EKU 28

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter, Stein

Small light brown diminishing head with spare lacing and a clear sparkling amber body. Heavy malt aroma of caramel and nuts, fruits and oranges. Heavy alcohol and aroma of wine/brandy as well. Full body and a sticky and alcoholic texture. The flavor is heavy sweet and light bitter and acidic.

From the bottle, pours a clear red like jello. Rich malty aroma with notes of cherries. Taste is thick and super malty. That about covers it. Decent brew but not something you want on a hot day.

nice fruity-sweet aroma, beautiful deep copper colour, and a thick but shortlasting head. creamy, medium heavy body, a bit hot but not too hot tasting, considering the 11% alcohol level, spicy, and sweet with a slight spiced bitterness to the finish. a pretty good, but not great brew, perhaps something to help warm you up sitting by a fire in the winter.

12oz bottle. 1722302 in the black box on the back of the bottle. Filtered and bright ruby amber hue. Tight ring and web of cream colored head. Toasty toffee malt aromas. Cooked sugar and a noticable whiff of alcohol. Big sweet sticky malts, big fruit and alcohol warmth. Finishes rather dry and crisp. Hits all the tastes and palate. Toffee and caramel. Big red berry notes. Definite port notes. Short lived yet big effervescence. It stumbles and accosts the palate rather than pleasantly rolling over. Bold flavor definitions. I love sweet sticky beer, and this is in that ballpark. But I have had better, and from the same brewery.

11.2 oz bottle. Pours out a copper brown with a reddish tan head. Sweet sticky malt mainly in the aroma. Flavor was quite sweet with malt characteristics and touches of red apple juice and sherry with a nice alcohol burn on the finish. Pretty full and complex on the palate. For a strong beer, I liked this a lot, I guess much more than most people did here.

Bottle at Firkin’s, Libertyville, IL. Clear amber hued having a rapidly diminishing large off-white head with excellent lacing. Heady sweet malt aroma with hints of toffee and fruits. Full-bodied with heavy consistency of maple syrup. Starts with smooth creamy malt flavor with slight hop and finishes thickly with slight cloying sweet flavor with some hop touches. Definite alcoholic warmth. A tasty drinkable eisbock beer that’s best enjoyed without food.

12oz bottle. Aroma: Sweet lightly toasted malt, caramel, raisins, and some light alcohol. A touch of herbal hops as it warms. Appearance: Deep amber in color and clear. Light bone head is full and foamy with good retention. Good lacing. Flavor: Sweet maltiness with a light toasted note. Caramel, raisins, bread dough. Alcohol comes through strong. Some herbal/spice notes into the finish. Slightly syrupy finish. Palate: Medium-full bodied. Medium carbonation. Overall: ’World class’? Don’t know about that, but this was a good beer. A bit syrupy, but with some nice flavors.

.33l bottle, Clear, deep reddish amber. Foamy white lager head. Aroma of dried fruit, raisins,Malt, slight brandy. Flavor is big caramel, toffee, lots of residual sweetness. Syrupy mouthfeel. Very strong, high alcohol. Even a newbie can detect the strength of the German version of a BarleyWine!