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Kulmbacher Eisbock

Kulmbacher Eisbock - Eisbock

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Kulmbacher Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: Eisbock

Kulmbach, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7603.84/5.03.83/5.09.2%93.3Dimpled mug, Snifter, Stein
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Commercial Description:
The ice bock, also known as "Bayrisch Gefrorns", owes its discovery to a coincidence. According to the chronicles of the Kulmbacher brewery, some time around 1900 an apprentice forgot on a cold winter day to carry two barrels of bock beer into the brewery cellar. The barrels stayed outside, were covered by ice and snow and weren’t discovered until the following spring. The barrels had burst and the apprentice was reprimanded. But the carelessness was a stroke of luck because under the thick ice coat, a bock beer extract remained, strong tasting and high in alcoholic content.
Even if the dark, tasty speciality is not produced in this spectacular way anymore, the chance that gave birth to this beer became a tradition. Today this beer rarity is brewed in a modern brewing and freezing process, but the incomparable taste is still the same and can always be enjoyed in winter months.
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 screwball (796), Motala, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 9, 2009  
Bottle. Dark brown-red body. A small thin begie head. Aroma is very sweet, burnt sugar, malty and cola. Also some spices. Flavor is warming, "aleish", sweet malty and spices.


lakersfan16 (53), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 4, 2009  
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a slightly tan head. Nice fruity/malty aroma. Sweet taste of caramel, fruit, and slightly roasted malts. Nice finish.


 Steely (149), , Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Pours thick dark brown with a tan head Sweet aroma which is like a symphony of dried dark fruit, plums, banana and chocolate with a hint of roasted malt. Sweet aroma of spices, raisin, cloves and caramel. Finishing with a warming touch of alcohol.


 nate2g (1034), Brisbane, Australia
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Bottle.Pours a beautiful reddish brown with small head. Rich aroma of sweet malt, caramel, toffee and dark fruit. Flavour has sweet malt, toffee and dark fruits. Warm and smooth finish with a light bitterness. I really enjoyed this.


 JaBier (1130), Capital City, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 28, 2009  
12oz bottle aged one year. Dark brown pour with a big tan head. Malty sweet and nutty notes in the aroma. Sweet flavor with vanilla, nuts and some roastiness. Pretty good.


 KieferUGA (461), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jan 27, 2009  
Bottle. Dark brown pour with a light tan head. Aroma of dark fruits. Flavor is of caramel and dark fruits. Clean finish with very little warming alcohol.


 ryanknock (150), San Francisco, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Nose of dried fruits, roast, chocolate and slight smoke. The mouthfeel is faintly slick but thick, a slight warming but well blended for a beer of this strength. Dark chocolate, cherries, raisins, figs, molasses, cloves, bannana, toffee, caramel. It is all in there. Finish is warm but rather dry.


 Linnet (107), , Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Deep red colour, small beige head, creamy. Some lacing. Aroma is malty, sweet. warming, jam, honeylike. Flavour is sweet, honeylike,a bit metallic reminiscent of samichlaus. There is caramel and it has a vinous quality. Mouthfeel is smooth woth small bubbles, medium body. There is a faint bitterness in the finish. This beer was very good, but it is so sweet that it got a bit overwhelming at the end. Serving type: bottle



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