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Kulmbacher Eisbock 3.83 790

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
7903.84/5.03.83/5.09.2%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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 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 15, 2005  
Pours a clear brown body with a nice tan head. Aroma is sweet with lotsa malt. Caramel, mollasses, and chocolate come through. Flavor is the same. Also a hint of coffee, roast, dark fruits and bread. Really rich sweet taste. Don’t be fooled by the stupid label, this is quality.


french578 (4), California, USA
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4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 19, 2005  
Black/reddish color to it, with a very sweet aroma. At first taste it is very sweet, but soon it warms the mouth and becomes very drinkable! If you like sweet/malty beer’s this one is for you.


 Gmoney (258), ManchVegas, New Hampshire, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/518/20
Aug 20, 2008  
bottle..dark ruby pour,small white head,thin lacing.aroma of molasses soaked raisins. malt and alcohol dominate flavor up front with a fruit/raisin finish.medium bodied ,lightly carbonated ,smooth and sweet but not sticky. finishes dry . very nice


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


 JB175 (1664), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 3, 2007  
Bottle - appears to be dated 12/31/03. Dark brown, almost mahogany with a fairly large creamy head. Sweet, potent aroma of smoky-roasted malts, cane sugar, and apples. Taste is heavy with strong malts, very chewy. Elements of caramel and very bold roasted grains. Very nice brew!


 krysztofar (344), belleville, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jul 14, 2007  
11.2oz bottle. this big beer in a little bottle pours out so brown it looks black, but when held to light it reveals itself to be a beautiful ruby shade. a one inch foamy tan head rises and falls pretty quickly. big raisin and plum aroma a little bitter chocolate and some alcohol also appear as well as some spice. clove maybe? powerfull and intense flavor of roasted malt and caramel but with more of a banana and clove dynamic than chocolate and coffee like a regular dopplebock. big spicy hops control the back half with the high alcohol never really coming to play, hiding behind the massive flavor. excellent.


 jhumphries69 (730), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Nov 10, 2006    Updated: Dec 8, 2006
Pours a very clear, but dark, amber with a tan head that dissipates quickly. The smell contains lots of malts, some roasted notes (toasted bread), some fruit (prunes), and some alcohol. The flavor is very malty and delightfully bittersweet from the hops. It starts off with a well balanced interplay of thick and doughy malts with floral and peppery hops. The carbonation provides some zip on the middle of the tongue along with a touch of alcohol bite. The finish is malty sweet with a nice dose of bitter hops and is surprisingly dry with a dry, complex after-taste. The mouthfeel is not as thick as its strength might suggest (the magic of "eis"bock). It is full-bodied, but not nearly so as other strong bocks. The finish is full-bodied, too - it isn’t a very dry beer, but than one might expect from a strong lager. Quite nice.


 ford9719 (369), Vilseck, Germany
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 26, 2006  
is very dark with a frothy head. it has a hint of chocolate. the beer is a very tastey beer and would drink again.



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