Kulmbacher Eisbock
The ice bock, also known as "Bayrisch Gefrorns", owes its discovery to a coincidence. According to the chronicles of the Kulmbacher brewery, some time around 1900 an apprentice forgot on a cold winter day to carry two barrels of bock beer into the brewery cellar. The barrels stayed outside, were covered by ice and snow and weren’t discovered until the following spring. The barrels had burst and the apprentice was reprimanded. But the carelessness was a stroke of luck because under the thick ice coat, a bock beer extract remained, strong tasting and high in alcoholic content.
Even if the dark, tasty speciality is not produced in this spectacular way anymore, the chance that gave birth to this beer became a tradition. Today this beer rarity is brewed in a modern brewing and freezing process, but the incomparable taste is still the same and can always be enjoyed in winter months.
Even if the dark, tasty speciality is not produced in this spectacular way anymore, the chance that gave birth to this beer became a tradition. Today this beer rarity is brewed in a modern brewing and freezing process, but the incomparable taste is still the same and can always be enjoyed in winter months.
3.8
1433 reviews
Kulmbach, Germany
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Dark amber with off white head - Malt aroma with caramel - Malt body with a caramel flavour and just hints of hop bitternes to balance - The caramel malt goes into the finish - This was good
33cl bottle from hopt.it. Pours dark brown, almost black, with moderate cream foam. Aroma is intensely malty, caramel, molasses. Body is fairly thick, with moderate carbonation. Taste is quite sweet, with some bitterness behind and a little oxidation. Final is fairly long and malty.
Bottle 33 cl, Pours a dark amber to opaque with a small off-white head and an aroma of figs, sweet malts, brown sugar, toffee, licorice, prune and raisin. The taste is heavy sweet with a heavy body and a medium to long lasting sweet and later on bitter finish. Very nice!
Very Rich malty and dried fruit. Feels The Lager character of the beer This is delicious.
Ampolla hopt. Deliciosa bock. Bon nas, fruita madura a tope, alcohol ben integrat.
Botttle
Aroma-toffee, bread, grass
Appearance-brown, clear, tan head
Taste-medium sweetness, light sourness and bitterness
Palate-full body, slick, average carbonation, long finish
Overall-very good
Fles 33cl thuis. Vol, licht stroperig, malten, zoetig, zoethout, caramel, donker fruit, pruim, rozijn, licht siroop. Goed. (27-9-2020).
Fabulous! Dark, not overly sweet or overbearing in any way. Great sipping beer on a cool day. 
33cl Bottle @ Saveur-Biere, Fretin, France.
Brown colour with a thin white head.
Aroma is malt, grain, dried fruits.
Taste is malt, sweet, bread, prunes, hints of toffee.
Medium body, average carbonation.
Oklar mörk mahogny med tunt beige skum. Doftar sirap, melass, torkad frukt, lite svamp. Smaken fyllig och söt, kola och toffé. Eftersmaken lång, söt, sirap, lite lakrits.
Klasyk gatunku, obowiązkowe repetytorium dla birofila, grzeje w przełyku i nie mdli jak poślednie boczki. Raz do roku wypada sobie strzelić eisbocka.
Very good yeast, best part of beer. Slightly spiced, remains on back of tounge. Full flavored but crisp mouthfeel. Good drinking co!d, intense at warmer temperatures.
11.2 ounce bottle at The Winking Lizard in Copley, Ohio. Brown in color with off white head. Smell malty. Taste malty with alcohol notes. Medium bodied with slight alcohol burn at the finish. Interesting beer for the style. Cheers!
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Cola colour pour with no head. Rich malt, chocolate, Christmas cake, prunes. Heavy body. Satisfying.
Aromas a malta, cereales, fruta madura y final acaramelado. En boca la fruta, el caramelo y las maltas tostadas se equilibran con un placentero elemento licoroso.
Botella de @Saveur Biere, Online. 15/03/2020 Color marrón oscuro corona de espuma blanca aromas cereal, caramelo, sabor maltosa, notas dulces, caramelo, cuerpo denso.
Color caoba oscuro con espuma media beige de retención media y residuo escaso. Aroma a maltas tostadas, pan integral, frutos secos y licor con notas a madera, ligera vainilla y toffee. Sabor similar, maltas tostadas dulces, pan integral, vainilla, frutos secos y licor con notas a toffee, galleta, frutas oscuras y especias. Dulzor maltoso alto, amargor ligero, alcohol notable y regusto medio-largo. Textura oleosa, cuerpo medio y carbonatación baja. Una Eisbock dulzona y alcohólica que destaca por su carácter maltoso y toque de vainilla. Bastante sabor mantecoso y galleta también, dejando un regusto cálido y especiado.
Dominant sweet taste with dark malts, prunes, some cola and dark chocolate mousse.
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear ruby with a thin cream-coloured head. Aromas of prunes, toffee. Taste is sweet, more prunes and toffee, faint spice. Sweet finish.
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe and drunk on 01/11/2006. Holy heck, this beer was a revelation. I think we actually got it heavily reduced, because it was slightly out of date, but Lordy - I loved this. So much flavour and richness and malty, fruity goodness. I adore eisbocks and this may still be the best one I’ve ever had.
Robe brune très foncé avec des reflets rouges, petite mousse blanc cassé. Nez caramel, alcool, prune, raisins secs, toffee, chocolat, pain grillé, plum pudding. Bouche malheureusement moins complexe : le caramel / toffee domine, assez sucrée, un peu de mélasse, pain grillé, pudding. Bonne carbo pour le style, alcool moyen (pour le style), corps liquoreux, beaucoup de sucre, bonne longueur mais peu évolutive. En conclusion, on a un nez superbe qui se révèle en bouche beaucoup moins interessant, dommage. Cela reste une bonne bière quand même !
Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Hazy ruby body with a thin off-white head. Lively carbonation. No lacing. Aroma of prune, raisin and treacle. Flavour of caramel and fruit loaf with a peppery finish. Medium body with a slightly sticky mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Sweet and slightly spicy.
A really top notch beer. Not super strong for the style, but super flavorful and spot on. The definition of a great eisbock. Online belgian beer factory
0,33 litre Bottle from Pizza Port Bottleshop, Carlsbad, Ca. Dark amber with beige head. Malts, Caramel, sweetness, strong.
33cl bottle. Pours black, thin tan head. Heavy malt, Strong dried fruit, mild fruit, liquorous, Porto spirit, caramelish. Light bitter, mild sweet. What a good Eisbeer!
Pours a very dark brown with a khaki head. British porter and circus peanut nose. Sorghum, plum, and chocolate flavors.
Sweet slightly boozy aroma. Darker than expected with a tan head. Tastes sweet with a light roast and booze aftertaste.
Dark brown color with sweet aroma. Taste is malty sweet without coffee bitterness. Some woody flavor, almost a slight whisky flavor.
Backlog, on tap in Philly a good 7-8 years ago. Pours a brown color with a thin ring of head and not a whole lot of lace. Nose and flavor are clove, banana bread, yeast, fruity malt, and light hops. Boozy and warming in the finish. Medium bodied.
Pour une Eisbock, les 9,2 % pourraient paraître décevants. Mais cela est trompeur car la brasserie Kulmbacher a su tirer entièrement profit de ce titrage avec un alcool qui est juste bien présent pour donner force et caractère sans taper dur et ce titrage permet également de ne pas avoir besoin d'avoir une bière sursucrée ce qui est parfois nécessaire pour équilibrer l'alcool. L'amertume joue également très bien son rôle afin de conférer ce petit plus de fraîcheur qui n'est pas toujours présent pour le genre. Côté équilibre on est donc proche de la perfection. Du côté des arômes, on ne peut qu'apprécier une belle tension en bouche avec un cocktail riche et puissant sur le caramel, la prune, la banane, le caramel, le raisin, une pointe de chocolat et des épices. On retrouve cette alliance gourmande tout en étant de caractère sur l'attaque et la seconde bouche. L’arrière-bouche et le final sont plus épurés avec un alcool s'affirmant davantage mais qui couplée à l'amertume permet à la bière de conserver son équilibre tout en étant racée. Certains auront peut-être une préférence pour des Eisbock plus riches, tant en alcool, qu'en densité, personnellement je trouve qu'on y retrouve dans cette Kulmbacher tout l'esprit des Eisbocks tout en étant plus élancée.