Lagunitas B2K

Formerly brewed at Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Eisbock
Petaluma, California USA

Dark pour with decent head (on tap). Cocoa molasses with a little sour grapefruit. Good flavor. Refined taste for amount of complex flavors.

Mahogany color. Impressive head for this much alcohol. Some apricot aroma and flavor. Stong caramel flavor. Slightly sweet. Brown sugar? Full body. Quite bitter. A friend I was with saw 1.070 and 12.5% ABV on the label and thought there had to be a typo. I didn’t realize this was an Eisbock when I drank it. It all makes sense now...

Very rich pouring out of the bottle. Rust to brown body with a thick tan head. Raisins, carmel, alcohol (oh so slightly) with some roasted aromas as well. Incredibly smooth mouthfeel with espresso flavors. Wildly bitter throughout the entire beer. I would have swore that this wasn’t 12.5% abv at the start. I stand (barely) corrected.

Deep plum color; Head is impresive- very sticky; Nose of hops, hops, and then a tiny bit of hops. Ejaculated all over the kitchen counter- the beer did I mean. Alcohol went straight to me melon. Ibu’s listed on my bottle as 69 and it sure felt higher then even that.

Transpearent mahogany. You would expect the head to be served to you in a bowl with a spoon.Beautiful appearence. High carbonation at work. Aroma of hops(suprisingly) and sweet fruits. Mouthfeel similar to WWStout in that the palate is very flavorful but extremely soft.Alcohol is well masked by sweet,creamy,malts and a distinct hop presence.Not what I was expecting being this was my first eisbock.This is definately something I would lay down for a year or so before retrying.The flavors did not seem to mesh as well as I think they can.Excellent though.

Huge mirangue-like patchy foam which leaves spectacular lacework. The surprising aroma, for such a big beer, is rather subtle: dominant hops, prunes, styrofoam, apples, and gaseous (which seems to provide cleanliness). I am talking super clean. Mouthfeel is heavily carbonated with the tiniest of bubbles of dryness; semi-full, creamy, and fluffy. Prunes, fruity malt, coffee/cream, and toffee. Finish is bitter. Green grapes also emerge in the long finish, as it warms. I would love to know if the abv is really what it says it is. Doppelbock/barleywine/extra pale hybrid? Needless to say, this was loads of fun!

Big round and sweet -- like a semi truck West Coast IPA smashing head on into a tanker truck barley wine. Yes, more light bodied than expected. Drinks well from start to finish -- even the bomber size. Opens up minimally from 53 to 58 degrees. I’m wondering how this would age. The hops and body are already round but not soft due to a good amount of residual sugar.

Luminous copper with a fat and foamy 1/2’ thick sticky tan head. Light but steady carbonation. Aroma of hops, caramelized sugar and spicy alcohol. Whoo mama this is gonna be a good one. Medium body, lighter than expected. Loaded with hops and a light sweetness. The alcohol flavor is melded with the sweetness and hop flavor and this takes on a serious Eisbock quality. Body starts to expand as you sip, filling your mouth with a juicy hoppiness coated in alcohol. Very clean tasting and dry despite its obvious heft. Tastes slightly young and not quite integrated yet but this is a fine evening sipper as of right now. Finishes with a little fruitiness riding the wave of spicy alcohol and turns immensely dry (OG is 1.070). This is the smoothest and cleverly cloaked high ABV brew I’ve had in a while. It will be interesting to see what flavors develop after cellaring this monster.