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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!
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 frankenkitty (1900), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20

Feb 16, 2006  
Bottle Number 013179

This beer pours like a dark cola-product with a head that fizzes away in mere seconds. A dark, garnet body holds light effervescence but also hides large chunks of particulate within the depths of its darkness. Aroma is alcohol and molasses with dark fruit and a hint of banana with a sharp, metallic note that comes in through the mouth. This beer’s presence is rather muggy (hot & sticky) with rich malts, thick cherry juice and crisp spicing. Some unseen prickly carbonation carries the alcohol to all the nooks and crannies of your mouth and sinuses. Whoo... nice. Flavorful and full-bodied, this beer did not quite come across "complex" as described, but I would say that it’s "intoxicatingly delicious."

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Finwe (56), Grankulla, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 6, 2009  
330 ml bottle (32188/2009). Hazy reddish brown in colour with abundant tan head. Aroma has banana and sugary, caramel-like sweetnes in it. The flavour also includes some banana as well as some raisin-like component. Alcohol can be easily noticed, too. Above-medium carbonation.


 phaleslu (420), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 5, 2009  
Bottle as part of a tasting at Catskeller. Pours hazy brown with a big tan head. Aroma of banana, caramel, clove, and sweet malts. Flavor is more of the same, well balanced, along with some berry and dried fruits, bread, and alcohol. The alcohol seemed lighter than 12%. Medium bodied, with a grainy mouthfeel. Very good eisbock, which normally isn’t one of my favorite styles.


SpencerDB (12), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 4, 2009  
Poured into Snifter. Surprisingly little head despite central pour. Dark fruity taste builds quite a full bodied beer. Was a little more carbonated than i was expecting, but it turned out that it countered the high alcohol percentage nicely. Enjoyable for sure. Definitely recommend


 thebeertourist (2750), Oslo, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Oct 28, 2009  
Bottle. Dark brown with a stable head. Complex, winous, fruity aroma. Flavours start sweet and fruity, good sour cherries provide balance. Full-bodied, but a bit sharp on the tongue. An usuallually exciting German.


 mcdav2154 (289), Germany
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Oct 28, 2009  
This is a very interesting beer. Poured into a snifter. Dark hazy brown body with a small beige head after an aggressive pour. No lacing. Smell is very much a weizen smell but more complex with the extra notes of dark fruits and high alcohol. Taste was very much a balance between the wheat bread and raisins with a creamy mouthfeel. A little on the higher carbonation which I don’t like but that’s the only negative thing I have to say about the taste. Now that it starts to warm up it gets even better. Also got some clove and brown sugar. There’s a decent bitterness to the end which balances the maltiness. Good beer and I will go get this again to share with others.


Prometheus (97), Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 26, 2009  
Awesome! God, awesome beer. Dark fruit, malt aroma. Decent head. Amber, darker color. Nice carbonation. Raisin, plums, cherries, others. Nice and sweet. One of my favorite beers.


 jimhilt (1662), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 26, 2009  
Pours a two-fingered light tan head that fades quickly to a ring leaving traces of lace. Cloudy brown/amber color, ton of yeast left in bottle. Good carbonation and medium bodied. Malty dark fruit nose. Flavor is sweet raisins and alcohol, a very unusual eisbock. $5.10 for a 330ml bottle from Colonial Spirits Acton, Ma.


 ketchepillar (475), Viña del Mar, Chile
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Oct 23, 2009  
Aroma-sweet,cherries,plums. melon, bread, some yeast/wheat. fruity and rich like an English barley wine. Resiny on the tongue. Alcohol bite-more warming than anything. Sticky. Very sweet. Cough syrup.



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