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Vancouver Island Brewing

Vancouver Island Brewing
Bourbon Barrel Aged Hermannator Ice Bock

Category: Eisbock

Date Tasted:
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 9.5%
89 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
Cellar Selection

Vancouver Island Brewing
Bourbon Barrel Aged Hermannator Ice Bock

Category: Eisbock

Date Tasted:
Country: Canada
Alcohol: 9.5%
Walnut color. Baked aromas of dried fruit, apricot studded challah, roasted nuts, and apple butter with a velvety, bright, spritzy, off-dry medium-to-full body and a warming, stimulating, medium-long malabar pepper, toasted chocolate muffin, and cream cheese frosting finish. A rich and smooth Eisbock for the winter months; warms one to the bone.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Rich & Heavy, Malty & Sweet & Fruity
Aroma Aroma: dried fruit, apricot studded challah, roasted nuts, and apple butter
Taste Flavor: malabar pepper, toasted chocolate muffin, and cream cheese frosting
Bitterness Bitterness: Faint
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Roast Duck, Grilled Beer-Cooked Sausages, Limburger
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A rich and smooth Eisbock for the winter months; warms one to the bone.
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The Producer

Vancouver Island Brewing Co.

The Producer
2330 Government St.
Victoria, BC V8T 5G5
Canada
1 250-361-0007
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Eisbock

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Serve in a Snifter
About
Eisbock
Eisbocks are amber to dark brown in color and range in alcohol from 8.5-14%. This is the strongest type of bock. It is made by chilling a doppelbock until ice is formed. At this point, the ice is removed, leaving behind a beer with a higher alcohol content. The resultant beer is rich and powerful, with a pronounced malt sweetness and a warm alcoholic finish. Noteworthy examples of this style include: Capital EisPhyre, Vancouver Island Hermannator Ice Bock and Kulmbacher Eisbock.

Vancouver Island Brewing Bourbon Barrel Aged Hermannator Ice Bock rating was calculated by to be 89 points out of 100 on 12/13/2018. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.