Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier

Brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Style: Doppelbock
Vorchdorf, Austria

Bottle. Clear, deep copper colour with a fast disappearing head. Sweet, nutty raisins aroma. Nutty flavours with raisins and a good deal of alcohol, ending on a dry, nutty alcoholic note. Slightly metallic. Full-bodied, with not enough carbonation to match, a bit sickly. Not a favourite, I am afraid.

This is not a good doppelbock. Exceptionally sweet, cloying, candy smell and taste. Color is clear amber and bubbly, nothing like a good doppelbock. Alcohol plainly obvious in this muddled mess. I found this to be okay when I had one outside in twenty degrees tailgating. But setting down to rate it, its flaws unravelled before me.

12 oz bottle. poured with almost no head. orange/brown color. strong sweet alcohol aroma. sweet flavor (muscadine grape? anyone else get that?), and a strong alcohol taste that is consistant throughout. warming like that of cognac, brandy. a definate slow sipper. i enjoyed it.

Draft. Age unknown. Clear copper and dark honey colored body with pretty much no head. Sweet and ripe nose of light spices, sticky malt syrup, port, basically a scent that’s hard to describe - some old fruit, some vegetables, some maple syrup and some nutmeg or cinnamon. Sticky, sweet and vinuous on the tongue, immensely thick and cloying, tasting of dates and wood with a huge dose of what tastes like homebrew malt extract syrup. The alcohol plays out very well, and I usually find these high gravity sweet brews unpleasent, but this one is appreciated.

I recall having this beer a few years back and enjoying it. I saw it at BevMo tonight and picked it up. Wow was I disappointed. The aroma is very harsh. Appearance is its saving grace, nice dark brown thats crystal clear. Mouthfeel is very harsh with a lingering aftertaste. All you can taste is the alcohol and its poorly masked. A horrid drink.

Striking medium brown color with a strong hue. Aroma of sweet malt, dried fruit, and some toasty undertones. Very sweet with a bitter hops and alcohol finish. I kept asking myself if I was drinking a barleywine... It is quite smooth although the alcohol is certainly present on the finish. Overall, a nice effort, but is a bit too pricy for me - I’ll stick with a Celebrator.

Bottled 2006, 11.2 oz bottle. Pours reddish copper color with no head. Sweat aroma and alcohol. Taste of sweat malt and a creamy alcohol finish with no after taste. A very outstanding beer even with the high alcohol %. I wish I pick-up more of this beer.

Virtually no head, clear body, crimson red hue. For the aroma I think I picked up on the following: alcohol, port, raisin, maybe plum, maybe cherry. The initial flavor is sweet, finishes with a strong, sweet, alcohol presence that lasts a little longer than average. The body is light to medium, lively carbonation and an alcoholic finish. Overall, I was expecting a horrible tasting beer due to the high alcohol percentage; however, this was much better than I expected. It is somewhat hard to imagine drinking more than one of these in a sitting due to the intense amount of sweetness. Not a fantastic beer but better than I expected.