Kulmbacher Eisbock

Transparent dark walnut brown with a tint beige head. Aroma show toasty malts with molasses notes. Flavor is of malts, molasses, and a little alcohol.

Poured a dark brown to black with a thin quickly receding tan head. Aroma has a burnt chocolate dark malt character that is very inviting. Flavor leans more to dark crystal and munich malts with a hint of carafa. Herbal hops and anise also are noticable along with vanilla and leather. An interestingly sweet but dry finish does not last long on the palate and leave a soft coffee flavor that gently lingers.

Bottle. This one seems very close to the Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock. It pours very dark with a fairly big head. The aromas are of caramel and malts, the flavors are dominated by caramel, some molasses and a fair bit of alcohol. The finish is on the sweet side.

11.2 oz bottle. Holographic like the first issue of a big budget, winter-oriented comic book. SnowMan, or something like that. Something more clever. "Mindestens haltbar bis: 1522892" Okay. Babblefish says "At least durable to 1522892," and I assume 1522892 is the number of minutes the bottle will last after leaving Germany before it explodes. Gotta drink this fucker quick. Very dark red. Big brown head fades away, leaving traces of brown and white along the rim of the top of the beer with little clouds on the inside. Good lacing. Smells quite Belgiany, actually, like a Belgian dark pale ale. I was thinking it would be more like alcohol and bock malt, for some reason. Anyways, you got big, very ripe fruit, exceptionally sweet plums and soft peaches, backed up with a nice alcohol twang. Ahh, the bock malt is much more present in the flavor. Big fruit upfront--this has aged a bit but is not stale--plums, cherries, raisins, moving into a sweet, chocolately bock malt, and ending on more, very sweet fruit. A hint of alcohol lingers behind. Quite drinkable, in spite of its complexity and pop. I have no idea how old it is, thanks to my total idiocy, but I’m willing to bet that age has treated this well. The fruit complexities are great, and the alcohol is not at all overwhelming.

Bottle: Dark brown pour, small tan head. Aroma is very sweet, molasses, dark fruits. Flavor sweet malts, alcohol is subdued, but you know it’s there. Thick and syrupy on the palate. Good stuff.

(11.2 oz. bottle via trade with Degarth, thanks Joe!) Pours a dark brown cola color. Small bubbly biege head melts away to edges and disappears as beer warms. Palate is smooth, slightly syrupy, lightly tingly. Some very fine lacing at start. Aroma is brown sugar, molasses, malt and raisins. Taste is brown sugary malt sweetness, nicely rounded and not harsh. Very slight alcohol burn but alcohol actually pretty well hidden. My first eisbock and what a good one! Very doppel-like but for a little more flavor complexity.

Poured a nice dark red-brown color with almost no head and little lacing. However, the aroma was semi sweet and malty. The flavor did not disappoint and had a touch of coffee or chocolate behind a sweet and malty front. The alcohol was not overpowering but detectable. Nice and smooth mouthfeel with low carbonation. Delicious beer. Will seek out more Eisbocks.

Nice deep brown. The lighter brown head can only be called fizzy, it starts out large and fizzs away fairly quick. Deep hoppy aroma, there is more than a hint of carmal there too. Very full bodied beer. the hopps are not over powering, the malt is crisp and a bit syrupy. The finish is clean and quick. Very good beer. Very heavy, but very good.