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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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 dwyerpg (2519), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/519/20
Jun 25, 2007    Updated: Aug 20, 2007
Really thought this was an excellent beer. A thick flavor, without any straininess of some many bocks. Flavor was very sweet and tasty. Just great. Had one from 1996. malt malt malt malt malt, but in a great way Scored it 4.4. More coating and just malty.


 ChillCoat (1029), Concord, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Jun 19, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a deep garnet color with an ivory wisp. Sweet malt aroma with toffee, caramel and some dark fruits. Big and sweet with sharp fruit flavors; dark fruits but also melons and some apricot. Rich chocolate and caramel flavors- man this would be tasty reduced down and poured over ice cream but to do so would be sacrilege. Thick and lingering aftertaste.


 robinvboyer (1419), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 19, 2007  
clear dark mahogany brown, minimal beige head. Aroma of ripe fruit, lots of malt, and some alcohol. Flavour is very malty, and loaded with ripe fruit, mostly figs, and plums, with an abundance of caramel flavour. Wow, very nice stuff, smooth, and not over powering.


 bb (2905), Martinez, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 17, 2007  
Bottle. Dark mahogony beer with a nice tan head. Big dark carmalized malt aroma with a bit of fruitinerss. Nice caramelized malt flavor with some brown sugar and maple sugar. Alchol well hidden. Caramel malt lingers. Well but together, no off flavors and everything melds nicely.


 ChainGangGuy (2523), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 7, 2007  
Appearance: Pours out a dark brown-dark red color marked by a ring of very fine, off-white froth. Smell: Oh, yes! A splendid, sweet aroma of plums, caramel, port wine, and molasses. Taste: Astoundingly sweet! Such sweetness. I just felt a reflexive shot of adrenaline shoot through my beer-infested veins. Be right back. Alright. Whew. A great, seemingly endless depth of rich maltiness with intense flavors of caramel, brown sugar, maple syrup, and dark fruits. There’s a slight nuttiness present, as is an ever so faint hop bitterness. The finish is a bit of a contradiction, as the acute flavors stay on the tongue for several minutes at a time. Mouthfeel: Full-bodied. A touch of soda-like carbonation keeps this beer from being too syrupy. Still... it’s quite silky. Almost sensual. Any thicker, and this beer would go great on a batch of pancakes! Drinkability: Just the one, thank you. Whew.


 Ritterkreuz (179), Seneca Falls, New York, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Jun 4, 2007  
This was another beer I tried at "The Toad", a little pub in Rochester, NY. Wow, and let me say wow again. It poured a beautiful dark brown with a cream-colored head. The smell and taste was reminiscent of raisin-bread for me, but at 9.2% ABV there was just a bit of an alcohol taste in the after-taste. Still, a great beer.


 ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 3, 2007  
Great eisbock availble at sams in durham. its no aventinus eisbock but pretty damn close! Good Stuff!


 Driftwood6 (214), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 1, 2007    Updated: Mar 10, 2008
In bottle during Dark Lord Day ’07. I thought this was just outstanding-- the flavor was great out of a bottle. Like the bigger brother of the dopplebock-- it had all that malty flavor with a little more alcohol bite hiding behind it. I would buy this again if I see it on the shelf. This beer also inspired me to attempt to make an eisbock next winter. This beer was just outstanding.



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