Comments on: EKU 28

By: FRENCHIE

FRENCHIE — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:19:49 +0000

BOY, DO I EVER REMEMBER THIS STUFF….. I was stationed in Schwabach, Germany when a new buddy took me to Rosie’s & introduced me to it. I had been in Germany all of 3 days, used to budwieser, & starting to get thirsty. The 1st one was probably the strangest taste in beer i’d ever had, couldn’t figure it out or decide if I liked it or not. Long story short, my buddy didn’t warn me what was going to happen when i drank 5 more, deciding if I liked it or not. Guess i did, until I fell flat on my face right in front of the guard shack & had to be carried the rest of the way to the barracks!!! Learned a hard lesson about German beer & why you have to be careful about how much you drink. Still say it tastes like something you oughta put on pancakes, but not if you’re really hungry!!!

By: John

John — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:08:28 +0000

Thanks xencat for correcting us on this – a lot of times we grab the style from a RateBeer or Beer Advocate and run with it and that’s what happened here. On researching it more you’re spot on – it’s really a double bock. We’ve updated the post to reflect your info!

By: xencat

xencat — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:26:45 +0000

EKU 28 is not an eisbock.EKU is cold fermented so the yeast can survive higher alcohol content and then fermented for a long time. Kulmbach also produces an eisbock which I like a lot, and you may like as well.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:44:35 +0000

EKU 28 is the beer you either love or hate. There is no middle of the ground here. Pouring the brew is interesting because of the syrupy texture sliding down the glass forming a wonderful head of foam. I suggest drinking no more than 2 at a sitting. Your tastebuds may not appreciate the explosion of this brew. This, in my opinion, is many, many times better than ANY of the light brews touted in the US. So, if you try it, be aware, there is either a love/hate relationship with this beer. I love it!

By: Person

Person — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:56:24 +0000

EKU 28 is one of the small group of doppel/trippel/eisbock style beers that transcend normal mortal beer. Indeed, EKU almost approaches the status of barleywine.
Indeed, EKU 28 is one of the best of a very small group of great beers on earth.
Try, savor, and cherish this classic. EKU 28 is one of the very best.

By: Dad

Dad — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:33:17 +0000

Tony thanks for the comment. Being a malt kind of guy I am partial to anything to show that a lager can be almost anything an ale can be. This style shows that a lager can match ABV’s with an ale. I couldn’t agree more that a heffe is a great style and probably my personal favorite. As I understand it the heffes that are imported here are pasteurized and in Bavaria they are not but darned if I can tell the difference, they are just so dammed drinkable and don’t get you all sloppy drunk so quick. Keep an eye on John’s heffe madness tournament in progress now. One note, we are finding that what we think shows the real quality of a beer is the 60 degree test, if the flavor keeps its same profile at 60 degrees it is dam well made. Dad

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:15:14 +0000

I was stationed in Germany in the early 80′s and I had a couple of these biers in Munchen and I thought they were really bad. I really like the heffe weisens much better myself.