Perhaps the beer that I have sought more than any other over the course of the last few years. Delighted to have a chance to get my hands on this one at last. 2007 vintage, 6.3 oz green bottle. Dark red waxed and capped. Rustic looking, parchment type label. Deliberately poured into a wine glass rather than a beer snifter. Toffee colored body with a minimal amount of bubbly head and lace. Beer sits still in the glass. Swirling produces some fantastic alcohol legs on the glass. The nose is...
Notes on beers in the style
Eisbock
Kulmbacher Reichelbrau Eisbock
Good grief. I think I got really lucky here. Picked this up as a 12 oz single. On the label it has "Mindestens haltbar bis: 22.10.04" which is obvioulsy a reference to October of 2004 either as a bottled on, or best before date. It matters not, since this beer has aged beautifully. Dark, Porter like, noisy pour which tells me that this beer is going to be class. Brown with some light orange highlights. Large head that fades quickly to leave little or no lacing on the glass but a small, spotty...
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock
Dark, dirty brown pour, rather unattractive. Bubbly head forms quickly, but leaves equally quickly. The aroma is all malty alcohol. It's obvious that this is a high alcohol brew, but 12% still seems mighty high. The initial tastes seem "Belgian" to me, almost like a strong dark Belgian, but these fade quickly to give a sugary, rich dry finish. There is certainly a warming sensation on the way down due to the alcohol, and there are some very sweet pineapple and pear based esters in there in...