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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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 larsniclas (3382), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Jan 10, 2009  
[Bottled] Dark orange. Small white head. Warm, vinous, fruity aroma. Thick and oily palate. Very sweet, with notes of honey, and malty with a bit too much alcohol in the finish.


 bu11zeye (5442), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 6, 2009  
(330ml bottle, 2007 vintage, courtesy of blutt59) Pours a clear golden body with a spare white head. Aroma of apple, alcohol burn, and mustiness. Flavor of yeast, fruitiness, almonds, and alcohol. A bit hot as expected for a young Schloss Eggenberg beer. I look forward to trying this vintage again in about five years to see how it matures.


 jrob21 (1258), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 5, 2009  
Pours a pretty delicious looking dark orange amber clear color. At first out of the fridge it reminds me more of an orange liquor. As it warms you get a little more toasted grain and malt. Aroma is sugary and slightly alcoholic. Finish is a little hot after you get some grassy kind of hops snuck in there.


 FrankJohansen (3367), Århus-Randers Crew, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Jan 3, 2009  
Bottle. Clear golden colour with a medium white head. Rich malty aroma and taste with notes of fruits and alcohol. Thick palate. Alcoholic finish.


 omhper (12171), Stockholm, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/515/20
Dec 30, 2008  
<i>Bottled. </i> Thick clear amber, no head. Sweaty meaty malt aroma. Thick and syrupy with vast and deep malt character. Sweet and chewy, soft and pleasant, just loads of malt. Warming and intense with low hop rate and bitterness.


 HonkeyBra (1326), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 28, 2008  
Bad ass brew. Got it on tap at the HopCat. Thick, amber pour. Sweet aroma of spice, yeast, caramel. Taste is sweet, christmasy, tasty. Lots of caramel, honey, brown sugar. Alcohol is apparent, and its a very slow sipper. Still, really cool.


 joeyplush (335), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/512/20
Dec 26, 2008    Updated: Dec 27, 2008
Pours a medium to dark gold color with virtually no head and no visible lacing. Aroma of very light citrus hops, yeast, and a very faint hint of licorice. And when I swirled the beer, I swear I caught light aromas of tomato sauce. Flavor is slightly medicinal, with the flavor of hops lightly evident, sweetness, and a feeling of stickiness in the finish.


 tronraner (1913), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 26, 2008  
Bottle at Xmas Eve Eve Eve. Pours brassy color with small offwhite head. The aroma is alcohol and very sweet malt. The flavor is much the same, with a strong, almost overwhelming, honeyish sweetness.



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