EKU 28

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter, Stein

Bottle. Not a very good eisbock. It’s too sticky and boozy. It has got some sweet qualities and a nice body but it has not got enough complexity.

Aroma is heavy with malts and vanilla candy. The finish is heavy with alcohol. No head retention at all, and the body is a medium amber. In the flavor I can make out some types of winter fruits, such as plums. A very heavy and strong beer!

Sweet fruity aroma. Malty with notes of honey. Deep golden amber color. Off-white head. Strong fruit flavor, very rich with no bitterness. A bit of tartness in the finish. Full bodied and very sugary. Many a little too sweet but a good beer nonetheless.

From a 12oz Bottle. Pours a transparent, copper tinged amber color with a thick finger of fizzy ivory foam. Rich, malty melanoidin aromas - mainly golden raisin, but some grapey qualities as well. Sherry-like in the sweet white grape kind of way, but clean and free from any of the oxidative qualities. Full bodied, moderately carbonated mouthfeel with a smooth, malty texture. Carbonation is a bit high, but it helps break up the richness of the body appropriately. Malty sweet, but seems to be well attenuated and lacking of any sticky qualities. Noid bomb! Tons of raisin and prune malty flavors with a hint of toasted bread. That’s some mad munich malt. Not much else going on, which is great, as it means this is an incredibly clean malt showcase. Moderate to strong alcohol warmth in the finish, but it helps enhance the perception of dryness and highlights the spirit-like intensity of the malt. Excellent example of the style - the elegant complexities of a simple, high quality malt bill are concentrated without becoming excessively cloying or alcoholic.

Shared at the Nashville Beer Summit. Thick body, flavor and aroma of alcohol, palate burns. Pilsner taste with a sugary, malty backbone.

Bottle - Pours clear copper with a thin light tan head. Nice nose on this one--sweet and malty with some boozy sherry notes. Big rich, boozy bread--yum. Taste is pretty thick and syrupy, with maple notes, candi sugar, and sweet honey bread. Restrained boozy notes, more warming than sharp. Wow...I’m not much for big boozy beers these days, but this is pretty good. Update - as this warmed, it got much boozier and sharper. Gotta dock this a couple points, as the smell doesn’t match with the taste.

Bottle. Sweet malt, portwine and alcohol aroma aroma. Clear orangeamber colour with beige head. Sweet spicy flavour with plenty of malt, ripe fruits and except for the carbonation sherry character.

Big malts, very sweet, but with a potent alcoholic finish that somewhat detracts from the beer.