Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock

Brewed by Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn
Style: Eisbock
Kelheim, Germany

12 oz bottle from South bay drugs. Pours a murky brown color with a medium clumpy cream head that rapidly vanished. The aroma was medium-light with bananas and malts. The flavor is very complex with maple syrup, cane sugar, bananas, cloves and sour biscuits. The mouthfeel is malty, creamy and very satisfying. The finish is long and sweet. Overall: A Superb brew.

0.5l bottle. Pours an opaque, hazy brown with no head. Smell is a very sweet combination of malt and grapes. Palette is smooth and a little thick. Very strong, complex flavour, consisting of grapes, malt, wheat, cloves and banana.

Cloudy reddish hue with thick head. Nose is clove, some smoke and banana. Taste- very rich brew- honey sweetness with the spicy malts. Finish is hot and dry. Mouthfeel is thick but not too syrupy. This is the definition of liqiud bread. Drinkability is high given the booze level in it. Luckily the richness counterbalances as more than a couple bottles of this would be a quick end to the evening. Very nice beer.

2002 Vintage. Bottle No. 12970. 330 ml bottle very, very, generously given to me by Indra. Pour is almost clear deep burgundy with a surprisingly big, 1 1/2 inch tan head. I was amazed that a six year old beer still looked this alive. The head fell quickly. Aroma of dense, sweet, cooking cane sugar along with melting caramel. Also some floral notes, and a round maltiness. Taste is big sweetness, again more of the slightly cooked cane sugar. The maltiness translates to an almost English Barley Wine style biscuit maltiness. A touch of oxidation appears in the after taste, though it detracts in no way from the overall taste of this one. The alcohol really never was present - age apparently helps a lot on this front. The palate was big and sturdy holding all of the big flavors in this nicely. As this warmed (initial temp was about 55) it took on a Tawny Port character which was quite pleasant. I really enjoyed this one, thanks a million Eric!

a good beer. But when it comes to aventinus you cant beat the original. I only suggest the eisbock if you want the extra alcohol or like a really sweet powerfull tasting beer.

Mud brown pour with a nice inch of foamy tan head. Ultra sweet aroma of plum, banana, caramel, butter, and a little yeast. Wow, much more alcohol in the flavor then the aroma. Initial taste is soft and sweet, with a buttery caramel like body, but the finish is almost straight alcohol. Leaves my mouth numb actually. Lot of spice in there too.

Sweet fruity aroma and evidence of alcohol. Similar to a Belgian. Cloudy dark brown with a large tan head. Slightly bitter in the start then developing a strong sweetness that mellows in the finish. Moderate body.

A Mes rate: Bottle during Maria’s Ton Up Tasting.
Mid amber brown with a slim off white head. Sweet as hell and almost buttery in the aroma. The extra alcohol spoils a lot of what I like so much about the regular Aventinus but it’s still pretty damn good. Very little of the 12% is hidden and strangely enough, the more I drink the more I like... Am I getting drunk I wonder... It’s hardcore but rather lovely in a perverted sort of way. Marzipan, sweet as anything and some big stinging alcohol. Looking forward to trying the bottle I have set aside for aging, I’m sure it will be much better.