Schneider Aventinus Eisbock

I ordered a glass of Schneider Aventinus Eisbock at Brauhaus Schmitz while in Philadelphia. The beer pours a dark brown color with a thick frothy tan head. The aroma consists of sweet malts, raisin, alcohol, fig, dark fruit, and orange. The taste is sweet with plenty of malts, plum, fig, raisin, and an orange twist on the finish. The after taste has a bit of an alcohol bite, but nowhere near what was expected. The alcohol content is 12.0% ABV. This Eisbock was amazingly smooth for the alcohol content, and had a wonderful array of dark fruits, such as plum and raisin, balanced nicely with an orange citrus blast.

Kulmbacher Eisbock

My roommate Adam picked up a case of Kulmbacher Eisbock and I decided to barter for one of them. The beer pour a deep dark brown with minimal head. The aroma is sweet and malty, with a hint of alcohol. The taste is smooth and sweet with accents of dark chocolate. The beer has a bitter finish due to the dark chocolate taste. It also finishes a little bit dry. The taste of alcohol isn't too prevalent even though the aroma hints at it. The alcohol content is 9.2% ABV. I think this beer was excellent and of high quality. The chocolate taste and dark color is getting me in the mood for the winter seasonals, and I think this would be a great beer on a blustery cold night.