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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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 EHSRanders (1120), 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.


 rane (498), Nibe, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Sep 3, 2009  
Bottle. Great beer. Dark brown with medium brown head quickly diminishing. Aroma sweet malty, bread, sugar, dried fruits, dates, figs. Taste sweet malty, some alcohol burn, bread, dried fruits and a little bitterness. This is a beer after my head, so nice.


 chrisv10 (349), Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 29, 2009  
33cl bottle. Hazy nut brown body with small head. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit and notes of alcohol.


 l1br4r14n (275), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 28, 2009    Updated: Aug 30, 2009
Pours dark cola with a thin tan head. Aroma of dark fruit, sweet malt, and a bit of alcohol. Flavor is more of the same, syrupy sweet, maple syrup, and a little medicinal alcohol. Very nice.


 RuneStumo (514), FØRRESFJORDEN, Norway
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 25, 2009  
05.03.2004, 0,33l Bottle. The colour is black. Rich beer with a nice malty aroma. Very nice bitterness combined with the strong alcohol level. This beer tastes a lot and I really likes it!


 Taverner (837), San Ramon, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/102/511/20
Aug 24, 2009  
Pours brown with an off white head. The aroma is a lite banana one. Flavor is sweet and malty. Finishes on molasses notes.



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