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Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock

Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock - Eisbock

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn
Style: Eisbock

Kelheim, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10833.83/5.03.82/5.012%90Dimpled mug, Snifter, Stein
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Commercial Description:
Aventinus, the Wheat Doppelbock of Bavaria, has always been known to be the most intense and complex wheat beer in the world. This was the case for the past sixty years, but not anymore...
Up until the 1940's, Aventinus was shipped all over Bavaria in containers lacking temperature control. Consequently, the precious drink partially froze during transportation. Unaware that the brew was concentrated by the separation of water from the liquid. People were baffled by this unique version of Aventinus. By chance, the first Aventinus Eisbock was created.
Well aware of this story, Hans Peter Drexler, brewmaster of the Schneider brewery, decided to recreate this classic "mistake" in a modern controlled facility. Thus, the Aventinus Eisbock is reborn sixty years later ... Prost!
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 IrishBoy (2685), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 14, 2008  
2004/05742 11.2oz bottle from Bottleworks; Nose of raisins, caramel, vanilla, and an alcohol note; hazy brown with avery thin layer of tiny bubbles that quickly disappear; flavor is raisins pie, caramel, and light pepperiness; finish is light brown sugar and alcohol warmth.


 UnholyBrewing (448), Melbourne(Mulgrave), Australia
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 11, 2008  
...bottle from Purvis. Well, how complex can you get for a weizen? This is the answer. Burgundy, with an off white, small but lasting head. Dark fruits on the nose, with a slight hint of alcohol. Wheat, raisins, port, thick bread, some vanilla and some spice, with a syrupy, big bodied mouthfeel. Finish is warming, with alcohol and wheat malt. Great flavorful sediment adds to the bad-assedness of this beer, what a great mistake. I would say, this is up there in complexity, and flavor and one of the most hardcore beers out there, made to be enjoyed, it’s so fukin hardcore. It will bitchslap you if you disrespect it, that’s how hardcore it is.


 smith4498 (816), Miami, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 9, 2008  
Pours dark, cloudy burgundy with off white head. Aromas of wheat, alcohol, port wine and spices. Similar flavors with the alcohol really dominant. Medium/full body with average carbonation and an almosy syrupy mouthfeel. An interesting beer to try, but the alcohol flavor was a little too strong for my taste.


 johntreeter (121), Greenwood, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 7, 2008  
11.2oz. 07 bottle from MO. Pours a murky amber brown with a thin light tan head that left no lacing. Aromas of sweet malt, bread, and a alcohol. Tastes of the sweet malt and bread fallowed by wheat with a lighter than the aroma suggests alcohol finish. Big body, very lively carb, thin syrupy texture, warm alcohol feel. An interestig and fine big beer. I’m not a big fan of the weizen’s, but this one is a worthwhile sip.


 popephred (193), Plainfield, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/59/103/515/20
Jul 1, 2008  
Poured from the bottle into a glass mug. Difficult to pour as the bottle was chilled, producing a cloudy copper body topped with a thick off-white head of foam. Aroma contained the slight whiff of alcohol, hops, and wheat. Heavy bodied, sweet, with notes of caramel (perhaps maple). The alcohol warms and helps to define this brew.


 gam (1059), brisbane, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 29, 2008  
Weak headback to nil cover on a dark burgundy pour,very good carbonation.Aroma floral,wheat sweetness,malt,coriander,plum,banana.Flavour port wine,banana,maltiness,toffee/wheat sweetness is good,puts a bit of tang to the drink,one to be enjoyed slowly at 12% alcohol,it,s very enjoyable.Finish full flavours,dry(port wine,toffee,banana) stand out.


 mmmbeer (737), Austin, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Jun 28, 2008  
500mL bottle poured into my trusty stein- poured 10 percent murky, darkened amber-brown color, medium carbonation, off white head bubbled away with small features of lacing. Aroma of a nicely roasted wheat malt with notes of banana, clove, and grain alcohol. Hits the mouth with a medium body, malt is workable but kind of weak, a slight coffee note in the middle, finish of hard booze and a smile. Not for the faint of heart, but I like it.


jcurtis55 (17), Plainfield, Indiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 24, 2008  
My first experience with an Eisbock. Beer is a cloudy amber color, and given time some sediment collects in the bottom of the glass. It produced a nice 2-finger head and lacing was apparent as I drank it. Initially, right out of the fridge, the smell is all fruit. As it warms you begin to pick up the alcohol in the aroma. The front of the tongue gets a nice fruity-sweet taste, but the back of the tongue gets an aftertaste that is almost all alcohol. You also get a slight alcohol burn as it goes down, but that is slighter than you might expect given the ABV. Overall, I found this a pleasant beer to drink, but doubt I would ever drink more than one in an evening. I would rate the flavor and palate another point higher if the alcohol level was hidden a little better, but I wouldn’t turn one of these down given another chance to drink one.



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