EKU 28
Kulmbacher Brauerei in Kulmbach, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Bock - Doppelbock Regular|
Score
6.57
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Unsere legendäre Starkbierspezialität EKU 28, ein bernsteinfarbener, feuriger Doppelbock mit dem vollmundigen Malzaroma, gilt mit seinen 11% vol. Alkoholgehalt als eines der stärksten Biere der Welt. Eine wirkliche Spezialität unter den Starkbieren.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Strawberry-blonde appearance, with an aroma of strawberries and alcohol, but no head what-so-ever. Strawberries in the flavor as well, nice maltiness - the sherry-like qualities are very evident. The alcohol comes through a little too much in the finish, drowning out the otherwise pleasant flavors of the beer. For my first eisbock, this is a mostly pleasant experience.
Tried
on 03 Mar 2003
at 18:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Strong caramel-toffee cookie aroma. Light clear amber appearance with small head. Some orange peel notes in aroma. Strong bready-caramel toffee flavor. Rather sweet - borderline cloying. Lightly spicy hop finish. Some light fruity notes and a candyish quality in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Oct 2002
at 19:48
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2023-08-30, bb 13 02 03, possibly 21 years old, 7-4-7-3-15=36
Not oxidized, it may have become slightly more earthy, at the same time it's less cloying than it used to be. It's something between a Euro boozer and a malty brew.
2010-12-30, bb Feb 2003, possibly 9 years old, 8-5-8-4-16=41
Last bottle was not the only lively one, this one too is a bit of a gusher; whatever foam, is not resisting more than a few seconds; the color is a beautiful reddish amber, bright and clean; there's a thin deposit at the bottom of the bottle, it looks more like a layer of crystalized sugar than yeast. It has a sweet aroma of malt, maple syrup, nuts, almonds, alcohol. The mouthfeel is fizzy, carbonated, therefore preventing any oily feeling; there is an aggressive alcohol presence, very warming, and a nutty malt flavor; the sweetness is acceptable, nothing like a young sample; the bitterness is moderate, with more almonds in the final. And it doesn't show any sign of age. Still standing against time.
2010-01-01, bb Feb 2003, possibly 8 years old, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Even after so many years, it's still very lively; it pours a beautiful amber color, just hazy, and a beautiful head, but the retention is close to zero. It has the usual strong aroma: malt, caramel, toffee, with a hint of nuts and alcohol. It has a medium body strength; massive malt aroma, sweet, rather oily, sweet nuts too; very alcoholic and warming, not to say burning, more than the fresh version. It reminds me a lot some English Barley Wine, just cleaner. Good, but difficult to drink in quantities.
2002-09-12, 9-4-9-4-17=43
Orange amber colour, the head disappears quickly.
Aroma: malt, cherry, alcohol, fudge, medicinal; later it gets a bit spicy.
Sweet, a lot of malt; liquorice, alcohol; almost fruity barley wine; some Madeira wine flavour. Really strong palate, but even a high bitterness is not enough to balance such sweetness.
One of the most powerful beers I can remember.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2002
at 12:49
5.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 4
This beer is like flat lemonade once poured as its head disappears in an instance. The aroma has a slight peach scent and the taste is of a very fortified beer. Due to the strength of the beer it is too difficult to drink.
Tried
on 26 May 2002
at 03:17
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
The initial aroma and flavour of this excessively strong brew is completely dominated by a revolting sweetness, later you find pleasant notes like oak and dried fruit - however much of the sweetness prevails even to the aftertaste, making it almost impossible to finish a bottle. This was my first eisbock, I feel no urge to sample the style again (unless it's for free). I don't need a beer to \"stand in for fine sherry or port\" - given the choice, I'd rather have just that: A fine sherry or port! Call me a conservative dumb-ass if you like, but I still think a beer primarily should taste like beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2002
at 17:01
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Deep amber with a finger of foam; big aroma - alcohol, toffee, lacquerish phenols, cashews; viscous body; simplistic palate with fat, cloying maltiness and alcoholic dryness. I'm not saying this is Samiclaus, but they are similar in that they use alcohol to try to balance malts and this just doesn't work for me.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2001
at 00:41