Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier

Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock
Vorchdorf, Austria

2006 bottle. Poured thick, syrupy and clear, with no real hint of a head. Sweet, with very little hint of the alcohol. I sipped this for some time with a friend, made for a pleasant evening.

’06 bottle. pours a brilliant red with zero head... the aroma is full of alcohol and fruits. Extremely smooth over the palate ... lots of stuff going on ... apples, sweet malts, alcohol, dark fruits and syrup. The alcohol kicks in on the finish with a bit of a burn.... but is very pleasant. This beer is a pleasure to drink and is a sipper. I don’t really see it being a Doppelbock - more like a strong ale. Reminds me of Dogfish 120 min or Avery’s Samael’s.... very good indeed.

2005 vintage. I have another one of these still in the cellar. I can’t believe I haven’t rated this yet. Woohoo, another >10% rating. Pours cold with no head. Aroma leaves much to be desired. Somewhat malty, and somewhat vegetal, a hint of apple and a hint of alcohol. Sweet. alcohol very noticable, especially as it burns the throat going down. The alcohol amplifies the aroma, which unfortunately isn’t that great. Low drinkability. Some raisin the aroma. Kind of reminds me a cheap white wine. Yuck.

2006- clean malty aroma.light claer reddish color. deliciously sweet flaovor that finishes very smooth. Sure it tastes of alcohol but isn’t that why we drink beer? Excellent.

bottled in 2006. pours a burnt copper with an extremely small head, more a collection of bubbles, that quickly disappear. nose of apples, other random fruit, and alcohol, lots of alcohol. flavor is very sweet and syrupy, hints of fruit and our good friend alcohol returns in a big way. for a beer as sweet as this and this much alcohol the finish is surprisingly clean with a mild alcohol burn. maybe next year I’ll grab a bottle and cellar it for a few years.

2007 12oz. bottle. Pours a mildly dark brown with a very small white head that dissapears after a few moments. Nose is raisin and plum. Flavor is very sweet malt along with raisin and plum. Some peppery spices in the mouthfeel.

’06 bottle. Pours clear dark amber with a tight, compact off white head. This is like a concentrated beer...very thick, somewhat syrupy. Reminds me of a DFH 120min and Raison D’extra a little bit. I really can’t explain the aromas going on. It just seems like there is an overabundance of everything with a generous helping of alcohol. Not your everyday drinking kind of beer. It’s a good sipper once it warms up.

Poured a thick dark amber with just a faint head that really didn’t last long at all. The nose had a bit of a sting to it, but it was also full of dark fruits and malt. The taste was initially confusing. Warmth from the alcohol was abundant. There was a sweetness like raisins with robust maltiness, and a nutty malt flavor. The finish becomes increasing unpleasant as it warms. This is a beer to have at the end of the night or as a night cap, not necessarily because of the alcohol content but because it would ruin any beer you have after it because of its over the top flavor, syrupy type content and burning ABV of 14%. Too cloying for my palate.