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Kulmbacher Brauerei Aktien-Gesellschaft

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Lichtenfelser Straße 9
D-95326 Kulmbach
Telephone: +49 (0)9221 / 705-0
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Notes

Opened: 1846

Annual Production: 2,000,000 hl

U.S. Importer: Shelton Brothers

Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Frank Häffner, Richard R Tinurelli

Formerly Reichelbräu.

Updated: April 20, 2022

Beer List

Alkoholfrei

Non-Alcoholic (Beer) Malt Beverage
Eisbock

German-Style Eisbock

9.20% abv.
- Date: February 28, 2007 (#6353)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR
  
  Score: 19 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Deep bright red. High carbonation. Big foamy head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Alcohol, dark fruit, hints of coffee and toffee.
  
  Mouthfeel (10)
  Big creamy body Richly malty. Tastes like a Heath Bar.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Very tasty beer.

EKU 28

German-Style Strong Doppelbock

11.00% abv.

Date: February 28, 2007 (#6354)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber, not as deep red as Eisbock. Low carbonation. Virtually no head.

Aroma (3)
Huge malt, some caramel. Quite a lot of alcohol.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, but not as big as you might expect. It's even a bit fizzy. Some malt character in the flavor as in the aroma. Really quite warming. Massive malty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Date: June 30, 2003 (#4934)

Package: bottled

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 20 points

Overall Impression (3)
Red-amber-brown. No head. HUGELY caramelly aroma. Enormous body. Massively caramelly and malty and intense and alcoholic. Phenomenally huge and fruity and complex and warming and fun.
Date: April 29, 1996 (#1411)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber, low carbonation and head. Malt aroma...and toffee. Big toffee flavor, and a LOT of alcohol. Sweet...could be more bitter for balance.

EKU Export

Dortmunder/European-Style Export

5.40% abv.

EKU Festbier

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

5.60% abv.

EKU Hell

Münchner-Style Helles

4.90% abv.

EKU Pils

German-Style Pilsener

4.90% abv.

Date: February 26, 2003 (#4702)

Package: bottled

Place: Woodman's Food Market #20, Green Bay WI

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Pale golden, high carbonation, thick head. Lots of grainy, toasty malt and perfumey hop aroma. Medium body, fairly fizzy. Fairly sweet, with lots of grainy malt flavor. Mildly skunked. Very mild noble hop flavor and bitterness. Finishes sweet and malty.

Feinmild

German-Style Pilsener

4.90% abv.

Gold

German-Style Pilsener

4.90% abv.

Kapuziner Gold

South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

Date: April 30, 2000 (#3431)

Package: bottled

Place: World Beer Tour

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Yellow, cloudy, high carbonation, thick head. Clove, smoky aroma. Medium body, smooth, mild banana flavor. Full mouthfeel from the carbonation. Nice clean finish.

Date: December 28, 2006 (#6235)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Dark red, nearly opaque. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Really chocolatey. Mildly spicy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, very fizzy. Chocolatey and smoky. Mild clove note. Fairly sweet and very smoky.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: March 28, 2003 (#4820)

Package: draught

Place: Bahnhofs Gaststätte, Haßfurt

Score: 19 points

Overall Impression (3½)
Deep golden, hazy with yeast. Huge creamy head. Banana aroma on top of sweet wheat malt. Medium creamy fizzy body. Very nice balance of wheat malt and bananas. Very nice Weißbier. I like to taste more cloves, but the balance here is excellent.

Date: March 28, 2003 (#4822)

Package: bottled

Place: Restaurant im Distelfeld, Haßfurt

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep golden. Thick head. Lots of wheat malt aroma with some bananas. Medium-light body. Sweetish. Lots of banana flavor, and quite a bit of wheat malt. Big sweet wheat/banana finish.

Date: May 23, 2007 (#6521)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Big dense head.

Aroma (4)
Huge malt. Fairly grainy. Real nice.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light-medium body. Moderate carbonation. Mainly malty, mildly grainy. Very tasty noble hop flavor. Reasonably bitter. Excellent balance, leaning a bit toward the malt.

Overall Impression (3)
Tastes just like a German Pils!

Date: January 5, 2007 (#6254)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Deep red-amber. High carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Sweet caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Lots of sweet dark malt.

Overall Impression (1½)
Not much to it.

Date: March 28, 2003 (#4819)

Package: draught

Place: Bahnhofs Gaststätte, Haßfurt

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Bright golden, with a thick head. Mild floral hop aroma. Medium body. Lots of grainy malt flavor, mild noble hops, mild bitterness. Clean, pretty tasty.

Date: December 23, 2006 (#6228)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Deep dark red. Thick off-white head.

Aroma (3)
Really malty, fairly roasty, mildly spicy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Roasty and sweet with woody notes. Really dry.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer, but nowhere near as "Schwarz" as Köstritzer.

Date: March 28, 2003 (#4821)

Package: bottled

Place: Restaurant im Distelfeld, Haßfurt

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Dark bright red. Huge dense head. Smells roasty, sweet, and...yeasty? Medium-light body. Lots of sweet, roasty maltiness all the way through. Sweet but not sticky finish.

Date: June 30, 2001 (#3856)

Package: bottled

Place: Steve's Liquors, Madison WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep bright red, moderate carbonation, thick dense head. Slightly skunked, rich chocolatey malt aroma. Medium body, creamy, roasty. Big chocolate malt character. Mild hop flavor and bitterness in the middle. Creamy chocolatey finish.

Date: August 16, 2003 (#5143)

Package: draught

Place: Port of Hamburg, Milwaukee WI

Score: 20 points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep red-brown. Moderate head. Malty, dark, sweet, alcoholic aroma. Huge creamy body. Enormously malty and fairly sweet. Lots of alcohol flavor and feeling. Rich and complex.

Date: August 15, 2001 (#3891)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 20 points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep brown-red, low carbonation and head. MASSIVE brown malt aroma, sweetish, woody, with some alcohol, and hints of spices like cinnamon. Big body, hugely malty. Moderate carbonation. Intensely warming. Wonderfully complex...chocolatey, malty, toasty, hoppy! "Vintage July 11, 1996, 24% Stammwürze". Thanks to Bill Winsand for the taste!

Date: July 12, 1998 (#2952)

Package: bottled

Place: Valley Liquor, De Pere WI

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Darkish brown, moderate carbonation, no head. Sweet, roasty, raisiny aroma. Thick, sweet, lots of dark malt flavor. Can't taste the alcohol, but sure can feel it. Mildly bitter, slightly drying finish. "Vintage July 11, 1996, number 29,350".