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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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 blipp (1638), Newark, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
May 20, 2008  
Bottle. Pours dark red with a thin beige head. Heavy fruity aroma with cherry, raisin, apricot and just a touch of alcohol. Flavor brings more of a plum and fig character, still with raisin and a touch of cherry. Alcohol is hardly detectable in the taste. Very nice.


 dkoonce (883), People’s Republic of Athens, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/105/515/20
May 18, 2008  
2006 bottle. Poured thick, syrupy and clear, with no real hint of a head. Sweet, with very little hint of the alcohol. I sipped this for some time with a friend, made for a pleasant evening.


 craftbeerdesign (744), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
May 16, 2008  
’06 bottle. pours a brilliant red with zero head... the aroma is full of alcohol and fruits. Extremely smooth over the palate ... lots of stuff going on ... apples, sweet malts, alcohol, dark fruits and syrup. The alcohol kicks in on the finish with a bit of a burn.... but is very pleasant. This beer is a pleasure to drink and is a sipper. I don’t really see it being a Doppelbock - more like a strong ale. Reminds me of Dogfish 120 min or Avery’s Samael’s.... very good indeed.


 wetherel (1589), Encinitas, California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/512/20
May 16, 2008  
2005 vintage. I have another one of these still in the cellar. I can’t believe I haven’t rated this yet. Woohoo, another >10% rating. Pours cold with no head. Aroma leaves much to be desired. Somewhat malty, and somewhat vegetal, a hint of apple and a hint of alcohol. Sweet. alcohol very noticable, especially as it burns the throat going down. The alcohol amplifies the aroma, which unfortunately isn’t that great. Low drinkability. Some raisin the aroma. Kind of reminds me a cheap white wine. Yuck.


tarc (47), New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
May 15, 2008  
2006- clean malty aroma.light claer reddish color. deliciously sweet flaovor that finishes very smooth. Sure it tastes of alcohol but isn’t that why we drink beer? Excellent.


 afireinside96 (826), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/513/20
May 10, 2008  
bottled in 2006. pours a burnt copper with an extremely small head, more a collection of bubbles, that quickly disappear. nose of apples, other random fruit, and alcohol, lots of alcohol. flavor is very sweet and syrupy, hints of fruit and our good friend alcohol returns in a big way. for a beer as sweet as this and this much alcohol the finish is surprisingly clean with a mild alcohol burn. maybe next year I’ll grab a bottle and cellar it for a few years.


greenleaf (90), Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/58/104/514/20
May 3, 2008  
2007 12oz. bottle. Pours a mildly dark brown with a very small white head that dissapears after a few moments. Nose is raisin and plum. Flavor is very sweet malt along with raisin and plum. Some peppery spices in the mouthfeel.


 hoplover406 (204), Crofton, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 2, 2008  
’06 bottle. Pours clear dark amber with a tight, compact off white head. This is like a concentrated beer...very thick, somewhat syrupy. Reminds me of a DFH 120min and Raison D’extra a little bit. I really can’t explain the aromas going on. It just seems like there is an overabundance of everything with a generous helping of alcohol. Not your everyday drinking kind of beer. It’s a good sipper once it warms up.



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