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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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 goldtwins (4079), Nesconset, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Feb 18, 2008  
Bottle @ Liar’s Club Grand Opening. Poured a clear golden color with a small white head. Sweet fruity aroma with light notes of alcohol. Malty sweet flavor and estery. Warming with a medium-full body.


 uhre (339), Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/101/57/101/515/20
Feb 17, 2008  
Aroma malty and sweet, but first you smell the alcohol. No head and looks like a pilsner. The flavor is too sweet and too much alcohol. Perhaps it will be good to age it.


 Palidor19 (1772), Brandon, Florida, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Feb 13, 2008  
Packs a powerful punch that does let go. The first sip hits you hard with with dark caramel malts. The nose and aroma will knock anything back. The only downside is a slight corn after taste. Get this, try it.


 nick76 (2656), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/105/514/20
Feb 13, 2008  
The aroma is not what I was expecting. It’s almost malt liquor like with corn, sugar, and alcohol. The appearance is orange with an average head. The flavor is special. It’s sweet and rich with malt and elements from the aroma. The palate is thick. Overall it’s one I would have again.


 gotbeach (136), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/515/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Pours red with diminishing ring head. Fruit (passion fruit) aroma. Sweet. Perhaps too sweet for now, but maybe next year....


 Guinness4Duff (507), Tallahassee (and Poconos, PA), Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/515/20
Feb 9, 2008  
pours a golden orange with no head. Smells like alchohol and sweet malt. Sweet caramel flavor, no bitterness. not as flavorful as the black label sami, but still very good.


 PorterPounder (3137), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 5, 2008  
Tallahassee, Fl. - Liquor Loft - 11.2 oz bottle. Dark golden pour, glistening, think gasoline; wispy white head clinging for life in the alcohol. Some maple syrup in the aroma with hints of alcohol, some molasses; not as aromatic as the flavor would lead one to believe. Flavor has hints of molasses, cotton candy, cognac. Strong and bold, yet smooth and satisfying. Hint of licorice in the finish. Good sipping material for the winter. Thick, creamy mouthfeel - sticks to your ribs. Rather enjoyed this one.


 NicerInPerson (337), North of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Feb 3, 2008  
The aroma was malty with a strong presence of alcohol and a lightly spicy hop presence. The aroma contained a light sweetness and a fruitiness of light raisins and perhaps currants which were trounced by the level of alcohol. The beer poured into the glass clear golden with a head which left in an instant. The flavor was malty with alcohol and a strong nutty impression. The sweetness was tempered by alcohol and a lightly spicy hop flavor and a bit of peppery phenolic. The caramel was notable, but was not overly sweet. Alcohol was strong in the flavor. The finish was dry with lasting alcohol and light raisins into the aftertaste. The body was medium-full, oh heck, it was full with no real carbonation. The alcohol was HUGE throughout and left a strong warming impression into the aftertaste. This one is not a pleasure to consume and is mostly comprised of alcohol. 11.2 ounce bottle, bottled in 2007.



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