Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock

Bottle - pours a syrupy dark brown with chestnut highlights. Light carbonation with a skim of tiny bubbles lacing the surface. Aroma of raisins, cherries, alcohol and caramel malts. Initial flavor is similar with raisins & cherries but yeilds to creme brulee, caramel & tofee notes. Flavor becomes smokey, earthy/leathery then finishes with a bit of peppery spice and light alcohol that gives you a hint of the beer’s strength. Rather substantial palate.

Bottle. Poured a dark murky brown with a foamy off-white head that lasted. Aroma of dark fruit and sherry. Flavor of raisin and sherry with a bit of the wheat flavor. Good mouthfeel for a beer of this strength. Not too heavy or hot with alcohol. Another world-class beer from Schneider.

Brown bottle, 500 ml, savoured on January 18 2008; eye: dark caramel, hazy, no effervescence, nice creamy beige head, no lacing; nose: caramelized malt, candied fruits, banana, light leather, light earthy; mouth: silky, caramelized malt, caramel, candied fruits, light ash, light hops, finale in caramelized malt-banana with a good presence of pepper and of warmth from the alcohol, mildly sweet, slightly bitter, medium body, slightly sticky texture, not much carbonation; overall: excellent FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, savourée le 18 janvier 2008; œil : caramel foncé, voilée, pas d’effervescence, beau collet de mousse crémeuse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt caramélisé, fruits confits, alcool, banane, léger cuir, léger terreux; bouche : soyeux, malt caramélisé, caramel, fruits confits, léger cendré, léger houblon, finale en malt caramélisé-banane avec une bonne présence de poivre et de chaleur d’alcool, moyennement sucrée, très légèrement amère, corps moyen, texture légèrement collante, peu carbonatée; en résumé : excellente

Flaske. Absolut ingen skum på denne mørke øl. Meget frugtrig duft med en anelse karamel. Denne karamel går endnu kraftigere igen i smagen, hvor man tydeligt kan mærke både varmen og smagen af alkohol. Fantastisk øl der er næsten ligeså god som den normale aventinus.

While, I thought The Weizen-Eisbock was a solid beer, I was a little disappointed, considering the original Aventinus is one of my favorite beers. It poors a deep brown with a foamy head. The aroma is pleasant and complex, but not strong. The flavors were relatively mild and lacked complexity. Hid the alcohol well.

500ml bottle. Clear reddish brown body with a beige head. Aroma is malty, marzipan, dry fruit and alcohol. Flavor is also sweet malty, dry fruit and warming alcohol. Quite impressive.

Hazy brown hue, with a frothy beige head, leaving laces, yeasty bananaish nose, with some toasty, wheaty, clovey notes, with a nice spicy vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg accent, with some good dried dark fruity aromas of fig, plum, raisin and ripe apple, follow through on a medium-bodied palate with a smooth, yeasty banana character, with some toasty, wheaty malts, with a nice spicy accent of cloves, cinnamon, some good caramelized ripe apples, some figgy, raisiny and plummy fruitiness, with a mellow warmth mouthfeel, leading towards a sweet malty, fruity, spicy, warm finish.

This is an incredibly good beer. It has a beautiful velvet head and a rich, thick, dark consistency that borders on being a syrup. It’s extremely high in alcohol, but you’d never know it from the taste. It’s bold and full bodied, thick one the tongue and quite sweet. If you’ve ever had a normal Aventinus, you can basically multiply that by 1.5 and that’s what you get here. Nice banana, hickory, smoke sausage, molasses, port and maple syrup undertones. It’s increasingly complex as it warms up. If I had it my way, this beer would certainly be in the top 50, a must try!