Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock

Brewed by Kuhnhenn Brewing
Style: Fruit Beer
Warren, Michigan USA

This one was simply decadent. Aroma was of wine and raspberries. The taste was like a luscious, moist chocolate cake intermingled with mellow raspberries and hints of caramel and almond. Truly a dessert beer. Interestingly, the raspberries seemed to be quite mellow, which is what really set this apart from some other fruits I’ve had. They played a secondary, yet no less succulent role. The beer finishes slightly tart with a bitey-wine feel to it. Alcohol warms greatly as it goes down. I enjoyed every sip of this masterpiece.

2009 GABF Saturday. Took me aback seeing this on tap, it was hand-written into the banner, obviously a special late-addition to their fest lineup! 2007 version, so stated on the sign. Oh my was this delicious, probably in my top five on the festival. Color is brown, murky, with magenta undertones and a wispy cookie color head. Aroma is a mature vanilla, chocolate, wood and berries. Flavors are distinct by way of how much they ebb and flow into each other. Often, I couldn’t tell when the milk chocolate flavors ended and the rich raspberry dark chocolate truffle began. Mouthfeel is silky smooth and creamy throughout, with a long but not sticky finish. Superb beer, love to secure a bottle of this for myself.

Fairtraded with Hildigöltur!! 2004 version consumed at Plan B. Amazing beer. Not much to look at with dissapearing thin head and clear dark brown colour. But the aroma hit me with dark chocolate and fruit and the taste was chocolate and complex malts and a seductive fruity tartness to balance it. And now it’s gone.....

GABF 2009: 2007 vintage...and it pours a deep dark amber with a gigantic tan head. The nose caused an instant ejaculation with its chocolate raspberry orgy of love. The mouthfeel was thick..alcoholic..and like a jesus blessed raspberry truffle. A sweet, thick, syrupy mind-bending dessert of a beer. ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO!

Got to sample a bottle of this at a recent beer tasting at a friend’s house. Colour... cloudy blood-red with no head. Nose... ultra-raspberry and slightly boozy! Palate... a massive burst of raspberry followed by dairy caramel, delicate chocolate and gentle spice. Very smooth!

bottle from mashmaster. Poured a dark red color with almost no head. aroma is some light chocolate, caramel, and raspberry. Taste is very enjoyable with lots of raspberry and chocolate on the palate. SOme booze on the back of the mouth. I really liked this one.

Draft. Pours dark red with almost no head. Sweet jammy raspberry aroma with some underlying hints of chocolate. Similar flavor profile, with raspberry, dark fruit, some chocolate and general sweet malt notes. Just a hint of booze. Very drinkable and enjoyable.

Tap @ Blind Tiger. Dark ruby brown pour with no head. Sweet raspberry, and dark fruit aroma. Chocolate, caramel, malt, sweet raspberry, and boozy flavors. great but not awesome.