Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock

Brewed by Kuhnhenn Brewing
Style: Fruit Beer
Warren, Michigan USA

2007 version on tap at Kuhnhenn. Opaque reddish brown color with a medium tan head. Aroma of raspberry, grainy malt and caramel. Super malty flavor with caramel, a hint of chocolate and lots of raspberry. Lives up the hype, but Wisconsin Belgian Red is still the ruler of fruit beers.

2007 bottle thanks to xnoxhatex! Pours a flat thick syrupy but surprisingly tasty looking syrupy basically clear rust color with no head. Strong sweet caramel pudding like aroma, some fridge, nice aged raspberry tartness, lightly doughy, quite sweet but well melded. Wow is that sweet, tastes exactly like a raspberry filled shortbread cookie, wow, thats crazy, but super super sweet, mouth puckeringly sweet, some faint tootsie-roll like chocolate fills it out and the alcohol does a great job of accenting all the rich flavors. Medium bodied, totally flat, viscous but not sticky, warming alcohol in the finish, Devon tells me it had some carbonation at the brewery so I’ll go with that. Very unique beer that I’m can’t wait to try again.

Vintage 2007. Pours redish brown with very little carbonation. Aromas of raspberry, smoke and alcohol. Flavors of tart raspberry. Light to medium bodied. It was OK overall.

187 mL bottle of the 2007 vintage. Pours deep brown with an off-white ring the only hint of a head (there are those who would mark it down for this, but this beer should be close to still). Aroma is strong raspberry, smooth chocolate, caramel, cherry, toffee, butterscotch, with just touches of alcohol that give it a very wine-like quality. I could spend a long time just sniffing at this. Flavor is of chocolate raspberries, strawberry, cherry, caramel, and toffee, with a little alcohol bite and mild oxidation notes. Very refined. Can’t say I at all regret the money I spent on this small bottle.

Wax covered nip; 2007 vintage; so after 17 months in procession and the last 8 spent in the fridge waiting to be drunk, I finally cracked a fabled Raspberry Eisbock; slight hiss with a slightly murky, brownish red pour and trace tan head to the edges; aromas of raspberries, a touch of oxidation, chocolate truffles; yummy nose; big, strong body with chocolate upfront mixed with strawberries and raspberries; slight tartness and lots of chocolate cake; wow, a decadent dessert; the slight oxidation definitely detracts a little bit and IMO this is not quite up to snuff with the NG Raspberry Tart; I do like the malty, chocolate traits here as opposed to a pure (and perfect) fruit bomb; sticky sweet and bone dry in the mouth; not much heat but plenty potent; maybe not quite my cup of tea, but not denying the experience with this one; geeking out about beer pushes you to the eventual discovery (and drinking) of beers like this, and in that sense this is right up there in terns of uniqueness and amazement in what beer can be

2007 vintage. A very cloudy reddish brown color. A minimal pale beige head develops, but dissipates instantly into a fine ring of lacings. After a while even these tiny bubbles fade away. Honestly, the qualities of this beer surly doesn’t lie in its appearance. The smell is very powerful. Huge amounts of sweet malts makes the smell really heavy. Plenty of genuine aromas of raspberries, but the fruits are not as prominent as I had expected. A hint of chocolate, some leather and tobacco, and quite a lot of oak-barrel. Alcoholic fumes hit the noose, but are well integrated with the sophisticated character of the smell. All in all, it’s quite reminiscent of fine spirits. The taste is dominated by a dense and heavy malty character with lots of sweetness to it. The raspberries are present in the mouth, but again they are more subtle than I had expected. The raspberry flavors are of a really genuine quality, no raspberry candy in sight. Caramel, notes of tobacco and leather, and quite a lot of oak. I get a hint of chocolate, but it’s very faint. Perhaps I pick up the slightest hint of coffee. The finish is almost ridiculously long and has a great warming feeling to it due to the alcohol. The raspberries delivers a nice acidity that goes really great with sweetness from the malts and alcohol. All in all, the raspberries get more prominent towards the finish. Some residual notes of oak barrels and raspberry pits in the finish as well. Very full-bodied with a thick and creamy mouthfeel. It actually has a surprisingly high level of carbonation (which is still rather gentle) which seems to suit the beer nice since it lightens up the otherwise dense feeling and helps to spread all of the wonderful aromas around the mouth. This is a great beer. Surly one of a kind that delivers an explosion of flavors and a great beer experience. Drinks like fine spirits, but still with that great character you can’t get from any other type of beverage. Serving type: bottle (Copy of old Beer Advocate review)

2007 bottle shared at, by plovmand thanks you so much! :-) Pours cloudy brown with a small tan head. Nice and intense aroma with lots of raspberries, chocolate, caramel, vanilla and oak. The flavour is sweet and very fruity, with notes of alcohol, caramel and vanilla. Nice complex and full bodied. Great beer!

Bottle. Murky reddish brown body with a small off white head. Lovely aroma notes of raspberry, chocolate, caramel, vinous, sweet toffee, vanilla and port. Fantastic complex flavour of barley, dark fruit, caramel, chocolate, port, raspberry, warming alcohol and vanilla. Full bodied. Very lovely!