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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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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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 Hazmatt (363), Virginia, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/105/519/20
Oct 1, 2007  
2006. Bottle. Pours a deep amber with ruby edging and hardly any head. Aroma is very fuity with cherries dominating. Port like, vinous and full bodied. A heavy caramel malt or toffee flavor with subdued esters in the background. Complex and very smooth, deceptively smooth. Slightly warming but alcohol is well hidden. Excellent.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 30, 2007    Updated: Jan 17, 2009

Name: Samichlaus
Date: February 24, 2003
Mode: Bottle
Source: Belmont Station, Portland
Vintage: 2000
Appearance: Hazy dark amber, almost headless
Aroma: sugary sweet malt aroma
Body: big body
Flavor: strong malt flavor, lots of carmel sweetness until the end, a short burst of alcohol up the nose during the finish

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4

Name: Samichlaus
Date: January 02, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Vintage: 2007
Appearance: clear dark red, wispy grey head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet malty aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: big sweet malt flavor, dark caramel sweetness, light earthyness adds a bit of balance and keeps it from being too sweet, touch of hot caramel
Overall: the overwhelming sweetness of fresh sami is subdued on draft

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4

The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 dkachur (2316), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/512/20
Sep 29, 2007  
Bottle. Light bronze color. Little head. Faint but pleasing aroma. Strong flavor... a little overly sweet, but with a nice finish.


 TrevorFloyd (309), Connecticut, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 26, 2007  
Light in color for a doppel, and the aroma came off as a bit weak, but this thing has enough flavor to make it up. Thick honey, some floral flavors, and a warming feeling of alcohol without a big alcohol flavor. Would be better on a colder night, I think.


 tarjei (1741), Bryne, Norway
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 24, 2007    Updated: Nov 19, 2008
330 ml bottle. Lovely amber color, small beige head. It´s very sweet and very fruity. Smells almost like gasoline... Alcohol is well hidden. This beer makes me happy.


 RSRIZZO (1345), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
Sep 23, 2007  
Had this beer on 8/5/2007 and it was a 2005 bottling. Aroma is rich and sweet, seems to be a bit like a Barley Wine. Color is a clear brown with very good carbonation and a thin loose head that dissipates instantly. Taste is rich and sweet. Starting with a full/medium body that gives you a sweet mouth feel right away and then goes down with a crisp feel that has a sweet sharp feel coming in at the end. The finish is a rich caramel sweetness that rides out with an alcohol feel warming you on the end. In the after taste there is a mild bitterness that fades in giving a faint dry feel after you sit a bit. I think it is more a Barley Wine then a Malt Liquor, but either way it is a great Winter brew.


 Grovlam (3790), Copenhagen, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 15, 2007  
Bottle. Small beige creamy head that mostly diminished. Spare lacework. Clear and surprisingly sparkling body with an amber color. Explosive cherry notes of alcohol and dried fruit. Raisins, date, caramelized, cookie and nutty. Light grainy feel over the palate. Hint of alcohol in the sniff. Very full bodied with a somewhat thick texture, alcohol warming and a soft carbonation. Heavy sweet flavor with light alcoholic bitterness. Lovely lingering and warming raisin finish.


 elmatador00 (518), j-action-ville, North Carolina, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 13, 2007  
Pours a dark translucent brown with a tan head. Amazing tastes of caramel, figs, spices. Alcohol is masked very well. Very smooth. Not a lot of carbonation. Finishes sweet.



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