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Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock

Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock - Eisbock

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An Eisbock brewed by
Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn

Kelheim, Germany

bottled
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on tap
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Broad Distribution
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10383.83/5.03.82/5.012%84.6Dimpled mug, Snifter, Stein P  Stats

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 (1873), 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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 mspindler (238), Alta Loma, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 4, 2009  
4 oz. taster at the Seattle IBF. Pours dark brown with a white head. Aroma of bread, vegetables, alcohol and sugar. Flavor is sweet and grainy with a load of dark fruit and a touch of alcohol. Medium bodied with medium carbonation.


 502Flavors (508), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 4, 2009  
12 oz bottle into snifter. Very dark yet clear (if held to the light) reddish purple with a weird off-white/khaki tan head that fizzes like a soda and fades very rapidly to absolutely nothing -- no ring, no film, no-thing. The aroma is very sweet. I am not one for sweet beers traditionally, but this stuff smells great. Belgian candi sugar, sweet dark fruits (red grapes, plums, cherries, etc), a but of tobacco, sherry,sweet malt, and more. The flavor is, in its essence, good, but this one is just a bit over the top for me. Nice sweet fruity cherry and Belgian candy character, which is offset by the very hot alcohol burn. The roastiness/tobacco malt quality doesn’t seem to mesh very will with the sweet fruitiness, but is unmistakably these nonetheless. Alcohol is NOT hidden well. A bit musty on the finish. Medium bodied with minimal carbonation. Overall: this is one of the more intriguing beers I have ever had. It has so much potential -- started off really well and just sort of fell apart in the flavor. Not horrible by any means, but much more enticing smell than flavor. This could be awesome if it were only 8% instead of 12 --> too much "eis"ing, but interesting nonetheless.


PapaSkeetSkeet (36), , Massachusetts, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/517/20
Jul 1, 2009  
Smells of dates, alcohol, grapes, has a wine-ish smell. Pours translucent dark brown with no head. Huge chunks of sediment and yeast. Taste is surprisingly like a Trappist ale with some nice spice. It has something on the tail end that is different though, perhaps its that lager purity. Also, the fruitiness is sweeter than a Trappist ale. Very good, right up to the last drop.


 BroSpud (424), , Massachusetts, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/511/20
Jun 26, 2009  
Bottle (dated 2008). Did not like this one though I suspect it may have been damaged as it was a bottle from last year. Poured a nice dark brown but was put off by the overly sweet and somehow off taste. Ended up not being able to finish this. Oh well, maybe it’s just not for me.


lowgun1212 (55), Montclair, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/58/103/514/20
Jun 25, 2009  
dark brown, rocky head with cloud and particles. a - sweet cloying banana, caramel. t - bitter hop introduced, walnut, fig, sweet chocolate. good desert beer.


 noompa (130), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Bottle (2009); and I thought Aventinus was perfect! Sweetish aroma, full of darker fruits along w/ the characteristic clove and banana flavors, albeit w/ the banana more toned down; pours a deep burgundy hued brown w/ a beige head; flavor carries forward the aroma, w/ the wheat notes taking centerstage again, swirling in a luscious mix of plums and sherry; slightly boozy, very full bodied and warming. Beautiful.


 ChrisThomson (254), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Bottle. Great beer, I would rate it just slightly under their dunkel weizen. Pours a dark red colour with tan head . The flavour of caramel malts, clove, and figs.


 curly (412), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Pours dark brown with a tan head. Berry and wheat aroma. Also a sweet fruity taste, alcohol is hidden very well. An excellent beer.



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