Hermannator Ice Bock (2017) - Red Wine Barrel-Aged
Vancouver Island Brewing in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Eisbock / Freeze Distilled Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.80
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Aged in red wine barrels
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a deep burgundy color ale with a dirty brown foamy had with light retention and not much lacing. Aroma of caramelized malt with light residual sugar notes with some vinous notes. Taste is also a mix of dry caramelized malt notes with some vinous notes, light oak with some subtle residual sugar notes. Body is about average for style with good carbonation with no apparent alcohol notes. Not bad but missing some depth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2018
at 15:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from BC Liquors
The color is dark, near black. The aroma is mild, malt and red wine. The body is strong enough, the base has some caramel and sadness, no depth, rather earthy, with mild red wine character and boozy final.
Very random product, no elegance, just drinkable and overly expensive.
The color is dark, near black. The aroma is mild, malt and red wine. The body is strong enough, the base has some caramel and sadness, no depth, rather earthy, with mild red wine character and boozy final.
Very random product, no elegance, just drinkable and overly expensive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2018
at 06:09
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Fruity vinous nose.Fruity palate, red wine notes, soft malt and low carbonation. Medium alcohol heat. Interesting, but lacking something
Tried
on 02 Mar 2018
at 01:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 650mL bottle (packaged on Oct 17). Dark brown with next to no beige head. Pretty comparable to the regular Hermannator, slightly smoother with just a subtle hint of the red wine barrel. Wouldn't mind trying to age a bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2018
at 08:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
650mL bottle, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma reveals the red wine barrels upfront, with a little oak, caramel and bready malt. Flavour is quite oaky, with considerable leather, chocolate, light peat, some red wine, and wood on the finish. Leathery, cocoa-y finish, with plenty of wood. This is great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2018
at 05:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a dark reddish brown with light head. Aromas of dark berries and dark cherries, sweet chocolate and slick roasted malts. Aromas follow same though red grapes more than cherries with a light vinous sourness. Definite alcohol in flavor and feel. Interesting. This one may age well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2017
at 22:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, BC Beer Awards. Dark brown. Not much head. Aroma, smells a lot like herm, maybe a touch of red wine barrel, the wine is light again. This is mostly herm. Toffee, soft dark malts but as always a bit light for an eisbock.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2017
at 11:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft - Nice dark cocoa notes. Dark murky brown with a small white head. Dark toffee malts, cocoa and a light roasty smooth finish. Not sure the barrel adds much more.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Oct 2017
at 19:54