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

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1031   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.81   EST. CALORIES: 276   ABV: 9.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The ice bock, also known as "Bayrisch Gefrorns", owes its discovery to a coincidence. According to the chronicles of the Kulmbacher brewery, some time around 1900 an apprentice forgot on a cold winter day to carry two barrels of bock beer into the brewery cellar. The barrels stayed outside, were covered by ice and snow and weren’t discovered until the following spring. The barrels had burst and the apprentice was reprimanded. But the carelessness was a stroke of luck because under the thick ice coat, a bock beer extract remained, strong tasting and high in alcoholic content.
Even if the dark, tasty speciality is not produced in this spectacular way anymore, the chance that gave birth to this beer became a tradition. Today this beer rarity is brewed in a modern brewing and freezing process, but the incomparable taste is still the same and can always be enjoyed in winter months.


3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
fonefan (25152) - VestJylland, DENMARK - AUG 30, 2006
Bottle. Amber / brown mahogany color, small off white head. Sweet malty, vanilla aroma with some fruit, toffee. Malty fruity and vinious flavor.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ungstrup (24030) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - NOV 24, 2004
A red-brown beer with a small brown head. The aroma is roasted malty with notes of oil for cooking as well as marcipan. The flavor is sweet with lots of caramel as well as hints of chocolate on a dry background.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Papsoe (23023) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - SEP 16, 2005
(Bottle 33 cl) 7,5% ABV in my version. Deep reddish brown with a smallish off-white head. Very malty, full body. Smooth and sweetish but never cloying - there’s enough hops to add balance. Notes of dried fruit - and plenty of it. This almost reminds me of dark Belgian trappists. Yummy. 120101

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
yespr (22245) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - FEB 15, 2008
33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a redish hue and a dense tan head. Dried fruity sweet aroma, distinct caramel malt too. Sweet raisin and plum flavour with a solid caramel malt sweetness. Toffee and mild fruit notes lingering into the finish. Alcohol can be sensed, but mainly through adding viscosity to the beer and not in the flavour. Holds a warming finish though.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
oh6gdx (16098) - Vasa, FINLAND - SEP 1, 2006
Bottled. Dark brown colour, brown small head. Aroma is alcohol, sweet malts and caramel. Flavour is sweet caramellish malts along with plum and alcohol. Wellbalanced, and the alcohol shows mostly like a warming touch in the finish.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
omhper (15966) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - SEP 2, 2004
Bottled. Clear dark brown, thick, no head. Sweet and richly malty. Really full bodied. No hops shines through the solid wall of malt and warming alcohol.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
joergen (14992) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JUL 29, 2005
Bottled. Brown coloured with a beige head. Sweet aroma with lots of dried fruits especially prunes. Sweet flavour with lots of dried fruits and notes of alcohol.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
MiP (11783) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - JUN 1, 2005
UPDATED: NOV 16, 2006 Bottle, 9.2%. Very malty aroma, hint of yeast. Dark brown colour with a nice red shine, small unstable light brown head. The flavour is very malty and quite nice with good, warming alcohol notes and nice burnt caramel. Mouthfeel is creamy. Aftertaste of aroma hops and bonbon.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
fiulijn (10440) - Como, ITALY - JAN 11, 2006
UPDATED: AUG 19, 2007 Bottle at Københavnske Øldage 2007, 2007-05-11, 7-4-7-4-15=37
Mahogany color. Late evidence of caramel and malt aroma. Full malty body, powerful, a lot of caramel, some sweetness. Very good.

Bottle, 2006-01-10, 6-4-7-3-13=33
Dark brown color, thin creamy head. Strong aroma, mature, of caramel, and a hint of very ripe apples. Quite thick body in the beginning, malty, sweet, with loads of caramel, but also a bit metallic at the end, and underhopped. Average (too much unbalanced and without complexity).

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
kp (10404) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - SEP 1, 2007
Date: 05/04/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta

clear dark amber, headless, sweet dark carmel malt aroma, sweet carmel malt flavor, light bitterness
-------- /> Date: 07/08/2006
Score: ii to iii
Words: Bottle
Words: Green’s
Words: Atlanta

disco bottle, clear very dark red, thin frothy beige head, touch of lace, huge sweet dark carmel malt aroma with a bit of ripe fruits, earthy hops, and a touch of smokey peat, smooth body, rich malt flavor with well balanced sweetness, light fruity character

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **4


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