EKU 28

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter, Stein

Bottle. Pours brilliant rusy amber with big beige head which falls eventually. The aroma is raisin, cinnamon, honey, and wood. The flavor begins with a sweet brown sugar and raisin taste, which gets gradually woodier with time. Some floral hops come through, as well, along with a tinge of alcohol that grows in the finish. Pretty good.

Bottle. Small head with short duration. Color is amber. Aroma is rich with malts and hops. Taste is sweet and malty with a good finish.

$2.99 at Country Club Liquors; Caramelly, malty nose with some peachiness; copper with a beige ring of bubbles around the edge; flavor tastes like a whiskey mixed with berries, very unusual, like nothing else I’VE tasted,

Being this my first eisbock style of beer, I will rate it on a hedonistic scale rather than by style. The aroma was very sweet smelling, almost like a sherry or a bourbon. There was also some cherries there and the obvious maltiness there. The appearance is a dark amber color, creamy looking head which melted pretty quickly. Mouthfeel is thick (thought not cloying) and slightly syrupy. Flavors had a prominent alcohol bite to it, which was pretty nice actually. There was also a honey sweetness present, some light fruit like apples or pears and a bit woodyness there too. Overall, this is a one-shot deal. You’d be hard pressed to drink more than one of these, so this is a winter time sipper if there ever was one. I did like the sweetness and the alcohol bite. Cozy up to a fire, your honey, a good movie and a good night would sure to had.

11.2 ounce bottle - $2.98 at Sherlock’s in Marietta, Georgia. Appearance: Pours a clear, rich amber-hued body with an off-white head that’s rather tal--oh, nevermind, it’s gone already. Smell: Sharp, sweet-scented nose packed with plenty of nostril-pricking alcohol wafts. Outside of the liquor and sugars, you get notes of almond syrup and stonefruits. Taste: Cutting initial sweetness of stirred up caramel, honey, and golden syrup kick-start the taste. Subtly toasty maltiness. Full sip of Lazzaroni Amaretto, imparting suggestions of almonds and apricots. Perhaps a little apple juice as well. Soon, EKU 28 dries out as the rather warming alcohol begins to intercede, with the sting of booze numbing the tongue to sweetness in later sips. Peppery alcohol tones abound on the warming, sweet, lengthy finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Relatively light carbonation. Drinkability: A strong, sweet, potent lager, with the overall drinkability you’d expect from such a brew. So, it makes for a decent late-day sipper and is not something to pound in the early afternoon (well, not me, at least).

Bottle- CHef Paul’s. 11% hits you right away. No head- aroma of maple syrup, with some whiskey / brandy notes. Slight bitterness to it, tart apple? But sweetness dominates the palate. Rich and thick. Very unique.

Man Law: For real men only. This one poured like honey from the bottle. Beautiful golden hue topped with a dark cream colored head. Pungent sweet sorghum-like aromas similar to a fine licquer greeted my nose. The mouthfeel was full bodied and thick. The flavor was aromatic honey, malt to the extent that it tasted almost like a brandy. The 11% ABV was very noticable and lingered for a long time during the aftertaste! This is a sipper for sure!

This one pours a very bubbly red/orange hue but a quickly fading head despite the carbination. The taste is decent, but based on the hype I had previous to acquiring this one it was not as good as advertised. A decent high octane brew, but I think there are better. It’s not too bad, but I can’t say it is anything more than an average to above average eisbock.