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Kulmbacher Eisbock 3.83 787

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
7873.84/5.03.83/5.09.2%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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 madscotsman (147), Fairview Heights, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 21, 2007  
Poured dark amber in color with a small tan head. Aroma of sweet malts and raisins. Great balance of carbonation and alcohol with a fantastic sweet finish.


 ZiggyG (131), Gladstone, Oregon, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
Aug 30, 2008  
Bottle. Pours deep brown. 1 finger dark tan head. Nose is terrific; sweet doughy malt, rum, and dark fruits. Taste is great as well, very strong malt presence, with a good warmth. The Alcohol is very well hidden. Mouthfeel is medium heavy and creamy. Great beer.


 Skyview (4060), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 9, 2007  
Oh yeah! My first Eisbock. Straight from a bottle pours a dark brown with a large tan head. Aroma is sweet with hints of caramel, black cherry, brown sugar. Taste is very fruity and chocolate. Finish is a smooth creamy with nutty after taste. Very decent!


 RiverHorse (454), New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 27, 2007  
Got three bottles of this as part of a beer of the month club about two years ago. Drank one, and didn’t care for it...so I stored the other two. What a difference it made letting this sit in the cellar for a while. The pour was dark amber with a big head with large bubbles. The head was deep and very sticky. I smelled chocolate, malt and raisins. The taste was very warm and smooth, with carmel and some roastiness. Very nice Eisbock.


yankeefan21 (82), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 1, 2008  
I think dyetube and I are in the same BOM club! This pours a hearty brown with an acceptable off white head and a nice cereal aroma. My initial impression from the pour was a fear that it might be too carbonated. It had a nice malty taste with trace hints of caramel. The finish was warm and smooth and left me wanting another sip! These are the kinds of beers I was hoping to discover and I will certainly be trying this again.


 ucusty (1900), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 3, 2007  
Great eisbock availble at sams in durham. its no aventinus eisbock but pretty damn close! Good Stuff!


 Driftwood6 (214), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 1, 2007    Updated: Mar 10, 2008
In bottle during Dark Lord Day ’07. I thought this was just outstanding-- the flavor was great out of a bottle. Like the bigger brother of the dopplebock-- it had all that malty flavor with a little more alcohol bite hiding behind it. I would buy this again if I see it on the shelf. This beer also inspired me to attempt to make an eisbock next winter. This beer was just outstanding.


 nuplastikk (1206), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Feb 9, 2008    Updated: Feb 10, 2008
Bottle. This one is nice. All the richness of a great Imperial Stout, along with a rich bocky taste. Deep black-brown color, with minimal head. A great sipper, with a warming smooth chocolate aftertaste. Exceptional beer.



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