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Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier

Percentile
88
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock

Vorchdorf, Austria

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
10633.51/5.03.5/5.014%82.4Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
The once strongest beer in the world is back ! Brewed only once a year on December 6. Samichlaus is aged for 10 months before bottling. This beer is perhaps the rarest in the world. Samichlaus may be aged for many years to come. Older vintages become more complex with a creamy warming finish. Serve with hardy robust dishes and desserts, particulary with chocolates, or as an after dinner drink by itself. Brewed under the exclusive licence of Feldschlösschen-Hürlimann-Holding, Switzerland.
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 l1br4r14n (286), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/105/518/20
Jul 11, 2009    Updated: Aug 24, 2009
2007 bottle. Pours a clear mahogany with no head. Aroma is sweet malt, grapes, and sherry-like qualities. Flavor is sweet syrupy malt, grapes, plums, caramel and some alcohol in the finish. Delicious!! Had a 2006 bottle on 8/23/09. Truly amazing. Putting a few bottles in my cellar.


 Rustyham (565), miami, Florida, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/518/20
Jul 11, 2009  
Deep blood red color with a brown tint. Very gothy beer- lots of cinnamon, prunes, plums and alcohol. A little caramel in the mix. Fantastic stuff. Bottle at Gulf Liquors, Miami Beach.


 joshwilfong (784), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jul 8, 2009  
syrupy brown appearance with mild white head. nose of booze and dark crystal malt very little bitterness and very little hop flavor. a ton of malt flavor, likely munich and though i imagine it isn’t crystal, it sure tastes like it. the residual sugars prolong the flavor and though after knowing it is a lager, you can tell, but otherwise you would think this is an old ale. solid, if not a peculiar dopplebock


 MrRoss (617), Delta, British Columbia, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/514/20
Jul 8, 2009  
Pouring with almost no head above a clear and brown body, the aroma was immediately giving away some dark fruit and spices. Oh yes, and some alcohol, too. Tasted like a lot of alcohol, too, but not in an overpowering way. Wonder what a bomber of this stuff would do to you? Taste was sweet but not cloying, rather like an uber Quad, along with a quite solid mouthfeel. Sweet at the finish. A most memorable beer.


 Bragesnak (2257), Aarhus, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 7, 2009  
Fredagsbaren på Biologi, Aarhus, DK. Bottled. Amber with white head. Aroma of malt, fruit and alcohol. Flavor is mush alcohol and notes of malt


 cgarvieuk (4183), Edinburgh, Scotland
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Jul 2, 2009  
Lovely dark copper ... with very light lacing and little bubbles ... sweet cherry fruits nose... rich sharp alcohol ... some toffee ... quite a lot of pine ... fair bite .... syrupy ... just too alcoholic ... but an ok nip.


 danielyabu (287), União da Vitória, Brazil
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 1, 2009  
brown thick body small head mostly diminishing longevity. aroma: alcohol, dried fruits. flavor: heavy sweet and lightly bitter, it lacks balance. palate: lively carbonation, medium body, alcoholic finish and watery/oily texture. too alcoholic and too sweet


 Haslinger (647), Syracuse, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 29, 2009  
2007 bottle. Pours out dark and thick into a snifter. VERY winey nose but not overpowering just strong. nice strong fruit taste with definitely noticeable alcohol presence. Kind of syrupy mouthfeel and aftertaste is alcohol and fruit. Really good but wouldn’t drink it everyday. a solid cigar beer.



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