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Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier Helles

Percentile
77
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock

Vorchdorf, Austria

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2473.34/5.03.33/5.0Winter14%60.7Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
Samichlaus is brewed once a year on December 6, and is aged for 10 months before bottling. It is one of the rarest specialties in the world. Samichlaus may be aged in the bottle for many years to come, as older vintages become more complex. Brilliant deep amber, complex dry toasted malt nose and huge intensely sweet palate. The 2007 bottling is the first bottling since 1986.
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 Barrios (858), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 23, 2009  
Pours a fading off-white head with a clear, pale copper body. Aromas of malted grain, toffee, and grassy hops. Flavors of dried fruit due to alcohol and the concentration of malted grain. Thick, oily, heavy body. Sweet. Goes down poorly.


 MmmcKay (276), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Nov 23, 2009  
Transparent and copper in color. Smells of sweet bread, malt, and caramel. Tastes like sweet bread, icing, honey, and alcohol. Good malt presence. High alcohol isn’t overwhelming.


 pivnizub (5002), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/104/515/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Bottle:Clear, copper coloured, small foamy layer; sweet caramel, toasted malt raisins and nuts in the nose, a tinge of molasses detectable, too; full bodied, solid sweet flavour; vinous, sweet and warming finish with a light alcohol burn. Fine winter-warmer..........


 beerlady (453), lucerne, Switzerland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 16, 2009  
clearer bronzeish golden beer with a slightly offwhite head, head is dissapearing quickly. smells fruity in a fruitpunch-like way, hot alcohol, even a little bit harsh. in mouth, fruitpunchlike fruityness, and dried plums, alcohol is really warming, .aftertaste is warm alcohol, fruitpunch, some hops, bittersweet


 douglas88 (1582), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 4, 2009  
12 oz bottle from the Boise co-op. 2007 edition. Pours a clear copper color with a small bubbly head that fights to stay alove, but loses. A sweet fruity aroma; apples, rich malts, alcohol. A sweet flavor of apples, rich malts, a slight brandy aspect here, and lots of warmth of course. A sipper for sure. Not bad at all. Tasty and nice for what it is: more of a dessert.


skbohler (3), USA
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4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/515/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Tried the 2007 vintage yesterday at Mahar’s in Albany. Instantly one of my top 5 beers ever. Mind you, I like a strong alcohol back-bone. Great aroma of German malts, and alcolhol. Low IBU’s as appropriate. Best poured in a brandy snifter at about 60 degrees.


soapbox (16), Alabama, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/512/20
Sep 23, 2009  
This beer feels fizzy and tastes fruity. A little expensive. Definitely worth trying. Afterwards though, I’d just opt for a cheap Lithuanian Werewolf.



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