Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier

Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock
Vorchdorf, Austria

Bottle. Small and quickly disappearing off-white head. Hazy orange / brown body. Fruity and yet spicy aroma. Sweet, in fact very sweet, fruity flavor with clear notes of alcoho.

Bottle. 2005 version. Pours out a brownish red color with no head to speak of. Smell is fuity, caramel, some notes of alcohol. Taste is sweet and like caramel. Pretty much way too sweet for me to enjoy. This was a start of a bad night for me, drinking wise, and I can certainly see why. Not something I want to have again, yet I still have another bottle. Probably will throw it in the cellar for 10 more years before even considering opening this. Ugh.

Bottle: Pours a very clear persimmon color with a tiny white head that is quick do dissapate. Nose is fruity and sweet, brown sugar and a strong sense of alcohol. Taste is a lip smacking sweet with lots of fruity and a rich sugary sensation. A little malty before the alcohol kicks in. Reminds me a bit of drinking sherry.

Re-rate 1/26/08: Bottle sample at a tasting. Malty, honey, caramel. 6/3/7/3/13=3.2
Bottle. Vintage 2004. A clear red beer with a small beige head. Strong aroma with malt, alcohol, some caramel, some dark fruits, and some soy sauce. Flavor is very sweet, syrupy and malty. Some honey in the finish and lots of alcohol. Full-bodied. I have another bottle of the same vintage, maybe it will refine a bit with some age. 6/4/5/4/10=2.9

Pours a clear orange with a diminishing head. Smells of alcohol and metals. Very sweet. Aromas of Almonds and alcohol. Medium carbonation. Full bodied.

I cracked a 2004 bottle and aggressively poured it into a snifter. Prior to looking up the beer I had written in my notes: Malty nose of a Doppelbock on steroids, alcohol note, somewhat vinous in nature." Bingo! A thin white head made an appearance, followed by a ghostly white ring that briefly dallied about the edge of my glass. Appearance is that of a beautiful, crystal clear brandy. The flavor is intensely malty, deeply sweet, with a strong yet mellowed alcohol note – warming, but never hot on the palate. The body is correspondingly rich and sweet, with a finish reminiscent of maple syrup. Just pour this one over my morning pancakes, baby! There is a modest attempt to balance the sweetness, but I think the hops raised the white flag in the boil kettle. Feel free to put a bottle away early in life and share it later with your firstborn. Bye end of glass - sweet, but never cloying. I enjoyed this to the last drop!

Pours a clear medium amber, with no head whats so ever. Smell is very good, sweet. Taste? VVoVV, one of, if not THE sweetest brew I have tried. Sweet upfront with just the right alcohol burn in the finish. Awesome brew. I have been told by the powers that be that this 2005 bottle was "a young one". So i will venture back and nab a few more for the cellar.

Headless, bubbly and dark amber. Sweet malty smell. Oh lord I can see it being cloying already. Not only too sweet but it has a slight alchy burn. Ewwww! Not good not good. Kinda watery and lightly carbonated. Too sweet.... way too sweet. Gross. If you like it sweet you’ll like this. Everyone tells me to age this... the alchy burn is the only other characteristic I taste besides sweet. So why would I destroy it’s only other characteristic?