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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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 Bockyhorsey (2487), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
May 18, 2006  
Bottle: Aroma was sweet and had a fermented alcohol presence also. Dark body with red hue, small tan head. Sweet favor along with some alcohol burn at first. Alcohol mellowed out along with the burn and it was sweet plums and cherry rest of the way. Medium fruit taste left on palate. Good Beer


 iowaherkeye (1832), Bakersfield, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
May 17, 2006  
11.2oz bottle, no date. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of raisins, chocolate, roasted malts, brown sugar, alcohol. Taste is pretty much the same, though the alcohol isn’t quite as noticeable. Full-bodied, moderate carbonation. Very good beer. My first eisbock.


 turbo (1254), Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
May 10, 2006  
Bottle poured black with a thick, creamy chocolate head. Aroma is sweet, chocolate caramel. Sweet roasty chocolatewith and light alcohol flavor and sweet alcoholy finish.


 TheEpeeist (1429), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
May 1, 2006  
11.2 oz bottle. Cola colored with a quick settling bubbly tan head. Very faint aroma of Dr. Pepper, licorice, cloves and brown bread. The strong concentration of flavors remind me of a Belgian quad. Raisins and cocoa then to brown sugar and sour grapes. Medium body; not quite thick. Nice bracing carb holds out to the finish. I like this style better than the other bocks; more to chew on.


 illinismitty (1790), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 24, 2006    Updated: Apr 25, 2006
Bottle purchased at State Line Liquors. Pours deep brown with some red hues fighting to sneak through. Aroma of chocolate covered cherry, raisens. Rich malt flavor of chocolate and dark dried fruits. Some vinous qualities. The alcohol in the finish is pleasant and warming, not that annoying burning that some other beers have. This one is damn good. So good that I am going to get another bottle next time I go in.


 zathrus13 (1288), Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 19, 2006  
Pours dark brown, kind of like Coke. Aromas are malt raisins, molasses, and dark fruit. Flavors are malt, brown sugar, dark fruit, and raisins. Body is medium to heavy. Thanks to Brock Landers for this bottle.


 LilKem (1210), Marietta, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/517/20
Apr 15, 2006  
Let me preface this by saying I hate eisbocks. Never met one I liked escept Springslicker’s homebrew... until tonight. This is damn impressive. Aroma of chocolate covered raisins, some Malt, molasses, brown sugar, and some chocolate malts. yumm. The appearance is very dark ruby brown with medium light tan head. The flavors are of Reisins candys, chocolate, Lots of malts, and some nice darker fruits, some prunes, some apricot, some molasses. Way impressed for $2.19. Hot damn, don’t forget about the alcohol burn though.


 Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 12, 2006  
11.2 oz bottle. Deep dark reddish brown pour. Brown, quickly dispersing head. Strong aromas of malt with some molasses and brown sugary notes underneath. Slight vinous aromas as well. Bold, sweet malty flavors in a medium thick body. Some chocolatelike flavors emerge as it warms, as well as some dense dark fruit flavors. My first Eisbock... Wow! Some see the label as flashy/cheesy, but it scores extra points with me, I like it.



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