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Kulmbacher Eisbock 3.83 786

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
7863.84/5.03.83/5.09.2%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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 zombywoof (358), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Sep 21, 2006    Updated: Dec 24, 2007
Prominent earthy nose of port, raisen,wood and figs. Delicious taste of cherries, plums and currants. The strong alcohol content does not get in the way of the toffee and caramel notes from the malt. Excellent balance and complexity. Smooth palate. I love just smelling this stuff!


 zebracakes (1216), Washington DC, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 15, 2006  
Bottle. Pours caramel with virtually no head. Aroma is port, malt, and molasses. Flavor is caramel, malt, molasses, and slight sour tartness.


 Magicdave6 (5546), London, Greater London, England
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 11, 2006  
Aroma is seriously sweet malty goodness, like toffee with loads of nutts. Taste is more fruity than nutty with some biscuit/fig intence flavours going on.


 unclemattie (2427), Georgia, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/103/518/20
Sep 8, 2006  
Dark brown in color. Rich malt aroma from the pour. Smells of caramel and toffee. Wonderful almond colored head. Wow. What rich flavor and texture. Lots of figs, dates, plums, raisin. Finish of some chocolate. Alcohol is not that present until it hit the bottom of my stomach. This is an amazing beer, and my first German eisbock.


 Boutip (2380), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 5, 2006  
Bottle courtesy of Hogtownharry: Poured a nice brown color beer with a medium foamy head with above average retention and lacing. Aroma of sweet cookie dough with dry figs and raisins. Taste is quite sweet without being disgustingly sweet with some dry gigs, cookie dough and plums. Body is about average and alcohol is well hidden. Very good beer and I’m sure it would be interesting to cellar a few of those.


 bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/102/57/20
Sep 2, 2006  
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a small head. Very very sweet. No balance. Notes of plum and caramel and malts. Too sweet.


 oh6gdx (8917), Vasa, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2006  
Bottled. Dark brown colour, brown small head. Aroma is alcohol, sweet malts and caramel. Flavour is sweet caramellish malts along with plum and alcohol. Wellbalanced, and the alcohol shows mostly like a warming touch in the finish.


 Numenor (869), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Aug 31, 2006  
Dark brown body with a light ivory head. Caramel aroma, with some dark fruit accents, maybe plum. Nice sweet chocolate caramel malts, body is smooth and warming. Sweet and warm ending.



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