Raspberry Eisbock
Kuhnhenn Brewing Company

Raspberry EisbockRaspberry Eisbock
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From:
Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Eisbock
Ranked #2
ABV:
15.5%
Score:
97
Ranked #603
Avg:
4.38 | pDev: 10.96%
Reviews:
477
Ratings:
1,339
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sunday at 05:18 PM
Added:
Jul 27, 2003
Wants:
  1,318
Gots:
  206
Red raspberry juice is infused into this intense lager beer. A delicate chocolate-like aroma gives way to a wonderful balance of sweet malt and tart fruit.
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Ratings by tectactoe:
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Reviewed by tectactoe from Michigan

4.65/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap a Kuhnhenn's brewery in Warren. Pours a magnificent ruby red color with some brown hints thrown about. A thick and creamy, fine-bubbled beige head sits atop the eisbock and settles to a skin on the beer for the remainder of the glass. Excited to finally try this stuff, on tap at the brewery, no less. Put down 15$ for a 6 oz pour, so this stuff better be pretty damn good. I have high hopes for Kuhnhenn, though, so I don't think they'd let me down.

The aroma is.... magnificent. Rasp - fuckin' - berries, ALL. DAMN. DAY. A perfectly light, yet-full bodied aroma that bursts with sweet, juicy raspberries, raspberry jam, and raspberry candy. The malt imparts a nice cocoa and chocolate aroma as well - chocolate covered raspberries, anyone? The aroma is so ripe, pure, and authentic, and that's one of the best things about it. It's like stuffing your nose into a raspberry patch with chocolate rain. Sweet, fruity, and simply orgasmic. No bullshit, here.

KRE is creamier on the palate than it appeared in the glass - it slides softly across my tongue as the onslaught of raspberry goodness devours my entire mouth. A smooth, delicate raspberry jam flavor explodes as waves of light cocoa nips and some mellow chocolate float in and out. Think of dipping raspberries in a chocolate fountain. There's no doubt, the raspberry flavor wins out over the chocolate, but the inclusion of cocoa is nevertheless a huge component to the full flavor profile.

Though there isn't a necessarily complex or demanding group of different flavors, the raspberry element is so authentic and "real", to an almost unbelievable degree even. This batch apparently contains 15.5% ABV (rather than the original 13.5%, due to a higher efficiency during brewing), but it hardly tastes like it contains alcohol at all. Upon warming, some warmth comes out, but it is still insanely tame and drinkable. Low carbonation, which works well for this beer.

I couldn't think of a more perfect desert beer. I've got to say - this is probably the best fruit-centric beer I've ever had. The raspberries are so raw and pure that it's borderline ridiculous. Perfect addition of cocoa flavors makes this beer even better. Probably the winner of the "highest ABV to highest drinkability" award, too. It went down so smooth.
Feb 17, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.28 by Gkruszewski from New York

Sunday at 05:18 PM
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Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Pours a lovely raspberry-hued brown with a half-finger of tan head that quickly settles into a wisp and crown that leaves fairly solid lacing.

Huge raspberry dominates the aroma not leaving much else poking through. If pressed, a distant hint of forest rot can be found far beneath, but the nose is really all about that berry juice.

The taste, on the other hand, is a revelation. Huge alcohol slaps you in the face, with shoe leather, earthy bitterness, molasses, rot and cough syrup, and the raspberry explosion from the nose just along for the ride.

The feel is also exceptionally slick. The soft, but lively carbonation contained within the liquid slides around within one’s mouth unexpectedly.

It’s rare to find a beer that’s supremely well crafted, delicious and unique. This one deserves the accolades it’s received and is, perhaps, underrated. One of the most exceptional beverages I’ve tasted.
Wednesday at 10:31 PM
 
Rated: 5 by doctorgary from New York

Mar 09, 2024
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Reviewed by mschrei from Illinois

4.59/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
I really enjoyed this. Very strong berry scents and flavors. Bock character is still there, with a slightly malty undertone. Has a slightly thick syrupy body like a bock as well. Reminiscent of a cough syrup, but a really tasty one with strong alcohol presence.
Mar 02, 2024
 
Rated: 2.62 by EMH73 from New York

Jan 06, 2024
 
Rated: 3.2 by mig100 from Texas

Dec 12, 2023
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

3.9/5  rDev -11%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look - reddish brown with slight tan rimming.
Smell - raspberry grainy booze
Taste - about the same as the smell but not boozy when cold, boozy when warm
Feel - medium body slight syrup and carb
Overall - lots of raspberry and I wonder how much it covers up everything else
Sep 25, 2023
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Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey

4.19/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
(375 ml bottle, 2022 vintage; purchased cold at the brewery last week... poured into tulip glasses)

Pours a touch cloudy; red-brown liquid, little foaming... raspberry juice dominant, with a touch of brown bread on the nose; mellow expression of perfumy brandy-like booze... on the palate: notably booze-forward, but not quite vinous-like; raspberry-dominant, but never even moderately sweet; the fruit and base beer seem to fight for contrast, a muddy affair that thankfully opens up and gains more depth over the course the journey through the glass... textures: lager-like clean finish, body attenuated in part by the hefty strength; warmer, the flow starts to develop a delicate roundness, but the palate is repeatedly stunned by hot flashes of ethanol... grateful for finally having tried this; while it does offer some interesting sensations, its taste leaves much to be desired; I would definitely try their other flavored eisbocks regardless (2191)
Aug 26, 2023
 
Rated: 4.38 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Aug 18, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by paulish from New York

Aug 12, 2023
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.66/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Brownish red murky body, cream colored head. Smell has that rustic boozy raspberry aroma leading, slight almost toasty yeast and sweet malt supporting. Taste is raspberry cough syrup with light booze backing, the aftertaste is reminiscent of homemade schnapps in the mountains. Feel is light and smooth but has that booze burn on the finish, which is typical for style honestly, big sugars add to this burn though. I have had better eisbock, the fruit here didn't add anything for me, if anything the sweetness knocked the balance of the beer further out of kilter
Aug 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.41 by smithj4 from New York

Jun 16, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by cryptichead from Illinois

Jun 05, 2023
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Rated by pathman from Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
06/04/23 bottle @ home
Jun 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.49 by alexsergio from New York

May 20, 2023
 
Rated: 3.87 by not2quick from Missouri

Feb 12, 2023
 
Rated: 4.34 by MJSFS from Florida

Feb 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by cp45 from New Jersey

Dec 29, 2022
 
Rated: 3.19 by vfgccp from New York

Sep 30, 2022
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