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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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 cab (863), Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Feb 27, 2007  
Bottle.33cl. What a eisbock, this one sets the standard for eisbock, malty and strong and that leavs no head, due to the alc.


 lovemyipas (420), sw burbs, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Feb 26, 2007  
pours a transparent black with a big three finger fluffy tan head. aroma is sweet caramel malt with a little alcohol and wood. has a medium body with descent lacing and a little carbonation. flavor is sweet malt with a little alcohol and wood and a little roastiness. little slick on the tongue its pretty good better than the eku 28 i just had. also has a little bread aroma and flavor as it warms and a little dark fruit as well.


 mike mcneil (660), St Augustine, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 25, 2007  
Exits the bottle with a moderately thick pour showing off a dark brown color with burgundy highlights. Creates a 1/2" thick, dense tan colored head which slowly diminishes to a spotty film. Nose shows off aromas of brandy-soaked dark fruit cake, chocolate covered malt balls, caramel, molasses and dark brown sugar along with a hefty blast of alcohol. Palate is quite thick, sticky and oily with a moderate level of carbonation present to tame the candy-like sweet aromas. Taste is rich,sweet and very malty. Lots of raisin, fig, brandy, molasses, smoked maple syrup, and burnt dark caramel notes dance lively on the tongue. Again the 9.2% alcohol comes through to warm it all up and cut down any overwhelming sweetness. Finishes with nice noticeable semi-dry roasted malt aftertaste. Also love the prism design label. Good stuff here!!


 acearl (211), J-Town, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Feb 25, 2007  
Bottle appears to be dated Oct. 22, 2004, black pour, off white diminishing head, drank colder than normal so a little watery/oily grainy malt nicely TOASTED, light perfumy hop, slightly sourish, doesn’t taste like something 9.2%.


 BDR (2153), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/517/20
Feb 24, 2007    Updated: Mar 25, 2007
A nicely black pour with minimal head. Sweet malty nose. Creamy malt body.


 joebrew (608), Farewell Minny; Hello Puyallup, Washington, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Feb 19, 2007  
Pours an extremely thick black with a tiny head. Nice sweet sweet malt dominate the nose with slight hints of a smokey roasted character. Nice creamy malty flavor with hints of chocolate, cramel, and more sweet malt. A very dense and complicated beer that I could diagnose better, but enjoying it works better.


 elektronikfagteknikerlærling (892), kbh, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 15, 2007  
bottle. dark brown color. large head. bit roasted aroma. creamy smooth. sweet malty and nice. ominous alcohollic pallete.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 11, 2007  
12oz bottle-pours a foamy tan head and mahogany color. Aroma is medium/dark malt-caramel/molasses, dark fruit. Taste is medium/dark malt-caramel/molasses, dark fruit, hops bite. OK carbonation.



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