Eisbock 28
Redhook Brewlab

Eisbock 28Eisbock 28
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From:
Redhook Brewlab
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Eisbock
ABV:
11%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.71 | pDev: 13.75%
Reviews:
100
Ratings:
147
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 16, 2020
Added:
Oct 01, 2010
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  6
Eisbock 28 is an ice processed winter warmer. This rich lager is aged for months at temperatures well below freezing and is a deep gold color and has a smooth and malty flavor with bittersweet complexities. This highly unique beer is unlike any other and to our knowledge Redhook is the only American Brewer currently brewing it. This traditional winter beer is very drinkable, even with its high alcohol content and is perfect before or after dinner.

30 IBU
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Reviewed by woemad from Washington

4.16/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
22oz ceramic(?) bottle purchased at the late, great bottleshop Enoteca, in Post Falls, Idaho, around 8 or 9yrs ago for $7.99. Bottled on August 30, 2010 per the stamp on the label. Btw, "Redhook Brewlab" wasn't a thing when this was brewed and sold. This is a product of the old, actual Redhook Brewery of Woodinville, Washington, back in the day.

Poured into a big-ass weizen glass, this was a dark and opaque shade of mahogany, with a very minimal, beige head. Said head mostly went away quickly, but a thin foam ring proved to be surprisingly resilient.

Big aroma to this. Things are rich, sweet and boozy.

Taste is of toffee, toast, tobacco, a bit of miscellaneous nuttiness, and booze. The booze is fairly mellow, though, at least from what I was expecting from earlier reviews. Maybe nearly 10yrs from bottling is this one's sweet spot. Finishes about as cleanly as a rich, 11% lager can be expected to, I suppose

Mouthfeel is hard to work out, as haven't had a huge number of beers of the style (and none in the last few years), but I think this is where it can be most criticized. It's not as clean finishing as it could be, but it's no like a stout, either.

Really, this was better than I dared hope. Flavor was comparable to eisbock and doppelbocks I've had, and while the booziness one ought to expect of an 11% beer was on hand, that part didn't drown out the other aspects of the beer. I hit this because I figured if I'm gonna go out because of the fucking Coronavirus I'm not going to go with too many things untried, but I'm kinda sad now I didn't drinking with some company, and that I didn't buy another to share with friends if (when) we come out the other hand and it's time to celebrate. I suspect there won't be another beer of this kind from Redhook.
Mar 16, 2020
 
Rated: 3.95 by RBorsato from Virginia

Jan 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.29 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Dec 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by spycow from Illinois

Aug 12, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours clear gold under a thin white foam collar. Alcohol, spice and malt aromas. Very alcoholic but smooth with rich malt flavors, traces of spice, kettle sugars and a hint of caramel. Full body, medium low carbonation, warming. A big, alcoholic beer.
Jul 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by Domvan from Texas

Jun 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.8 by JohnGray from New York

Jun 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.27 by BigAl18 from Minnesota

Jun 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.68 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

Jun 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by MisterKilderkin from California

May 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by 31Sam13 from New Hampshire

Mar 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.28 by misternebbie from Pennsylvania

Jan 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by cosmicdebris from Connecticut

Dec 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Nov 30, 2014
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Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island

3.19/5  rDev -14%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Poured from a 22oz bottle into a tulip glass. Bottled on date is 8/30/2010.

A: The beer is a dark reddish brown color, with a thin off-white head that fades quickly and leaves a thin lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is faint but contains brown sugar, lager yeast, caramelized malts, dark fruit alcohol and a touch of hops.

T: The taste starts out bready with flavors of lager yeast and a hearty malt character. Then a strong alcohol sting comes in along with some mildly sweet flavors of caramel, brown sugar and dark fruit. The sweetness strengthens as you continue to drink the beer. The hops presence is very mild and there isn’t much balance. The after-taste is boozy and slightly sweet.

M: Crisp and not very smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.

O: Flavorful, goes down ok, not too filling, very strong kick, decent representation of style, not sure if this is a case where the beer wasn’t very good or it just didn’t age well. Either way there are better beers in the style.
Apr 28, 2014
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Reviewed by Brenden from Ohio

3.56/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This Eisbock is paler than I expect but still within the style as I understand it. It's more a dark orange, sort of coppery with a bit of haze. The head is large but too loose to hold together for any time. Left behind is a bubbly sort of foam that deposits some spotting as the beers falls.
As it should be, malts are heavy in the aroma. It's got the boozy sort of sweetness anticipated, lots of dark fruits and caramel. The alcohol is a little hot, but not terribly. A touch of grass is offered by the hops. Not masterfully done, but good.
It goes an interesting route in the flavor, as the sweetness clashes with an interestingly dry element. Dark fruits and something like molasses are strong. Wheat isn't quite cracker and offers a little tang. There's a little bit of spiciness and some white fruits flesh, but otherwise there's not as strong a Belgian yeast note as some. A little diacetyl seems present, as it mingles with the doughy taste for a sort of buttered biscuit note.
There's a bit of crispness on the tongue. While this beer maintains a medium body, it has a certain thickness that makes it seems like it ought to be fuller. It's smooth for the duration but has an interesting mineral quality on the palate. It's a little cloying in the thickness.
Apr 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MA08 from Massachusetts

Mar 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Feb 02, 2014
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Reviewed by bmwats from Louisiana

3.15/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured from a 650 ml bottle into a weizen.

A: Dark amber hue. Pours a 1 finger, bubbly, brown head. Settles very quickly. No lacing.

S: Oak, caramel, and booze.

T: Tastes like it smells. Caramel and oak and booze.

M: Syrupy and thick on the palate. Boozy and sweet.

D: Sip due to heft.

Atmosphere is okay. Bubbly head, no real lacing. Nose is wood, caramel, and booze. Tastes like it smells. Overall, this is an okay quaff.
Jan 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaydoc from Kansas

Dec 30, 2013
Eisbock 28 from Redhook Brewlab
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 147 ratings