EKU 28

This world-famous beer has the character and richness to stand in for fine sherry or port. Just the right degree of sweetness - never cloying; wonderfully aromatic and warming. EKU 28 is the one whenever something good and strong is needed.

3.2

1028 reviews

Kulmbach, Germany

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3.5 Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours dark amber/copper, with small frothy head, cloudy. Aroma: dark fruits, caramel, roasted malts, plums, bit of alcohol. Bitter taste with dry/alcohol aftertaste. Full body, long finish, flat. Strong, but nicely balanced. Reminds of a barley wine.

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3.3 Can. It poured a brown color with a tan head. The aroma was of caramel malts and some barley. The tastes was similar to the aroma with more caramel malts, barley, dark fruits, alcohol with medium carbonation and a malty aftertaste.

2.9 EIn Bier, das ich bereits vor einigen Jahren getrunken haeb, als es noch in vielen österreichischen Supermärkten zu haben war. Es ist ein schweres Bockbier mit tiefen torfig-erdig Noten, die von einer beerigen Note nach altem Romtopf. Diese für ein solches Bier klassischen Noten kriegen sie gut hin, aber irgendetwas fehlt, das das Bier besonders macht. Diese Aromenstruktur kriegen andere interessanter hin.

3.6 Birra alcolica, con un corpo gustoso al naso, ma non così persistente al palato

3.4 $3.10 bottle, WW. Coppery, mild haze, tiny beige head. As I was smelling this I looked at the description: port... yes, it smells somewhat port-like. In addition, brown grasses and leaves and toffee. Flavor is caramel, booze, brown leaf, tree bark, toffee.

3.0 Color cobre translúcido con espuma media beige de retención nula y sin residuo. Aroma a caramelo, maltas caramelizadas y medicina con notas a minerales, toffee y alcohol etílico. Sabor a caramelo, caramelo quemado, flan de vainilla y especias con notas a minerales, alcohol y ligero metal. Dulzor maltoso alto, amargor medio-ligero y regusto medio-largo. Textura oleosa, cuerpo medio-denso y carbonatación baja. Una Doppelbock altamente alcohólica que parece un licor de flan con algún defecto metálico. Buen sabor pero no termina de convencerme.

3.6 Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Clear amber body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of honey and resin. Flavour of raisin and prune. Medium to full body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. Rich and boozy but lacks the depth and special quality of other beers I’ve had at this ABV.

4.9 Doppelbok de 11 % abv. Mon exemplaire était à 6 mois avant sa date. (bouteille longtemps attendue, curieusement, puisqu'on en parle partout …). Couleur roux aux reflets lie de vin, et à la clarté pure, limpide. Bulles fines, en colonnes droites, vives. Mousse inexistante, liquide pareil à un beau vin. Arômes de résine de pin sélectionné, prune blanche, kir, amandes blanches. 1ère bouche vivace, avec une superbe entame vin fortifié, mirabelle. Arrière-bouche longue, bien vinifiée. 2ème bouche qui trouve des nuances de sherry marquées, et de cerise blanche. Arrière-bouche stylée, nette, à la définition pure. Longueur à la texture trop pétillante, et qui ne trouve plus de nuances très nobles. Jambes lisses, longues. Levure fine, très belle ligne. Alcool serré, sans concession, mais on peut le dompter .. ceci dit, c'est lui qui sera la cause de la non présence de cette bière dans le top ... Finale forte, très longue. CONCLUSION : une belle bière, mais dont la longueur témoigne d'un certain manque, caché sous le niveau abv .. assez hard !! Mais il y coule indiscutablement de l'esprit .. peut-être pas doppelbok .. J'ai longtemps hésité à la coter au top .. parce qu'elle a un véritable gnac. (écoute conseillée : mes amours de cette année, les Black Mirrors belges … que vous pouvez écouter au Rockpalast en 2017 … déjà … à Bonn, ex-capitale, et dont le guitariste possède une extraordinaire Strato beige, d'enfer ... de la musique à 11 % abv bien tapés … qui eux sont à 5) (10/5/10/4/20)

3.5 AR: Dörrobst, Getreide, Malz, spritig, Rosinen, AP: klares bernstein/kupfer TA: Getreide, Malz, Dörrobst, spritig, Karamell

3.0 Pours a deep brown with a crème head that leaves lacings. Aromas of caramel malt. Tastes sweet caramel malt, fig, prune and hints of the alcohol. Full bodied with medium carbonation. Not an easy one to consume, but one to sip. A grower.

3.7 Bottle pours out amber topped with a sand head. Nose is big sweet rich malts honey and a touch of hops. Taste is more of the nice sweet grain bread malts honey toffee.

3.1 300ml bottle from 101 Beers, drunk at home on a hot, sultry May evening. Pours clear garnet brown with a brief frothy head, minimal lacing but long-lasting, fast-rising carbonation. On the nose, sweet caramel and burnt honey with some floral nuances in the background. In the mouth, cloying sweetness from the first sip and throughout, gentle carbonation, mild bitterness, intense alcohol presence, flavours like the aromas, thick syrupy texture leading into a long, sweet mildly bitter finish. Not a brew for those on a low-dextrose diet, makes a good case for Belgian Strong Ales.

3.5 Per i miei gusti c'è un pò troppo alcol, però ha un gran bel corpo, se ti piace il biscotto e la frutta secca non puoi non tenerla in cantina, anzi, mi sà che una la terrò anche io

2.1 Bottle from Hopt. Aroma is sweet malt with warming alcohol, notes of ripe fruits and caramel, marzipan, syrup, more alcohol. Flavour is quite sweet and sugary, boozy and mildly bitter. Medium to full body, bit sticky. Not to my liking, way too boozy with a sticky sweetness.

3.6 Pours thick, almost oily, clear amber. Médium small, white. Fluffy head. Médium stability. Smell is medium strong, bit boozy, some caramel, honey sweetness. Taste is sweet, tad bitterness, caramel. Honey, Madeira. Fruity ( like a grape liquor) ends sweet, very malty. Médium carbonation, which is to the high side for this kinda beer. OK in general.

2.1 Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.

1.9 Ein Klassiker, leider macht es das nicht besser, ein süßer gewöhnlicher dunkler Bock der es nicht schafft den Alkohol einzubinden, schwer runter zu bekommen

1.7 0,33l Flasche. Bernsteinfarben, wenig Schaum. Alkoholduft. Kräuter. Sehr süss, Alkohol, Kräuter, Malz, Melasse. Quatsch Bier!

3.2 Too sweet for my liking

3.1 Robe ambrée, légèrement terne, mousse éphémère, peu pétillante. Nez liquoreux et sucré, malt sucré. En bouche, du malt un peu grillé, aussi légèrement sucré, mais moins qu'au nez. Un petit arôme de houblon sans amertume. Riche, mais pas autant écoeurante que dans mon souvenir. Un coté caramel, assez toasté, le grillé se fait sentir et compense un peu le sucre. Passable.

3.2 Bevuta in bottiglia più volte. Birra corposa e molto alcolica. Colore ambrato.

3.6 Bottle; too lazy to write a full review since this is my fourth beer tonight 🍻, this is a real mans lager, lots of melanoidin, maillard, bready background, big Munich malt base, very robust and drinkable, close to oxidized, tastes wood-aged, bit boozy, etc etc...not bad

3.5 01-AUG-2018, bottle in Mulazzo, from Interspar. Clear mahogany with a quickly dying tan head. Aroma is alcohol and caramel. Taste is caramel, alcohol, metal, dried fruit, and a little spicy hops. Very sweet, alcoholoc, bitter. I know... but I like it. It used to be the beer I could find in supermarkets in Italy 10+ years ago that actually tasted something. Today it is not all that interesting. But still I enjoy it.

1.0 Très alcoolisée, un goût de levure beaucoup trop marqué.

3.5 From Decervecitas. In Teku glass. Reading Intro to Python Ch5. Althought the abv is fairly high and some alcohol is noticeable, it isnt enough to spoil it thanks to a pleasant caramel sweetness

4.1 Bought at Liquor Shed. It pours a mostly clear copper, has a small head of foam, produces good lacing. Smells sweet with caramel malt, brown sugar or maple syrup. Somewhat of a boozy aroma. Sweet but such a true Doppelbock, maple syrup and caramel oozing onto my palate. The alcohol brings some warming after the swallow but it's hidden pretty well in the taste. Bottle code doesn't make any sense so I don't know how old the 6pack is: 2730251. Close to full bodied, lowish carbonation. Excellent!!

3.3 Fles 33cl in Berlijn. Flink maltig, zoet, rood fruit, alcohol, brandy-achtig. Niet zoals zwaar bier. (2-2017).

3.4 Bottle from 8 Degrees Plato. Aroma is caramel, toffee, booze, sweet, lots of malt, slightly earthy, resinous. Appearance is amber brown, light brown head, mostly clear. Taste is caramel, dark fruit, booze, yeast, toffee, earthy hops, decent. Mouthfeel is medium to heavy body, light carbonation, boozy yeasty caramel aftertaste. Overall, it isn't bad because it is never sweet, but it's very hot.

3.0 Bottle/Fest. A- Caramel, malty, bready. A- Orange color, hazy liquid, off white head. T- Malty, caramel, fruity. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, malty finish. O- Kind of a malt bomb. Okay, but nothing really stands out. Didn't taste 11% though.