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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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 Miguel (1181), Saint-Ours, Quebec, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Jul 28, 2006  
Robe rousse claire surmontée d’une mousse beige persistente. Arômes de caramel, d’alcool et de levures. Saveurs d’alcool, de malt caramélisé et de fruits.


 vyvvy (2023), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 28, 2006  
Pours very dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is dark thick rich toffee with some breadiness to it. Some alcohol is noticable on the aroma also. Full bodied with light carbonation. Taste has roasted malt that is quite toasty. There is also brown sugar / toffee sweetness - slightly cloying with a doughy like thickness that has dark fruit elements. Finish has a bit of spritz and spice while keeping the richness. A very good beer, but not something I could have too often.


 lagermonkey (597), Marietta, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/518/20
Jul 27, 2006  
Pours a dark brown with mahogany ho\ighlights. Thin but creamy tan head. Smells of rich dark malt. Muted sweet raisin and vanilla. Sweetish. Tastes of caramel and toffee. Raisins abd plum. Lightly sour. All flavors a bit muted so not very overpowering. Big in the mouth though. Sticky but again muted enough so as not to be cloying. Sneaky smooth for 9.2 ABV. Pretty tasty stuff.


Beerio (48), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 22, 2006  
Pours a deep, deep maroon. Smells of raisins and other dried fruit. Head evaporates in a blink of an eye, but is nice while it lasts. Warm feel in the mouth and sweet on the palate. Strong as all fuckin hell, but strangely it doesn’t taste too strong. Makes American brews like Ice House seem more like "Piss House". One word...Molasses


 jimhilt (1663), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/516/20
Jul 10, 2006  
Pours a three finger cream head that fades quickly leaving no lace. Nearly black color. Light carbonation and heavy bodied. Rich malty nose. Starts sweet almost cloying, raisin/molasses flavor, clean finish. You don’t notice the high ABV. $1.35 for a 330ml bottle from John’s Market Place Tigard, Or.


 keoki182 (305), West Bend, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 4, 2006  
This beer was unexpected in its flavor and effect. I knew the definition of an ice beer, but this one was mighty pow’ful. Each swallow reminded me that this was a usual bud/miller/coors product, but rather a product of high quality control and dedicated beer-lovers. Brown in color, sweet in scent, this bock was very syrupy and sugary in taste. I detected a strong raisin/prune presence in the aftertaste. I noticed a strong resemblance to a Scotch style ale, but my preference lies with the more hoppy Scotch ales.


 maeib (4677), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/105/517/20
Jul 2, 2006  
Bottled. A very dark brown coloured beer with a minimal short-lived head. The aroma is thick and heavy on the alcohol. Sweet caramel and soy sauce tickle the nose. The taste is thick and warming. Woody and licquorice. Tons of malt and tons of alcohol, yet very smooth and very drinkable. This is sheer quality and even though you know it’s high strength and it tastes that way in the mouth, it really is quaffable and very moreish.


lalubeer (57), Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 29, 2006  
Dark brown body, head disapeared after a few seconds. Fruity aromas, molasses flavor and malts, very complex.



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