4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Thanks for the bottle, Mark. The head is light khaki with a dark amber body. The nose has sweet fall leaves and some toffee. There are also some apples. This is intense. The flavor is strong with alcohol and some apples. There is also some toffee. This is not subtle and certainly interesting. Fall leaves and walnuts make for a dry finish. This is well made and I actually like it more than Autumnal Fire.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark amber in color, clear with a thin head. Super rich thick malt flavor with a great alcohol flavor. Dried fruit flavors and dry this was a super tasty Eisbock.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: DEC 21, 2011 Rating 4200! Bottle [12oz] courtesy of Glouglouburp. Pours a cloudy, bubbly amber-copper with an average lasting frothy off-white head. Lovely fruity aroma along with caramel malt, candi sugar, a hint of alcohol and light vinous notes. Nice flavour of bready caramel malt, dark fruit, alcohol, some chocolate, toffee and a semi-lasting bitter finish. Alcohol’s there but not 9.8%. Medium+ bodied. A sipper for sure but a very solid beer, great stuff!
-- Rated via Beer Buddy
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle into a pint glass. The high abv wasn’t too obvious in the taste, which was nice. While I can see why some people enjoy this beer, Eisphyre was too sweet and fruity for me.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(bottle) Pours a clear mahogany color with a thin yellow-tan head. Aroma is pretty subdued, but has plenty of prune, caramel, and musty lager yeast. There’s a fair amount of booze here also on the nose. Warming does the aroma well, with further scents of toasted biscuit and maraschino cherry appearing. Flavor is full of malty sweetness, with plenty of caramel, toasted malt, and slight cherry. The beer finishes quite crisply, with a bit of a mineral character spiking right before the finish. No alcohol is detected in the flavor initially, but the finish provides a slight warming effect. Some graham cracker in the far finish. Mouthfeel is medium and carbonation is low. Overall this is a solid Eisbock.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
amber pour with virtually no head.
aroma is strong caramel and apricot like fruitiness. woody hop. vanilla,
flavour is plum and pale fruit over toffee/light burnt caramel. some woody hoppiness. Very nice. Think I actually like it better than the Autumnal Fire.
Really quite drinkable for the 10%
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Murky orange pour with a white ring for a head. Nose is bready and caramel, with a touch of sweet sugars. Medium palate, but the carbonation seems a little lower which makes it feel a little smoother. Rich caramelized taste with a touch of apricot/light fruit. Really good stuff.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Lots of caramel and much subdued alcohol for its abv, it struck me as more of an English Strong Ale (in the best way) rather than an eisbock. Rounded, vigorous palate, with decent layers of flavor, though not as rich as I would have liked. Bottle.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz. bottle shared by Matt at The Royale- thanks, Matt! Pours a clear red-orange with a white ring for a head. Aroma of caramel, banana, candi sugar, apricot, peach, sweet malts, and grains. Flavor of sweet malts, maraschino cherries, sugar, grapes, and resin. Light-medium bodied, with a sweet, fruity mouthfeel and low to moderate carbonation. The 10% could sneak up on you in this one, so I’m glad we split the bottle up several ways.
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