Eisbock
Kulmbacher Brauerei AG

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From:
Kulmbacher Brauerei AG
 
Germany
Style:
Eisbock
Ranked #7
ABV:
9.2%
Score:
92
Ranked #5,360
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 9.47%
Reviews:
647
Ratings:
1,130
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 02, 2023
Added:
Apr 03, 2003
Wants:
  111
Gots:
  87
Formerly called Kulmbacher Reichelbrau Eisbock

Eisbock was inadvertently invented in Kulmbach one bitter winter day when an apprentice brewer accidentally left wooden barrels of bockbier in the brewery yard, causing them to burst. When the ice was chipped away, a richer, more concentrated dark lager remained inside the barrels.
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Ratings by greybeardloon:
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Reviewed by greybeardloon from Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
No date

A: Very dark red with a fizzy head.

S: Dried fruit, cola, some spice.

T: Dried fruit, but not too sweet, almost like unsulphured apricots. A hint of cough syrup from the alcohol, but not bad. Some herbal, almost medicinal hops on the finish. Surprisingly dry on the finish too.

M: Lighter and more carbonated than I expected. Not at all syrupy.

O: Solid, a nice change of pace.
May 09, 2012
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Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
1996 bottle.

Pours dark mahogany with a full, dense head of tan. Plenty of tattered lacing and persistent retention. Juicy, plump malt in the nose with figs and toffee. Medium bodied with a chewy, oily mouthfeel. Sweet malt on the palate with hints of chocolate and figs. Finishes sweet and a bit warming.
Dec 02, 2023
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Reviewed by Bitburger from Vermont

3.86/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Got an old bottle at a gas station. Don´t think it was the brewers intention what i got. Pretty much average and a bit sticky. Didn´t find a best before on the bottle.
May 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.3 by Silke_Neryn from Sweden

Feb 13, 2023
 
Rated: 4.22 by DarrellK from Florida

Jul 08, 2022
 
Rated: 5 by s4s from Puerto Rico

Jan 24, 2022
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

4.17/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
330ml bottle into a tulip. Coding no help in determining freshness.

Looks splendid in the glass. Black body, deep red when held up to the light. Small cream head persists throughout, impressive considering the abv. Even leaves scattered lacing.

Nice aroma. Lots of raisin, dried, and other dark skin fruit. Alcohol comes through, and a little sweetness.

The taste pretty much follows the nose. It's quite sweet, clean, warming. The dark fruit aspect is enjoyable.

Mouth between full and medium, finish a warming boozy fruity wash.

Overall, a beer to slowly muse over in the early evening. A roaring fire would be nice, but it's in the 50's in NE pa. Happy to have the rest of the six pack for colder nights.
Jan 02, 2022
 
Rated: 4.12 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Jul 08, 2021
 
Rated: 4.49 by Prospero from Colorado

Mar 23, 2021
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Reviewed by barneyrubble from Colorado

4/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from bottle into a tulip an opaque ebony brown beer forms a medium coffee brown 1F head that settles with some residual lace.

On the nose, I get brown sugar, sweet molasses and gingerbread cookie, brown licorice, dark chocolate, and light medicinal herbs.

Tasting reveals brown sugar, sweet molasses, and iced gingerbread cake like doughy malt. Medicinal herbs seem buried in the molasses. No hint of alcohol at all with a very little warming.

Mouthfeel is on the heavier side of medium with creamy and slick texture and some cloying feeling at the back of the throat. Slightly drying finish.

Overall a fun departure from coffee dominated stouts, with just enough sweetness and balance to make interesting. The medicinal herbs are restrained and keep things enjoyable.
Feb 23, 2021
 
Rated: 4.37 by cozmo from New York

Feb 07, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by Jack65 from Pennsylvania

Feb 06, 2021
 
Rated: 4.38 by NightINgale from Russian Federation

Dec 11, 2020
 
Rated: 4.27 by arzt from Germany

Dec 09, 2020
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Rated by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania

4.69/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Great Eisbock!
It's a shame it is no longer available.
Nov 18, 2020
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Rated by eatsluggs from Florida

4.93/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I wanted to drink it just to try this particular style. Gets you tipsy quick. But what and extraordinary palate, flavor, aromas. Worth every buck!
Nov 17, 2020
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Reviewed by Steve555 from Wales

4.19/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Dark brown. Small one finger tan head. Smell of sherry, cough medicine, dark fruits. Taste is chocolate, raisins, a bit of alcohol, syryp and figs. Feel is a tingly carbonation leaving a bitter sweet warming dryness. Top beer. The best Eisbock IMO.
Nov 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by PvtSnowball from Florida

Oct 24, 2020
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Reviewed by brewerburgundy from West Virginia

4.24/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
11.2oz bottle, tulip.

Cola colored pour with a generous rush of head in a light cafe mocha shade. The bubbles quickly fade leaving just a fingernail ring.

It exudes moist, fresh raisin and dark, sweet rum. It’s not too sweet and you can sense the alcohol just below the surface.

Now I’m quite a fan of prunes and before you laugh I’ll tell you why. They’re typically very gooey and plump and not too sweet, and I find them very satisfying. This tastes of rich prune and sophisticated rum. It isn’t boozy yet, but a few more minutes will tell. Nope, stays essentially booze-less, which is surprising and good. Prune, raisin, black walnut. It’s like a concentrated dark lager. Go figure.

It’s medium-thick bodies, definitely verging on syrupy, but it’s not. The tight, consistent bubbles see to that.

My first Eisbock does not disappoint.
Oct 18, 2020
Eisbock from Kulmbacher Brauerei AG
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 1130 ratings