EKU 28

Brewed by Kulmbacher Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: Eisbock
Kulmbach, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter, Stein

We had sampled both the exported version and the actual one that was from Germany.we all liked the American one better.Kind of had a spicy note to it with some sweet afternotes.

first whiff is of barley and light alcohol, aroma travels well, sweet sugar, and some grassy wheat elements. pleasant and hints at a strong sweet flavor. taste matches that with a burst from the alcohol and jam packed sugaryness. My pour lacked much staying power in the head, but it was bubbly and a orangeish brown hue. palate is a little hot from the ABV, carbonated. Overall, it’s got a lot of good parts and nothing really bad, but the combination of bubbles and alcohol puts me off a bit. It gets a bit better as it airs out but also acquires a more liquor like personality. 8/2/7/3/14

Pours amber from bottle with a thin head. Aroma has a sweetness to it without being cloying. You can definitely taste the alcohol with this one. Nice after dinner drink.

Bottle, from Noel Cuveliers, Abele. Warm tangerine colored pour, a bit of off-white head that settles away almost immediately. Deep rummy raisin aroma, viney, spicy port, deep caramel sweetness. Chewy caramel sweetness up front, a pleasant earthly quality, bright carbonation that gives the impression of dryness to the finish. Very well constructed, and understated for its strength. Nice beer.

served from an 11.2 oz brown bottle, liked the packaging on this one : simple yet elegant. Dark amber coloured beer, very large bubbly/creamy tan head which i thought unusual for this alcohol volume..but it looked cool. Sweet aromas of ripe red apples and sweet bing cherries, stronger sherry like tones also picked up..quite complex. Quite a bitter/sweet taste, both clash early but somehow it works. This does taste a little like a good sweet sherry and of cherries. The alcohol is noticable but not ugly. Semi dry/woody finish. Long lasting and pleasurable after tastes. Pretty nice on the palate, smooth with low carbonation make this an ideal "sipper". Drinkable? yes but not one that is gonna be a session beer LOL. Just a nice after dinner cold weather dessert beer, which I found I liked. unlike most here apparently!!

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Strong sweet sickly aroma. Amber brown colour. Very strong malt flavour. Way too strong for me.

From a snifter. Pours a lovely clear red color with a small head and absolutely no lacing. Aroma is of cherry, plum, apple, copper, and lots of alcohol. Extremely sweet and fruity flavor carries on with the aforementioned fruits. Alcohol presence is ridiculously high and the sweet syrupyness is a little over the top for me. This is only the third Eisbock I’ve tried and it is easily my least favorite.

Sorry, but I will be the third consecutive person to call it definitely cloying. Big alcoholic beer that gives an uncomfortable feeling of not being anything except potent. No head, no balance, no thanks.