Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier

Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock
Vorchdorf, Austria

Poured a thick dark amber with just a faint head that really didn’t last long at all. The nose had a bit of a sting to it, but it was also full of dark fruits and malt. The taste was initially confusing. Warmth from the alcohol was abundant. There was a sweetness like raisins with robust maltiness, and a nutty malt flavor. The finish becomes increasing unpleasant as it warms. This is a beer to have at the end of the night or as a night cap, not necessarily because of the alcohol content but because it would ruin any beer you have after it because of its over the top flavor, syrupy type content and burning ABV of 14%. Too cloying for my palate.

Brutal one, like a cognac...Orange-copper body, the head dies quickly. Fig and raisins, liqueric aroma. Sweet flavour of dried fruits, raisins chocolate and cognac. The beer warms me up with the high alcohol percentage, but the alcohol is well hidden in the face of the concentration.. The beer has a big personality... But not a doppelbock, it is rather malt liquor...

I feel like I am drinking this 25 years too soon, but want to try this before I kick off. Poured a reddish brown with a small head. Good lacing. Nose of raisins and figs,. Very rich and smooth mouthfeel. One of those rare beers that manages to be sweet and still have a long bitter finish. Amazing stuff.

A- Pours copper with quite a bit of visible carbonation. Head is large and fizzy to begin with but dies down shortly thereafter. S- Smells sweet, dark fruits with a stinging alcohol that hits the nose. T- Tastes fruity and sweet. Berries and apricot hit the palate along with hints of alcohol that are masked fairly well for 14 percent. M- Mouthfeel is thick and carbonated. D- This is definitely one to sip on. Alcohol is very apparent, but for 14 percent, it isn’t bad...quite the opposite. I enjoyed having it but more than one at a sitting would be too much.

It is the Rarest beer in all the world. Well, maybe not. But it was pretty good. Very sweet and sticky. 2006 vintage. Great aroma, like a delicious weizenbock. I enjoyed it thoroughly. 2007 beer both looked and tasted differently. Mabe not as full or complex as 2006. Tasted a little bit of raisins here.

3-24-08 bottle shared by aceofhearts
Clear amber with no head. Smells of booze out of a paper bag. Heavy burnt caramel flavor. Very warm and "hot". To much alcohol present. Not my preferred beer.

It’s big, it’s sweet and it’s chewy. Big and rich with some sfruitiness and booze. Not the worst, but far from the best...

[Vintage 2004, sampled 2006]. Amber with almost no head. It’s a heavy beer, no doubt about it, with a sweet aroma and flavour of raisin, dades, caramel, alcohol. It is simlar to port, but fortunately neither extremely cloying nor overwhelmingly alcohol driven.