Niagara Falls Eisbock

Formerly brewed at Niagara Falls Brewing (Moosehead)
Style: Eisbock
Brampton, Canada

went to Niagra to have this one... dark red, nicely carbonated and aromatic flavors including maple, chocolate and dry fruits. Good reason why this is a seasonal.

This Eisbock pours a rich dark red colour with a creamy off white head. The scents include apples and pears, caramel malt and a little sugar and alcohol. Initial sip is almost creamy with a slight wine taste to it almost like fermenting fruit. The finish is slightly alcoholic with a little waterness to it. The palate has lingering malt and a small amount of bitterness to it.

750 ml bottle. Color is a mahogany with thick head and nice lacing. Aroma of coffee and toffee. Taste is a smooth blend of maltiness and light bitterness with ripe citrus, pepper and yeast.

(2003-2004 750ml bottle) Bought at "The Beer Store" in Ft Erie Ontario. Rich copper/amber colored. Nice head and lace, subdued aroma of bready malt, alcohol, slight fruit and yeast. Light-medium bodied, somewhat watery texture, decent malt backbone, tangy, sour yeast and alcohol notes, slight fruit esters, balanced and very drinkable but lacking in the flavor department and mouthfeel department. Should be richer, chewier. Decent enough beer, poor eisbock.

Bottle doesn’t travel well. Luckily Tupalev had it wrapped in green shrink wrap. Pressure in travel caused a tiny amount to leak from the cap. Cap almost came off without an opener. Poured a nice head and kept a light foam so I am guessing this is still a good sample. Clear amber. Light warm malt aroma. Very smooth but flavour seems muted. Underlying caramel sweetness and a hint of hop bitterness. Alcohol edge builds into the finish but overall understated for 8%.

Light-struck? Coffee-bean, light alcohol, slightly grainy aroma. Clear brown body with thin, off-white head that recedes to a lasting ring. Flavour is overly sweet. Thin, unappealing watery mouthfeel but good carbonation. Not bad, but not great either. Sampled with MartinT and Rastacouere. Bottle (green).

Body is ruby orangey, astonishingly clear topped by a white film. Aroma is moderately malty, coffeish with caramel and restrained toffee notes. Light alcohol vapors emane, but there are also slightly off-flavours like a slice of grainy tartness that just separates from the rest. In mouth, it’s vinous and watery at the same time, grapey with little soy sauce hints. Unfortunately bears a grainy feeling. To sum it up, I’d say it is green-bottleish with some off-flavours at times approaching vegetables, it is very sweet and obviously oxidized. Body is still, quite watery. Quite boring overall, especially for an eisbock.

Nice and malty brew. Thanks Capflu. Copper in color with a tannish head. bold flavor.