Kulmbacher Eisbock

Brown clear and no head. Almost no carbonation. Very syrupy with maple notes. Mostly sweet flavor. It finished really smooth. Alcohol was well hidden.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown, almost cola colored, with a large off-white head that fades slowly. The aroma is deep roasted malt, with raisins and prunes. Heavy, sweet, with a dried fruit flavor.

Outstanding eisbock! Beers like this prove that Germany knows how to brew! The pour was a blackish red with a four finger lingering head. Malt and caramel in the taste and a bittersweet ending wrap it up.

11.2 oz. bottle. Poured a deep clear ruby which can only be seen when held to sunlight. Thick, luscious head. I would have rated appearance a 5 except the head was gone before mid-glass. Really nice aroma of malt, barrel syrup, dates and figs. Dates, figs and caramel noted in the flavor with a warming alcohol finish. Sweet, smooth, almost silky mouthfeel. As the beer warms, the alcohol becomes more pronounced as do the sugary flavors. I actually preferred this beer ice cold and liked it less as it warmed. Very tasty stuff.

bottle. I once left a can of beer out in the freezing cold and it exploded. I was left with an empty can. Had I known to look for the extract, what could have been? Dark amber pour with small head. sugar, cherry, malt aroma. light/medium body. cherry and plum. sugary mouth improves as it warms. slight alcohol burn that is very enjoyable. Not an enormous fan of this style but enjoyed this one.

Bottle, at Café Abseits in Bamberg, October 2006. Deep bronze, moderate lasting white head and muted condition. Fruity malt with slight oxidation and sweet burdock notes in the aroma, full bodied and malty sweet with some oxidation and spicy peppery fruit in the mouth and quite short sticky sweet finish with more oxidation lingering .

Poured a dark stained oak with thin tan head. The aroma was of sweet malts, cherry fruitiness, a bit of alcohol and a hint of caramel sweetness. The flavor is very similar to the aroma. Starts with a thick dark fruity sweetness and sweet caramel. Then the malts fade and the fruitiness takes on a complexity with apple and date notes. The beer taste ends sweet, fruity, caramel, a tad nutty and some alcohol warmth.

As usual, I am wowed by an Eisbock. I was impressed by the color and initial tan head on the pour - it disappated very quickly. The color is a very dark murky brown with very faint red/orange highlights. This has a highly alcoholic smell. Dark dried fruit, brown sugar, dough are also present in the aroma. The palate is super sweet yet balanced a bit by the alcohol. But the alcohol isn’t a negative or out of place. In the middle of the palate is a nice graham cracker taste that is in between the layers of sweetness. I love this, but then this is my favorite style of beer.