard to finish. Bombastic alcohol fire. And after all that, I found it a wonderful experience and would do it again easily!


 acearl (207), J-Town, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Sep 30, 2007  
12oz bottle, Amber hue with frothy tan head, very sweet, similar to Dogfish Raison d’etre, overly sweet, decent sweet aromatic, very stong, could not drink more than 1 because of sugars.


 footy (334), scottsdale, Arizona, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 23, 2007  
5/1/05 12oz. Amber with quick dissipating off white head. Syrupy sweet aroma. Some fruity malts. Flat and cloying.


 jzzbassman (838), New Albany, Mississippi, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 22, 2007  
Clear with a head that disappeared by the time I set the bottle down, with lots of champagne like bubbles. The aroma is really sweet cherry frosting. Flavor is sweet, but not too cloying, very alcoholic with a sweet tobacco like finish.


brianbuntz (49), Santa Monica, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 20, 2007  
Pours a very clear amber with a quickly disintegrating head. Definite sweetness and maltiness in the nose--and both those traits flavor the beer, too. The alcohol is fairly well hidden, but there is so much of it that it still sticks out.


 LordCorkscrew (939), Ronco Scrivia (GE), Italy
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/513/20
Sep 16, 2007    Updated: Sep 18, 2007
Particolarissima e, a modo suo, inimitabile, la EKU 28 è stata bersaglio di innumerevoli critiche dovute al suo tasso alcolico e, soprattutto, alla sua incredibile dolcezza; tuttavia è tutt’altro che una birra da fighetti alcolici. Una bevanda "difficile", che non guarda in faccia l’abituale consumatore tanto quanto non si preoccupa dei gusti dell’esperto e forse per questo attira l’attenzione di entrambi. Aspetto ambrato/rosso carico, con scarsa schiuma poco persistente, aroma dolcissimo, malto malto malto malto malto e ancora malto. Sapore follemente sbilanciato sul dolce, con complessità di miele e chiodi di garofano; una birra commerciale estremamente coraggiosa e, anche solo per questo, apprezzabile; se poi ci aggiungiamo che non è niente male, allora siamo a posto. ENGLISH TEXT HERE Very particular and - in its own special way - inimitable, EKU 28 has been the spot of countless critics due to its high alcohol percentage and to its incredibile sweetness; anyway, it’s very far from a ’alcohol teens’ beverage. In fact it’s a very ’difficult’ brew, which doesn’t look in the eye the everyday consumer and doesn’t care for the expert’s taste and maybe that’s why it catches the attention of both worlds. Appearance is amber/dark red, with short lasting little head; aroma is very sweet: malt, malt malt, malt, malt, malt, malt and then... malt! Flavor is madly unbalanced, with complexity of honey and cloves; an extremely daring ’commercial’ beer and - even just for this fact - very enjoyable; if you add that it’s not bad at all, then you have the sum of the parts.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/515/20
Sep 8, 2007  
Pours a clear amber with a one finger head that receeds without leaving lacing. Nose has a lot of alcohol present I want to say just a touch of gingerbread maybe. Extremely sweet on the tongue - almost as if it were a dessert drink. Alcohol barely comes through at the end, but you can’t tell you are downing 11% on this one, which makes it dangerously drinkable. Mouthfeel is smooth but with a syrupy tone. You could drink a lot of these in one sitting I’d imagine. But just be sure to call a cab.


 M0RHI (1067), Luxembourg, Luxembourg
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 5, 2007  
Bottle. Pours very slightly hazy ambery gold, thin off-white head. Nose is sweet and some plummy tones, stale wet wood, some glace cherries. Mouth is some plummy tones with a spirit burn as you swallow. Sweet and coating on the way down. Strength present. Alright, could be a lot better.



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