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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
7833.84/5.03.83/5.09.2%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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 obisbeer (558), Barcelona, Spain
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Jul 15, 2004  
Deep amber brown, almost opaque with little or no head. Sweet malty nose with lots of toffee. Viscous with some prickle in the mouth, showing flavors of tootsie roll, cream and chocolate. Sweet lingering finish, with alcohol showing at the end..also a faint note of cherries shows up throughout to give this beer a enticing mystery....wonderful brew


 TomDecapolis (3176), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/517/20
May 24, 2008  
Pours a deep brown with tons of ruby/chestnut notes and a medium cream/bubbly off white head. Aroma of dark fruits, raisins, toffee, molasses, licorice, some vanilla and grains. Flavor of the same, very rich, lots of dark fruits, molasses, great texture, toffee and nuts.


Salsgebom (20), North Carolina, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/510/103/518/20
Mar 18, 2006  
Wonderful beer. I stopped rating here but came back just to tell my wonderful experience with this one. I bought it because I’ve never had an ice beer that was supposed to be good; I was expecting the worst. The malty flavor is rich and inviting. I could not put this one down. Very friendly for a 9%, it must have been aged thoroughly to be so smooth. I’m going back for many more of these.


 vulcanmeister (102), La Grande, Oregon, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Jun 30, 2008  
This beer is almost too good to believe! I’ll admit I’m still a novice, but for my money, this is one superb beer. It starts with a dark ruby pour with a medium head with a medium light tan head that fairly quickly fades and a brisk effervescence. The aroma almost knocked me over...the brown sugar and caramel aroma was incredibly sweet. The mouthfeel was rich, creamy, with just the perfect fullness and body. The sweetness was again evident in the taste along with a barrage of malt, sugar, various fruits,and the glowing warmth of the generous alcohol content. The melody lingered on long with a train of brown sugar, malt, fruit, and especially raisins. Prosit!


 SudsMcDuff (1693), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 14, 2008  
had fresh and a 2/12 year aged... wow, what a beer, fresh: it hides the alcohol wonderfully, aged: like a fine sherry ... a very srinable beer that glides down the throat ... lots of plum, belgian berry, some alco spice, berries, the aged has the same with some oak ..... an absolute wonderful brew... got from LS and the aged from biggreen at the july08 Htown tasting...


 lukin013 (211), Columbia, Maryland, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/105/518/20
Jul 31, 2006  
Appearance is pretty average but that’s all that is average about this beer. Very dark brown with a bit of a reddish hue... medium frothy tan head that dissipated extremely quickly with no lacing. Beautiful aroma of sweet cherries and malts. Flavor is a fairly simple blend of malts and sweets... mostly cherries and some caramel. Not overly complex but still delicious. No detection of the high alcohol content. Excellent.


 nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 16, 2007  
33 cl. Deep mahogany with a huge and enduring creamy cap. Chocolate, raisins and molasses with a whiff of alcohol in the delicious nose. Flavor has all the same characteristics, plus some woody notes, toffee, corn and a slight dry-earth spiciness. Smooth medium-heavy body has some slight tingle on the end.


 Swalden28 (1510), McKinney, Texas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 16, 2009    Updated: Oct 20, 2009
Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in Plano, TX. Pours a nice looking deep dark brown with red hues and tan head. Aroma is of pure clean strong malt, prune and nice chocolate. Flavor is the same with nicely balanced bitter and nice warming alcohol spice. Mouth feel is medium-heavy body with medium-high carbonation. Overall, a very enjoyable beer....good shit! Yum!



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