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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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 onystrom (741), Århus-Randers Crew, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/104/515/20
Oct 31, 2006  
Clear dark brown color with small head with small head. Powerfull flavor with a sweet taste, fairly carbonated.


henryalvz (32), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/513/20
Oct 30, 2006  
Deep deep red color. caramel malt flaver with high alcohol taste . Still not over powering. Some sweetness and bitterness. Very nice.


 Veeve (312), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Oct 28, 2006  
deep red/garnet color with a small, yet full bubbly tan head. smells of alcohol, deep fruits, prunes, plums and dark chocolate. tastes of chocolate, alcohol, egg, raisins and plum. a bit of a viscous mouthfeel. some florals in the background. very complex but not necessarily well balanced or tasty. but interesting.


 ford9719 (369), Vilseck, Germany
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 26, 2006  
is very dark with a frothy head. it has a hint of chocolate. the beer is a very tastey beer and would drink again.


 kenb (1100), Oregon, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Oct 25, 2006  
12 oz bottle Malt of The Earth Beer club. Pours a clear dark reddish brown with a massive beige head. Mellow aroma has notes of vanilla, toffee, plums, hazlenuts and some alcohol. Wow this is sweet. Flavor is mostly fruity....stawberries, cantelop melon, peach, and an alcohol kick at the end..a nice kick though without the burn. Worldclass beer.Extra points for the cool label design.


 JohnnyJ (1282), Carlsbad, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 15, 2006  
Pours a dark black with a fizzy small head. This stuff smells strongly of alcohol (kind of like a hard liquor) also roasted sweet malt and caramel. Flavor is roasted malt, chocolate, dark fruit, and caramel, with a sweet alcohol finsh. Good, but I was looking forward to more.


 npdempse (931), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/517/20
Oct 10, 2006  
Very dark, though clear, with a quickly diminishing, sizzling head. Nose is quite sweet, full of caramel, melanoid notes, and notable alcohol. Flavor is sweet and rich with a pleasant dry bitterness. Plummy, slightly chocolatey, wonderful. Mouthfeel is just slightly thin and a bit overly effervescent.


 gunnfryd (3539), Kristiansand, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Oct 3, 2006  
Bottle at Delirium, Gothenburg. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is roasted, caramel, alcohol. Flavour is roasted , caramel, alcohol, fruit.



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