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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
7703.84/5.03.83/5.09.2%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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 mcdav2154 (297), Germany
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 22, 2009  
Poured in a snifter. Beautiful dark amber color with a small head that disappears rather quickly. No lacing. Smells of big malts, some caramel, and brown sugar. Taste was huge in malt, brown sugar, raisins, and maybe some darker cherries. Really a good brew that gets a lot better as it warms up. Great for this time of year when it’s getting cold outside and you’re looking to warm up with a beer that has a lot of depth. One of my new favorites.


 Swalden28 (1446), McKinney, Texas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 16, 2009    Updated: Oct 20, 2009
Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in Plano, TX. Pours a nice looking deep dark brown with red hues and tan head. Aroma is of pure clean strong malt, prune and nice chocolate. Flavor is the same with nicely balanced bitter and nice warming alcohol spice. Mouth feel is medium-heavy body with medium-high carbonation. Overall, a very enjoyable beer....good shit! Yum!


 sebletitje (1903), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Oct 10, 2009  
pours dark brown/copper, thick mocha head. Aroma is malty, some hops and friots, light herbal scent and yeast. Taste, malty, with plenty of caramel and chocolate. Boozy mouthfeel, some fruits; prune and grains, hint sof spices in the finish, thick caramel syrupy palate.


 jumpjet2k (143), Austin, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Oct 4, 2009  
11.2oz bottle. First eisbock I’ve had. Black and opaqe with a pretty tan head - very nice looking, and the darkest lager I’ve seen. The color contrast of the fairly light head and the black beer is very appealing. Aroma of caramel, candy sugar, figs, lots of plum, and almost a little wood. Beautiful rich caramel flavor, heavy and lots of depth. Chocolate, raisins, molasses, even a little cherry can be found. This beer has a lot of weight to it - the body’s heavy, very smooth and pleasant on the tongue. A bit of warming alcohol shows through, reminding me that this is a big beer. A big success, as well - eisbock is a rare treat, and I’ll certainly be searching for more of them.


 lithy (1650), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 1, 2009  
Bottle thanks to nqualls. Admission up front, this isn’t really my favorite style. Dark dark brown, creamy light tan head. Big prune aroma, caramelized sugar, caramel, cocoa. Taste is more fruity, prunes, plums, caramel, sugar, very sweet, light alcohol warmth.


 EHSRanders (1121), Randers C, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 27, 2009  
Bottle. Brown colour with large creamy off-white mostly lasting head. Aroma is roasted malt, caramel and dark fruits. Sweet fruity flavor with notes of alcohol. Lasting finish. Creamy palate.


 djd07 (733), Houston, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/519/20
Sep 18, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a dark amber with a paperthin light copper head that diminishes quickly to nothing and a lot of carbonation. The aroma is sweet caramel malt with dark fruit. Thin mouthfeel with a sweet fruity malt flavor with raisin and cherries. Hides the alcohol very well making it easy to drink. A very impressive Eisbock from Kulmbacher.


 spkldhenlvr24 (453), Newburgh/Buffalo, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Sep 8, 2009  
Cool looking bottle. Pours dark brown body with a ruby tint when held to a light. Small biege, short lived head. Dark fruity, caramel, malty aroma. Good balance of sweet fruits and malty flavor with an overall alcohol burn. Medium-full bodied. Alcohol is somewhat detectable. Tasty beer.



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