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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
7703.84/5.03.83/5.09.2%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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 Frauditor (148), Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/102/516/20
Apr 1, 2009  
tasting at the bluebird. vintage bottle from 7/11/96. had an aggressive taste to it. an in your face smell and surprisingly smooth follow through.


 Pinball (2718), Allerød, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Mar 26, 2009  
Clear dark brown, thick fine brown head. aroma is a little spritty, caramel, dark toffee. aroma not that strong, and seems to be to be rather one dimenstional. flavor: dark toffee, dark sugar, caramel. slight roasted grains. too toffee like for my taste. flavor is quite full and well balanced.


 glennmastrange (836), hobe sound, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 24, 2009  
Bottle. Moderate malt aromas of toasted, dark chocolate and mild coffee, light flowers and dough for the yeast, with notes of raisin, brown sugar, vanilla, sapodilla and melon. Head is huge, creamy with some larger bubbles, very light brown, with fair lacing yet great legs and is fully lasting. Color is clear dark brown. Flavor is heavily sweet and lightly acidic, then finishes moderately sweet and lightly acidic. Palate is medium to full, syrupy, has a lively carbonation and finishes moderately alcoholic and chewy. A sweet fruity beer without being cloying, but the mouthfeel puts this Eisbock over the top.


 HOPSHUNTER (376), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Mar 24, 2009  
Bottle. Poured a dark reddish brown thin eggshell head. Aroma is malty with fruit. The flavor is very sweet malt, raisin, almost belgian-like. Body if pretty full with warming alcohol. Good.


 NDbeerdrinker (164), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Mar 21, 2009  
Pours a dark brown with a thin dark tan head. Aroma is dark fruit, caramel malt. Taste is very clean and crisp for a dark beer. Taste is roasted malt and dark fruit. Good stuff.


 carl4beer (399), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Mar 16, 2009  
11.2oz. pours darkk brown with small head. aroma is dried prunes and fig and a little cocoa. mouthful is full and burst with the dried fruit roasted malt and big crisp finish. very yummy and well balanced eisbock.


 msante79 (814), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Mar 15, 2009  
12oz bottle thanks to MrChopin. Pours clear dark reddish bronw with huge tan head. Aroma is toasted malt, caramel, brown sugar and some bread. Flavor is rich with caramel, brown sugar, toasted malt, toffee and some wood. Really well balanced and hides alcohool weel. Mouthfeel is medium but perfect for style. Really good brew.


UcfLumberjack (3), Orlando, Alabama, USA
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/58/104/518/20
Mar 14, 2009  
Aroma:malty sorts of aromas. no hop aroma. mostly carmel, some bread or pie crust, a little toasty Appearance: pretty dark, not as dark as a stout but darker than a brown. some redness or amber when held up to a light. big head first that dissipated quickly. Flavor: really malty. no real perceivable hop flavor. mostly like toasted bread or pie crust, a little roastiness, less carmel Palate: smooth, medium body, no real perceivable sweetness, slight bitterness in the finish Overall Impression: Its just like I hoped it would be. Very flavorful, very malty, but not sweet or syrupy. I had hoped for more carmel and less roastiness though.



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