Double Ice Bock
Southampton Publick House
- From:
- Southampton Publick House
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Eisbock
- ABV:
- 18%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 11.22%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 26
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 26, 2018
- Added:
- Jun 22, 2003
- Wants:
- 116
- Gots:
- 14
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Southampton Double Ice Bock is based off of a traditional German-style Bock beer. This German lager beer is rich and malty and brewed to an alcohol strength of 6-7%. “Ice Bock” is produced when a Bock beer is partially frozen in order to increase it’s alcohol content. In this process, some of the water content turns to ice, effectively strengthening the flavor and alcohol of the beer. We take this process one step further. After the initial freezing, the beer is decanted off the ice and frozen a second time. The resulting beer is a deceptively smooth and amazingly strong lager.
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.25/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
7oz nip bottle #21/110 vintage 2014 into a snifter appears copper in color with an off-white head and some chunks of yeast mixed throughout despite a careful pour.
Nose is buttery caramel with slight citrusy orange zest and other augmented fruity alcohol aspects.
Tastes sweet with butter atop caramel/biscuit grain, orange zest and fruity alcohol.
Medium to fuller in body with modest carbonation. A pleasant sipper and enjoyable for the style.
Sep 26, 2018Nose is buttery caramel with slight citrusy orange zest and other augmented fruity alcohol aspects.
Tastes sweet with butter atop caramel/biscuit grain, orange zest and fruity alcohol.
Medium to fuller in body with modest carbonation. A pleasant sipper and enjoyable for the style.
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle 38/75. 2009 vintage. Cellared since it was released.
No head. Orange hued copper color.
Caramel and toffee. Malty. Some oak. Some heat and booze in the finish. Sweet. Some red apples and pears. Vanilla as it warms.
Medium bodied. Ends fairly clean.
Overall, this was a really fun and unique beer to try. One of the smoothest and easiest 18% beers I have ever drank. Could hardly taste the alcohol. Very enjoyable.
Aug 06, 2016No head. Orange hued copper color.
Caramel and toffee. Malty. Some oak. Some heat and booze in the finish. Sweet. Some red apples and pears. Vanilla as it warms.
Medium bodied. Ends fairly clean.
Overall, this was a really fun and unique beer to try. One of the smoothest and easiest 18% beers I have ever drank. Could hardly taste the alcohol. Very enjoyable.
Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York
3.63/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.63/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
#70/110. Shared by schen9303. 8oz. bottle into Hill Farmstead stemware.
Pours thick with little to no head. Beer is a clear orange copper with no lace but huge, thick, oily legs that really cling to the glass. Solid.
Nose is rice, metal, pear and a slightly sweet lychee fruit. Moderately aromatic.
Opens corn, moderate hop and yeast bitterness. Some sweet cane sugar and a fruity malt body come through in the middle finished by accented yeast and booze. Sweet, syrupy aftertaste. There's a ton of complexity here but not all the flavors that come through are great.
Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Slick and viscous in the mouth and a little bit bubbly and oily going down. Really coats the palate. Messy finish with a long, lingering aftertaste. Pretty nice.
As an Eisbock, this is a very good interpretation of the style. However, as an enjoyable beer, this doesn't quite cut it. Certainly worth trying since there are so few pure eisbocks around. Expect an experience... just not necessarily a great one.
Feb 26, 2014Pours thick with little to no head. Beer is a clear orange copper with no lace but huge, thick, oily legs that really cling to the glass. Solid.
Nose is rice, metal, pear and a slightly sweet lychee fruit. Moderately aromatic.
Opens corn, moderate hop and yeast bitterness. Some sweet cane sugar and a fruity malt body come through in the middle finished by accented yeast and booze. Sweet, syrupy aftertaste. There's a ton of complexity here but not all the flavors that come through are great.
Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Slick and viscous in the mouth and a little bit bubbly and oily going down. Really coats the palate. Messy finish with a long, lingering aftertaste. Pretty nice.
As an Eisbock, this is a very good interpretation of the style. However, as an enjoyable beer, this doesn't quite cut it. Certainly worth trying since there are so few pure eisbocks around. Expect an experience... just not necessarily a great one.
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