Kulmbacher Eisbock

1st Rating from 3rd Annual Woodshop tasting in Temple City, CA. 3/1/08. One hell of a day put on by Cquiroga, thanks for a killer day Chris. Also spent the day there with bikesanbeer, my girlfriend Cyn, wetherel, JohnC, DenverLogan, dirty martini, jasparg, DrBil, IPAFiend, awaisanen and many others, this was one crazy day. Same Bottle DenverLogan Had below. Jully 11, 1996 24% Plato. Pours Brown with no head. Nose is sweet and crazy gnarly. Taste is sweet and strong and not so super sweet and hides however big the alc actual is.

Dark brown colored with red hints. Little light brown head. Rich nutty and chocolaty aroma, mild alcohol and this caramelly sweetness here. As served ice-cold,this already has excellently rich aroma. Medium to full bodied. Flavor starts also with this rich mix of chocolate-nuts-toffee-caramel, this is one fine flavor! Crispy palate. Ending is still sweet with this vanishing alcohol and nuts. Slight bitter hops in aftertaste, very complex beer. Rather strong start for hot day in Bamberg.

strange reward for getting a good grade at school. very deep maroon cherry red, doesn’t let light through. almost no head except at the rim. smells of syrup and chocolate. actually kinda reminds me of the kuhnhenn raspberry in smell. pretty good unless you take a deep whiff and get the artificial hard candy aroma. otherwise it’s got a lot of fruit. taste is, of course, very very malty. not much alcohol, but it’s at fridge temp and it’s a very weak eisbock abv-wise. i honestly love it. alcohol is starting show on the back as it warms. i find myself drinking lots of small sips of it, not even paying attention. definitely a beer worth more than the alcohol content.

starts sweet and oily. malty and fruity aromes. sticky on the lips. later aromes of honey and caramel. there is hops inside - but not tasteable.

bottle - Pours dark ruby with a thin head. It has an excellent aroma of dense caramel malts and dark fruits such as cherries and raisins. This medium bodied, lightly carbonated brew has a sweet, fruity, caramel rich taste and avoids being too cloying. I thought the alcohol was quite mild for being over 9%. It has a pleasing, mildly sweet finish. Delicious. (And the bottle reflects light nicely... oooo... shiny!)

This beer pours a dark mahoganny brown with a large-bubbled head that dissapates quickly. The aroma is of dark cherries with some milk chocolate and malt mixed in. The flavor is rich and malty with flavors of prunes, raisins, apricots, and vanilla with a mild roastiness that caps it off. Unfortunately, the beer suffers from some sort of structural issue that makes it seem incredibly thin and watery and yet, at the same time, too sticky for my tastes as well. On top of that, the alcohol is strong on the palate and lingers long after the sip is swallowed. I like the style and overall, this is a pretty good one.

scurta buona schiuma piuttosto persistente aroma di caramello decisamente alcolica ma non fastidiosa

Nice aroma. Good malt flavor, resembles dopplebock. Excellent overall. Worthy of having more than one.