Yule Shoot Your Eye Out - Karbach Brewing Co.

superspak

Michigan

4.2/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Got this in a trade with icetrauma, thanks man. 22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but was bottled recently. Pours fairly clear extremely dark reddish brown color with a nice 2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big caramel, chocolate, toffee, raisin, fig, toast, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, brown sugar, dark bread, light roast, and light herbal. Excellent aromas with great complexity, strength, and balance of malt/spice notes; very inviting. Taste of caramel, chocolate, toffee, raisin, fig, toast, dark bread, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, brown sugar, light roast, and herbal. Light spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, chocolate, dark fruit, toast, toffee, dark bread, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, light roast, and herbal on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice flavor balance, complexity, and robustness; with a great malt/spice balance; and minimal cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a creamy and fairly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a highly excellent winter warmer style! Great balance and robustness of flavors and spices; and extremely smooth to sip on. A highly enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2013 05:29:45 | More by superspak

GoatRoyal

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-18-2013 15:50:06 | More by GoatRoyal

canders0927

Texas

2.75/5  rDev -28.2%

05-16-2013 21:23:37 | More by canders0927

TXhomebrewer

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

04-16-2013 03:39:03 | More by TXhomebrewer

StArnoldFan

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

04-04-2013 01:51:24 | More by StArnoldFan

jgbiggs

Texas

3/5  rDev -21.7%

03-06-2013 17:29:42 | More by jgbiggs

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.89/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Cap to the end of a busy and crazy weekend, that snowed and freezing rain on and off the entire time, so a nice winter beer sounds good. Thanks to ApostleBrewing for this interesting beer.

Pours a big creamy thick rich almost 2 finger head that forces me to stop pouring, that fades at a med pace with nice layered lacing, over slightly clear dark mahogany brown color with faint hints of maroon light sneaking through.

NOse is explosive, dark brown malts, caramel, molasses, brown sugar, plenty of bready biscuit toasty cookie like bready malts. Big time spices, baking and holiday spices galore, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, etc etc etc!! Somewhere under that is a bit of cocoa, cocoa powder and a little bit of baking chocolate, and ginger... gingerbread cookie is def nice and strong.

Taste starts with bitter mix, between the spices, light roasty like dark malts, and faint hint of earthy hops. Then into creamy malts, creamy almost lush malts with a light possibly lactose or oats, light milk chocolate, as well as a light caramel and toasty brown malts, and into lots more biscuit and bready brown malts. Of course, big time spices, baking and holiday spices are what mostly dominate this beer, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and more gingerbread cookie. A light bitter dark chocolate and cocoa powder in the back end again, is more of a background thought but nothing big. Bitterness builds as it goes, between the spices and earthy hops both really ramping, and a light tannin flavor. Finish gets quite bitter and tannic, little salty almost astringent bitterness, plenty of lingering spices, little cocoa, brown malts, etc, quite dry too.

Mouth is med bodied, creamy, decent carb, hint of warming booze in the middle.

Overall not bad, an interesting beer overall, a bit too much on the spices and bitterness, especially as it gets tannic salty and a bit astringent on the finish, but otherwise a nice beer, I like the toasty biscuit brown malts, sweet flavors, ginger bread, light cocoa, etc, and a tasty beer overall. If this were barrel aged it would go to a whole other level I think.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2013 02:09:29 | More by jlindros

duff247

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

02-25-2013 00:49:06 | More by duff247

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

02-18-2013 03:42:01 | More by SmellsofMahagony

SFASteve

4.75/5  rDev +24%

02-17-2013 01:54:34 | More by SFASteve

HoustonZ33

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

02-13-2013 06:56:36 | More by HoustonZ33

Justin_Neff

Ohio

3.78/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured into CCB Snifter - another one received in recent haul from Azzy

A: Very dark brown, with 1 finger beige head that sits around for a decent amount of time and leaves a very nice ring around the top of the brew. Laces the glass nicely.

S: Very malty smelling. Figs, some vanilla, cocoa, and a dominant smell of cinnamon and black licorice. Very pungent - but smells nice and complex.

T: The taste follows the nose. Malty with some hop bitterness. A little caramel and dark fruity figs, but lots of cinnamon.

M: Good creamy, medium-full body. Perfect amount of carbonation.

O: I had little expectations, and I am pleasantly surprised coming out of the glass. Strong flavors and very complex - overall a good first experience with Karbach.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2013 01:19:41 | More by Justin_Neff

ScubaSteve00

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

02-01-2013 05:55:05 | More by ScubaSteve00

joshrosborne

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

01-30-2013 22:58:00 | More by joshrosborne

phishbone23

New York

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

01-25-2013 14:05:51 | More by phishbone23

afluentturtle

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +11%

01-25-2013 05:12:03 | More by afluentturtle

drummermattie02

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

01-08-2013 23:05:22 | More by drummermattie02

mcanderson0

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

01-06-2013 19:42:11 | More by mcanderson0

JohnBender

Texas

2.75/5  rDev -28.2%

01-02-2013 22:00:23 | More by JohnBender

hsus0225

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

01-02-2013 16:32:57 | More by hsus0225

cfh64

Texas

3/5  rDev -21.7%

12-30-2012 23:00:13 | More by cfh64

ronzorelli

Texas

3.03/5  rDev -20.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

I had really high hopes for this one. I really wanted to like it.

When I poured it into a chalice, it looked great. Nice dark amber, almost mahogany color. Looked like a spectacular cold weather brew.

The aromas were underwhelming. The slight punch of hops were there and the sweetness of the malt as well, but not a lot of anything really standing out besides those.

The flavor was mediocre. Not a lot going on. Picked up a weak caramel flavor, and a little honey, but mostly, just standard hops and malt. No real spices or nuances in there.

I would say it's better than anything "big beer" puts out, but there are so many great holiday/fall/winter beers out there. I wouldn't bother with this one again.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 03:13:32 | More by ronzorelli

tswater

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

12-29-2012 05:38:55 | More by tswater

PissWarmChango

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

12-28-2012 01:56:44 | More by PissWarmChango

BryanCarey

Texas

4.15/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Karbach Yule Shoot Your Eye Out Winter Warmer is spicy seasonal beer, dark brown in color, and with a nose of nutmeg, clove, chocolate, and various holiday spices. The beer produces a solid head of foam that doesn’t quit and stays with you all the way to the bottom of the glass.

This winter warmer tastes as spicy and complex as the nose leads you to believe- even more so. I get flavors of caramel malt, ginger, orange peel, chocolate, nutmeg, clove, allspice, and other assorted holiday spices. There is some dark roast in there as well, some plum, and some cherries. The flavors come together quite nicely in the finish where they blend in just the right manner to smooth out some of the initial bitterness. The mouthfeel is creamy and you get an aftertaste that is satisfying and dessert- like in many ways.

Complex beers are common during the winter season and this beer from Karbach brewing is certainly a complex brew. I like that I continue to discover more taste sensations with each sip and I even had some fun sharing a bottle with another person and comparing notes.

This dark ale is brewed and sold for only a limited time, so consumers need to seek it out quickly while supplies last. The search will be worthwhile, as this is a complex and warming beer that makes a great choice for a cool winter day.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2012 03:29:13 | More by BryanCarey