 lithy (1800), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 8, 2009 Noogfest High 5. Sample from a bottle thanks to unclejedi. 1996 Vintage. Still brown-orange with a thin white cover. Aroma is brown sugar, sweet malts. Taste has hints of the alcohol, more brown sugar, maple syrup, dark fruits, licorice.
jcwattsrugger (5573), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 8, 2009 ’96 Samiclaus [Switzerland]-11.2oz bottle @Noogfest High5 Thanks unclejedi & purplehat–pours no head and dark brown color. Aroma is dark malt-licorice/molasses, dark fruit-raisin. Taste is dark malt-licorice/molasses, dark fruit-raisin, earthy.
SETANTA (581), Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 24, 2009 Strong heavy dark fruit aroma and flavor. Heavily balanced towards malt... bottle should say: "don’t make any fookin plans"
trevor211 (518), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 14, 2009 Big thanks to ajm for the bottle - so glad I got to try this one, as I’ve been hearing about how much better it was before Schloss Eggenberg took over. Pours an incredibly murky dark brown, with zero head. Only a few bubbles remain on top. Smells like someone is baking cookies. Molasses, allspice and cloves, with some chocolate and toffee, and cherry cordials. I honestly can’t believe this has 14% - I’d have guessed 7 or 8 - so unbelievably smooth. Like a candy in a glass. Truly like a fully mellowed version of the newer Samichlaus. Almost cloyingly sweet, and very, very thick. Coats your mouth completely. Totally crazy brew.
tjthresh (1780), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 7, 2009 Pours murky brown with no head. Boat loads of dark fruits and a bit of oxidation. It reeks of toffee and some chocolate and all kinds of yummy stuff. Full and rich yummy robust candy bar flavors. But not sweet at all. Full body and still some nice carbonation. Really everything I’d hoped to get. This is probably the finest vintage beer I’ve had.
kiwibt (51), , New Zealand
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 28, 2009 1988 bottle, tasting notes from 1990
Dark brown/red with small head.
Aroma of alcohol,chocolate,xmas pudding.
Taste is syrupy,sweet chocolate, with pudding fruity malt with pronounced alcohol.
A bit of a beer experiance tasted a long time ago, a remember it being almost too sweet syrupy and the alcohol being pronounced( as you would expect), would of liked to have aged some to see how it changed over the years.
Would of been great to sip away next to winters fire.
Bullit (1392), Glasgow, Scotland
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 16, 2009 Dark red-brown colour. Aroma has malts, spices and dark fruits. Flavour of dark fruits, spices and toasted malts. Rich and bold flavours. Very nice.
KAggie97 (2479), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 4, 2009 1993 Vintage. Holy moly! Pours a thick, chocolate milk brown with little or no head. It’s more like a syrup in appearance than it is a beer. Aroma is straight-up alcoholic dark fruit with chocolate coffee beans. Flavor is a rush of intense alcohol tapered by a sweet and bitter chocolate covered fruit presence. Hints of coffee and liquor settle in the finish. Thick, syrupy mouthfeel. Not so much a beer as it is an experience. And an experience I’d love to have again someday.
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