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Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier Helles

Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier Helles - Doppelbock

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 Percentile 
77
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock

Vorchdorf, Austria

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2443.34/5.03.33/5.0Winter14%60.8Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
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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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 TBone (6678), Pori, Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Bottled (vintage 2007). Light amber-copper color, small white head. Caramelly ryeish malty nose. Very sweet, full body. Molasses, raisins, toffee .. soft sweet palate. Not as alcoholic as one may think. Alcohol comes in the aftertaste, when beer is warming in the stomage. Ryeish malty, sugary aftertaste with notes of lime candy.


 Dickinsonbeer (3434), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 6, 2009  
Bottle shared by someone at RLB. Pours a deep honey copper and a thinning fizzy head. Aroma is super sweet, honey, lightly toasted malts, and lgihtly floral. Alcohol comes through a bit as it warms seems a bit too syruipy, honey, and floral, fusels, slight citrus twang in the end and a super sweet cloying finish. Meh.


 Maria (6056), Thisted, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Feb 3, 2009  
It is orange-golden with a small head. The aroma has sweetness and notes of malt, peach and citrus. The flavour has a strong sweetness and notes of alcohol, malt, light raisin and candy sugar. The finish has notes of citrus combined with peppery alcohol. IMO the alcohol is very dominating, but in spite of that it has quite a nice balance.


 ekstedt (2411), Göteborg, Sweden
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/510/20
Feb 3, 2009  
Bottle (33 cl) from Systembolaget. Clear amber, thin brief head. Alcoholic, caramely, sugary, quite sweet. Surprisingly thin body for the abv.


 gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/54/103/510/20
Feb 2, 2009  
11.2 fl oz bottle, thanks to ekstedt! On Februay 2, 2009. Bottled in 2007
Clear amber color, very small white head. Malty, sweet, alcohol scent with some spices and hints of hops. Sweet, very sweet, alcohol taste. Long sweet alcohol aftertaste. Medium, smooth mouthfeel, grassy bitterness.


 DSG (1501), Tel Aviv, Israel
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Bottle sample at a tasting. 2007 bottle. Clear golden. Aroma of alcohol, malt, caramel and some fresh fruit notes. Sickly sweet malty flavor with caramel and alcohol. Medium, a bit oily, body.


 dkachur (2318), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 30, 2009  
11.2 ounce bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, VA. Pours an amber color with a medium head. Poor head retention and lacing. Aroma of stone fruits, toasted malts and subtle booze. Taste is toasted malts, caramel, candi sugar. VERY sweet, reminding me of iced tea, with of course we here in the Southern United States generally prepare as tea flavored sugar water. Anyway. Full bodied.


 zvikar (414), Tel-Aviv, Israel
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/105/513/20
Jan 27, 2009  
Orange juice with no head, aroma of pure alcohole and vanilla, grape juice cinnamon and vodka like alcohole. OK



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