Granitbock Ice
(has 2 batches)
Brauerei Hofstetten-Krammer (Hofstettner) in St. Martin im Mühlkreis, Upper Austria, Austria 🇦🇹
Eisbock / Freeze Distilled Regular|
Score
7.05
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When working in a mashhouse from 1929, the art of brewing is just that. First, our beer is fermented in open granite troughs. Red hot granite stones are then thrown in, caramelizing the sugars in the wort. Next, the beer is placed in the depths of our lager keller for over 6 months, where it is allowed to slowly mature.
At that point, our famous Granitbock is either filled into bottles or taken through one more step of refinement.
The concept of making an ice bock is really quite simple: You freeze out the water to create a more refined product. With winters as cold as they are here in the Mühlviertel this process felt quite natural to us here.
When beer is frozen, the water is extracted, leaving a concentration of the remaining ingredients powerful enough to blow your hair back. Here it is important to note that this new extract is more than just alcohol (though there is plenty of that, too). Our Ice Bock is a concentration of all the other ingredients, making for a stronger, more flavorful beer.
The final product shimmers a bewitchingly deep red against the light. In the nose you can make out the soft smokiness of a wood fire and hidden raspberry notes. The first sip presents an initial chili-like bite which is then quickly extinguished by the full, almost oily body. Roasted herbs dominate in a warming fusion of sage, rosemary, and a touch of mint. The finish is long, with clear alcohol flavors along with a pleasant bite.
At that point, our famous Granitbock is either filled into bottles or taken through one more step of refinement.
The concept of making an ice bock is really quite simple: You freeze out the water to create a more refined product. With winters as cold as they are here in the Mühlviertel this process felt quite natural to us here.
When beer is frozen, the water is extracted, leaving a concentration of the remaining ingredients powerful enough to blow your hair back. Here it is important to note that this new extract is more than just alcohol (though there is plenty of that, too). Our Ice Bock is a concentration of all the other ingredients, making for a stronger, more flavorful beer.
The final product shimmers a bewitchingly deep red against the light. In the nose you can make out the soft smokiness of a wood fire and hidden raspberry notes. The first sip presents an initial chili-like bite which is then quickly extinguished by the full, almost oily body. Roasted herbs dominate in a warming fusion of sage, rosemary, and a touch of mint. The finish is long, with clear alcohol flavors along with a pleasant bite.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
33 cl bottle thanks to Nisse666, shared on August 17, 2016.BBE 15.07.20.Light hazy dark brown color, small tan head. Malty, bread, knäck, alcohol, solvents scent. Malty, sweet, alcohol, nutty, sugary, toasted, slight raisin taste. Raisin, sweet, toasted, bitter aftertaste. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2016
at 15:01
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4
Huge thanks to WillemsUrenkel for that one! Bottle looks good. Beer in the glass dark brown, small head. Alcoholic-sharp aroma. Starts very strong and quite alcoholic, burning, roasted malt. Earthy notes, a bit woody. Sweet. The alcohol is not well hidden. Finish warming, burning, unbalanced. Not good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2016
at 04:35
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4
At a tasting, thanks, almost no head, cloudy light brown to red color, aroma of dried fruits, strawberry jam and a hint of sour bread, flavor of jam cake, alcohol creeping in. Unbalanced, much too sweet and not really good.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2015
at 11:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle sample at a tasting at troubles’s place. Thanks Stas. Brown with a tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel, nuts, toast, a bit of chocolate, an alcohol note. Sweet flavor with chewy malt, caramel, nuts, a bit of chocolate, and an alcoholic hint. Rounded mouthfeel ,quite full. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2015
at 13:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, thanks Werckmeister! Opaque very dark brown liquid with small, lingering tan head. Aroma of dark fruit, pumpernickel, toast, light chocolate, wort, light ash, raw sugar and sweet alcohol. Taste is medium sweet and very light bitter with notes of raw sugar, caramel, toffee, booze and light chocolate. Full bodied with low to medium carbonation. Really nice, super malty and complex. Booze isn’t pretty well hidden for the ABV and not harsh in any way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2015
at 18:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. @ [ PBF X ] Petalax Beer Festival 2015 by oh6gdx, Petalax, Finland. [ As Hofstettner Granitbock Ice ].Clear dark brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, bread, roasted, sweet malt, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to light moderate bitter with a long duration, brown sugar, bread, sweet malt. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20150725]
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2015
at 05:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.33 bottle from Bottle Shop, Salzburg. Dark reddish brown, almost no head. Malts, sugar, dry fruits, cinnamon, raisins, fruit jam. Very sweet, cake like, alcohol well hidden. Full body, but drinkable for such a strong beer. Malty background. Considerable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2015
at 14:14