Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock

On bottle. If there´s any beer I´ve been looking for, it is this; thank you Mads for sharing this gem with me. Ruby, chestnut color, very small, white head. Almond, marzipan, cherry; one big kernelfriut-tight-aroma. The caramel and raspberries blend into a huge alcoholic lollipop of joy. The raspberries gets more dominant in the taste, along with a great bret-woodtartness, found in all the grand bockbeers. A long, lingering finish of alcohol and more berries. Rather onelined, but a wonder none the less and served cold with any winterdessert, this is a winner for the table.

Acquired via trade with demitriustown from a 2007 bottling. Let me just say that the hunt for this beer created expectations far beyond any beers reach. Pours almost like a syrup. Tastes like every part of a raspberry bush. Gritty and earthy, but the natural sweetness of the raspberries and added elements of cocoa and caramel balance the flavor and make this a unique treat.

Bottle shared by nbutler11 like the gracious loving boy he is. Thanks, Lt. Perfect aroma because halfway through my share, it changed from deep seedy raspberry and chocolate ganache to potent vanilla with caramel edges. Never saw it coming. For me, the flavor was lacking because the beer smells like dessert but tastes rough, as if the dark chocolate and raspberry compete to mutual detriment. I like the dirty undertow as well, but it could use reigning in. I still feel lucky to have had this.

Deguster au Mondial de la biere. Beaucoup de corps, proeminance de malt, gout d alcool, de framboises. Tasted at the Mondial de la Biere. Lots of body, proeminant malty backbone, alcohol and raspberry taste.

2007 bottle thanks to miketd. dark ruby pour with no head. smooth nose of raspberries, chocolate and caramel. quite nice on the palate with a very subtle raspberry flavor that is dominated mostly by the chocolate and caramel. it did feel a little hot but i am not complaining.

Bottle 2007. Reddish brown pour. Aromas of wood, caramel, port, honey, vanilla and some chocolate raspberries. Flavor is good, but really not what I expected. Initial hit of chocolate, raspberry, caramel, vanilla and thick mouthfeel is offset by too much alcohol. I was unimpressed with the finish to be honest. But I did like the beer.

Bottle and on draft. Pours a brown ruby body with a white head. Raspberries, caramel, light wood, vanilla, sweet and fruity to the finish. Awesome beer.

This poured a dirty red to brown in color. The nose showed off lots of chocolate dipped raspberries. This is simillar in the medium-bodied palate that had nice richness. While this was an enjoyable beer, I do not quite get all the fuss. It was well-balanced yet fairly simple.