EKU 28

Brewed by Kulmbacher Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: Eisbock
Kulmbach, Germany

Bottle. Poured a red hazy body with decent size head. Aroma was very sweet malty. Flavor was sweet also with a nice kick to it. Alcohol level very lightly detected, smooth for the style.

Bottle: Very clear copper color with a small, quick to dissapate white head. No lacing at all. Nose is quite fruity, malty, and hints of cider qualities. Taste is sweet with fruits and malt with a warming alcohol finish. For my first ever Eisbock I was quite pleased.

Bottle from Malt of the Earth. Pours a clear bright amber with a large but fading white head. Full body with rather full carbonation. Lightly malty aroma. Sweet taste of caramel and fruit. Warming and lightly bitter finish. I’d be willing to trade a little less alcohol for a little more complexity and balance.

Bottle, poured a brilliant crystal clear copper color with huge white head. Slight malty aromas with a bit of alcohol. Delicious flavor, warming with a covering consistency. Caramel, sugar, ginger snaps? A wonderful beer. I glad I have a few more to allow to age a bit.

Dark, golden brown. Personally I thought even the aroma was cloying: sweet and honeyed. The taste was similar: sweet, sticky, oily, smoky, malty, with a lot of alcohol and a little dryness. Irritatingly fizzy. Pleased I tried it once, but it’s just not my cuppa..

Poured into an oversized balloon-style wine glass, it is a perfectly clear copper/orange color. Very little foam, just flecks of bubbles here and there. I have never noticed a beer catch the light like this one, it seems to throw back an equal amount of soft orange light. I picked up the glass to look at it, and my hand was bathed in soft orange light. Smells terrific - hot alcohol and honey. Bold malt, considerably sweet and a bit fruity. More hot alcohol. It isn’t cloying, so there must be hops in there too, but really, the flavor is all malt and alcohol. It almost seems that the alcohol flavor itself is a bit bitter and contrasts nicely with the sweetness. More alcohol and honey in the aftertaste. Very still beer, only slight carbonation is evident.

Pours a very nice bright copper colour, with a correct head that fades quickly, leaving some lace that fades too in a couple of minutes. Smell is of dark fruits and brandy or port, with hints of vanilla, almonds and cherries, and caramel too. Taste is sweet, very strong, caramel. Vanilla and cherries are noticed too, with a slightly bitter touch in the end. This is really a very fine beer, but if you have tried Samichlaus before... it pales in comparison. Then again, any other beer do.

Pours a clear, bright copper color, with a quarter inch head that quickly fades to a spotty cap, leaving behind only traces of lacing. Smell; this has a strong grainy profile up front. After I let this settle for a couple of minutes there are some nice hints of cherries, vanilla and caramel malts. The alcohol is very present in the aroma as well. Taste; this very sweet, and that graininess comes through in the taste, but not quite as strongly as in the smell. Vanilla, cherries and caramel malts all come through as well, and there’s also an almost oak barrel flavor going on. Mouthfeel is nice and full, but it’s a bit on the syrupy side for me, and with the alcohol so strong it’s definitely a sipper.