L'Alchimiste Congelator

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Says 9.5% abv on this bottle. Pours an average amount of fizzy head but doesn't stay long at all. Has a rusty amber colour, sort of like plum juice. Alcohol is quite noticeable. Aromas are bready and with notes of coffee. Flavours are light chocolate, raisins, plums, nuts and malts. Alcohol is also apparent in taste. Has a watery mouthfeel. Strong warming sensation as well as in the finish. Not bad.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Bottle: Poured a clear deep brown color bock with a huge foamy head with good retention but no lacing. Aroma of sweet malt with too much sugar for my own taste. Taste is dominated by cardboard notes (oxidized) with some over the top sweet. I could also detect some dry fruits notes which I am sure would have been great had they not been dominated by the cardboard and the sweetness.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Bottle ( thanks Serge) Puts a dark chestnut brown lager in the chalice with ruby highlights. Hard pour puts a small 1 finger fine pored cap on the top..moderate lacing. Aroma: Char, smoke, figs, cocoa and a wisp of fusil not overly pronounced. Up front the big chewy cake like malts..gorgeous!!..like liquid Bundt..midpalate the wonderful Nobel variety hops show up to give that signature German herbal-woody balance to the malts...finish is long and wet...bready, chared astringency shows a bit, cocoa and woody hops..excellent finish. smooth and warming...alcohol hidden well in the profile. Decent drying in the after taste between the thick noble herbas and carred astringency of the patent malts. Well put together...tasteful, balanced, drinkable for a big beer but not over the top ans unbalanced like an extreme beer. As eisbocks go this is very drinkable..not overly complex but has a character like a very mellow malty tripple bock with just enough herbal hopping to offset the big malts and keep sweetness out of the mix. 2 thumbs up!