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Kulmbacher Eisbock

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

Kulmbach, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7733.84/5.03.83/5.09.2%93.3Dimpled mug, Snifter, Stein
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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 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Mar 4, 2008  
Bottle shared by JohnathanL at tasting. Thanks!
Pours dark brown to black and looks like coca-cola in the glass with little head. Smell and flavor are both of strong dark malty caramel and alcohol. Notes weren’t particularly long on this beer, but the strong toffee like caramelly sweetness was what mostly stood out. The alcohol wasn’t overpowering in the flavor though.


 biggmike (480), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 2, 2008  
Poured a clear amber/ brown color with a nice off-white head that stayed a while. Aroma is of roasted malt, caramel, and chocolate. Flavor is made up of caramel, chocolate, toffee and some dark fruit. Alcohol is hidden well. Mouthfeel is pleasant and this is a nice beer.


 DenverLogan (421), MileHi, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 1, 2008  
This is a JUuly 11, 1996 that says 24% on the label...must mean plato! Brown, rich brown malt aroma...very slight carbonation. Overall very nicely aged and tasty...I want more.


 ARMed (485), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/55/20
Feb 29, 2008  
Candy like flvor that is way too sweet and syrupy. No head when I poured it into a glass. chewy and creamy but overly tart and sweet. Not a drinkable beer but not terrible on a cold dark winter night when a glass of wine just won’t do.


 MoritzF (4926), Bochum, Germany
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 25, 2008  
(33cl bottle from a six-pack, bought in Bischberg, Franconia) Clear, mahogany colour with a massive beige foamy head. Molassy sweet and intense dark and toasted malt aroma with caramel, chocolate and dried fruits (prunes). Sweet flavour, full bodied with a soft and pleasant carbonation and a viscid mouthfeel. Rich and aromatic roasted malty taste with caramel, liquorice and lighter notes of chocolate; molassy sweet but not sticky strong malty finish with a whiff of herbal hops. The alcohol is very well hidden and never offensive. An aromatic, also a bit deceptive malt juice in the positive sense (25.02.08).


 ryan (1775), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 24, 2008  
1996 bottle consumed in 2007. Clear dark amber/brown body with a medium-sized tan head, fading. The nose lightly sweet and vinous with oxidized port, toffee and prunes. the flavor is lightly sweet with cherry, fruit punch, toffee and red grape skins. Medium/full body is very soft with light, gentle carbonation.


 BlackForestCO (820), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Feb 21, 2008  
Bottle shared by mmtmatrix. Poured a deep brown color with a nice tan head. Aroma of chocolate malt and a slight fruitiness. Flavor consists of moderate chocolate, along with caramel and toffee and undertones of sweet fruit. Slight yeast flavor on the finish with a bit of alcohol coming through. Pretty nice body, and easy to drink for how much flavor it has. Definitely a nice beer.


 yespr (12019), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Feb 15, 2008  
33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a redish hue and a dense tan head. Dried fruity sweet aroma, distinct caramel malt too. Sweet raisin and plum flavour with a solid caramel malt sweetness. Toffee and mild fruit notes lingering into the finish. Alcohol can be sensed, but mainly through adding viscosity to the beer and not in the flavour. Holds a warming finish though.



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