 scrizzz (1266), kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 4, 2008 Honeycomb aroma with alcohol heat like a barleywine, light clear amber. Incredibly complex: pine, honey, orange syrup, sunshine and happiness. Thickest Helles I have ever met, more approachable and with more distinct flavors than the more popular cousin.
TomDecapolis (3150), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 1, 2008 2007 Bottle. Pours a mostly translucent golden with orange notes and a medium bubbly/creamy white head that left lacing. Aroma of sweet malts, tropical fruits, vanilla, melons, apple and light grainy notes. Overall sweet and syrupy aroma...but in a good way. Flavor of green apples, honey, sweet syrupy malt, light grainy notes, light alchol burn, tropical fruits, grapes...and yeah sweet. I enjoyed this one...but was a bit sweet and malty. Toffee/toasted malt burps.
larsga (2959), Oslo, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 1, 2008 Small offwhite head. Light amber body. Deep fruity straw, malt and alcohol aroma. Deep intense malty strawberry and alcohol taste with straw and caramel notes. Smooth, round mouthfeel. Some alcohol heat. Bitter straw and malts aftertaste with alcohol and strawberry notes. Very nice and rounded, dangerously easily drinkable. (0.33l bottle from gr0ve.)
krysztofar (344), belleville, Illinois, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 30, 2008 11.2 thanks jim! vibrant bronze color. low carbonation. quickly vanishing head. Aroma is vanilla cream melons and strong berry fruit. strawberries? intensely sweet start. high alcohol is noticed but mostly in the body and texture. finish is actually quite clean. light hop bitterness. a little sticky, but not what i would call cloying. spicy finish is perfect.
nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 30, 2008 33 cl. Clear, orange-copper with a small spit of head. Aromas of sherry and light fruit, maybe a hint of oak. Flavor is mild cherry and cream, tannins and red wine. Light-medium body is smoothish, dry and lightly tingly, with a chest-warming finish.
trevor211 (504), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 28, 2008 Pours orange-amber, with a very thin head. Sweet fruits glazed with honey in the aroma. Flavor pulls through - honey (like a mead), very sweet, syrupy and boozy. Some grain, too - almost brings raisin bran to mind. Far more bearable than the other Samichlaus, in my mind. Manages to stay a bit cleaner than the other one - though this could be because this glass was on draft...
KnutAlbert (3124), Oslo, Norway
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 28, 2008 Very stron sweet fruit. Figs.
Vinous, strong alcohol warming. Well hopped, not quite as sweet as expected.
sayravai (3729), Helsinki, Finland
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Nov 27, 2008 (Bottled) Hazy golden with almost no head. Aroma of strong, sweet-honeyish, pale malt - and alcohol. Very sweet, grainy-pale-malty flavor with moderate hoppiness. Medium to full body, very sweet-sugary, low carbonation. What on earth have they been thinking? An ultra-sweet malt liquour with nothing in common with the real Samichlaus... except the name.
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