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Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier

Percentile
88
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock

Vorchdorf, Austria

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
10573.51/5.03.5/5.014%82Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
The once strongest beer in the world is back ! Brewed only once a year on December 6. Samichlaus is aged for 10 months before bottling. This beer is perhaps the rarest in the world. Samichlaus may be aged for many years to come. Older vintages become more complex with a creamy warming finish. Serve with hardy robust dishes and desserts, particulary with chocolates, or as an after dinner drink by itself. Brewed under the exclusive licence of Feldschlösschen-Hürlimann-Holding, Switzerland.
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 Dedollewaitor (3649), Odense, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 20, 2009  
Bottle @ Løvbjerg, Odense. Pours slight unclear copper with a small stable white foam and lacings. Nose is strong and sweet of malts, sugar, fruits and alcohol. Smooth and medium bodied. Taste is caramel, prune, sugar and alcohol. Very syrupy. Of course the ABV is overpowering. But a true sipper for sure. Warmth...


 jimmay (203), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Mar 15, 2009  
330 ml bottle. Pours dark, reddy brown, with little head. Sweet, slightly alchohol aroma, nice hidden. Taste is very sweet, with hints of caramel and prune. Definitely a dessert beer. Actually, very similar taste to port. Very little achohol, given the amount in here!


 Fred82 (373), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/514/20
Mar 14, 2009  
341ml bottle from SAQ. Poured amber red with almost no head. Aroma is prunes and hints of raisins. Some sweetness also. Taste is sweet prunes. Quite sweet. Some carbonation on the mouth. Alcohol is quite discrete considering the amoint. Warm effect on the finish. Nice overall but not much my type. Too much prunes I think. Rating #62.


 Nordcore (271), North of, Norway
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/511/20
Mar 8, 2009  
Apperance; Redish, clear with almost no sparkling at all. The small white/red dissapears fast. Powerfull aroma, with a sence of raisin and strog caramel. Very strong, like some liqour. Probably served best with some strong and spicy food, I did not, so mabye I have to try it again, and store it for some years before I open?


 zapprentice (310), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 7, 2009  
Not much of a nose, kind of dead. Some sugar, caramel notes. Taste is high in alcohol, malty, sugary nutty. very interesting if you havent had this type before. but overall just ok


 ruggedman (616), Portland, Maine, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/515/20
Mar 5, 2009  
Bottle at Novare Res. Brewed 12/6/06. Holy alcohol. Pours an orange dark color. Very little fizz, if any at all. It’s almost like sweet malt juice, with a ton of alcohol thrown in . Aromas of sweet sugar, caramel, dark fruits, and nice maltiness. It’s a little bit sweet for my tastes, about half a bottle would have done me good. It’s a powerful little brew.


 jimmack34 (560), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Mar 3, 2009  
Gotta thank my buddy in Cali for sending me this one. Awesome. Nice dark pour, nice dessert smells, and awesome going down. Smells of caramel, hazelnut, almond, and dark fruits. Tastes of honey, nutty, raisin, plum, and oak. Nice long aftertaste. Warms you up. Very good stuff.


BillyMidnight (41), Alberta, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Mar 3, 2009  
Certainly a beer to separate the men from the boys. Smacks you in the mouth with a syrupy taste of dark fruit and hazelnut. Drinks more like a fizzy liqueur than a beer. A fine alternative to port, dessert and consciousness.



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