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Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier

Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier - Doppelbock

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 Percentile 
88
overall
Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock

Vorchdorf, Austria

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10463.5/5.03.5/5.014%81.8Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass
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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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 rustychiles (997), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Mar 5, 2008  
Pours a clear amber with 1 finger of head. Aroma of fruits, malt, caramel and booze. The taste consists of sweet malty fruityness with a slight alcohol overtone. World’s rarest beer??? I doubt it, but I do enjoy trying this one once a year......no more.....no less because it hides it’s alcohol well and is a pretty unique brew.


 gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 2, 2008    Updated: Jun 4, 2008
Bottle. Pours a clear copper color, with a small millimeter-width of head, and very drippy lacing. Aromas of plum, banana, apricot, dark candy, slight alcohol. Sweet flavors, mostly plum, apricot....some watermelon and apples thrown in. Definitely a dark candy feel. Apricot, molasses. Syrupy body, sticky mouthfeel. Smooth finish. Very drinkable, considering the ABV.


 faroeviking (6016), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 2, 2008  
Bottle. Vintage 2003. Nice amber colour. Sweet malty alco bit dark fruity aroma. The flavour is sweet and malty with dark fruits, caramel and alcohol. Nice brew indeed.


 lampeno420 (321), Zeeland, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 24, 2008  
Bottled 2004. Funky smell to it. Didn’t quite think it was "the worlds most extraordinary beverage, but very nice. Heavy toffee taste and thick syrup all the way through. Lots of hot alcohol which demands sips. Interesting thick flavor.


 vadavid (131), Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Feb 24, 2008    Updated: Feb 27, 2008
Pours a clear dark amber with a thin head. There’s little carbonation and the aroma is sweet malt and alcohol. The flavor is syrupy sweet but not in a bad way at all. There’s a dark fruit aspect to it as well. It is apparent that this is a high alcohol drink and meant to be sipped. The mouthfeel is slick and warming. I had tasted some 1995 and 1996 vintage Samichlaus recently and decided I really wanted to put some away for a few years. However, this drink is such an enjoyable nightcap that I’m not sure my stash will stay untouched.


 uhre (339), Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/513/20
Feb 17, 2008  
It’s very sweet with malt and alcohol in the aroma. There is no head on it and the colour is copper. The flavor is sweet and malty with a burn from the alcohol. The aftertaste is bitter. The palate is suprisingly thick. Great for desserts.


 mybestfriend (261), Gothenburg, Sweden
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 16, 2008    Updated: Feb 17, 2008
Bottle - vintage 2006. (Aged for a bit more than a year). Pours amber with a slightly tanned head. The aroma is warm with dried fruits, toffee, milk chocolate and a lingering note of port. Nice! The taste is very(!) sweet with notes of dried fruits, caramel and alcohol (giving the beer some medicinal notes). In the finish I got some sweet liquorice with a great bitterness. Really nice! (9/4/8/4/18 = 4.4).
Bottle - vintage 2007. (Not aged at all). Pours orange with a white head. On the nose you get some dried fruits, milk chocolate, almond paste and alcohol. The taste is concentrated (think liqueur) and very sweet with notes of golden syrup, caramel, dried fruits, some burning alcohol and some malt. The finish is both salty and sweet. Shows its potential and screams to be put away for some years (7/4/7/4/15 = 3.7).


 SledgeJr (2957), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Feb 13, 2008  
Vintage 2004 in the bottle. Thanks to Matt M. for the beer. Pours bright amber with a rapidly subsiding white head. Slightly doughy aroma. A hybrid between beer and scotch, I would say. Has a medium, not thick body, which is hard to imagine at this abv. The high alcohol is very well-masked for this amount of heat. Fairly quick finish, but leaves a medicinal taste in your mouth.



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