Samichlaus Classic Bier - Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg

duracell

Quebec (Canada)

4.45/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

2011 vintage. 330mL bottle into a tulip glass. Best before 09/2016.

A - Pours a beautiful red-copper color, very clear, with a 1-finger off-white creamy head which disappears quite quickly, leaving a minimal lacing on the glass.

S - Sweet malt is dominant upfront, blending progressively with some alcohol to give a very balanced aroma. I pick out a lot of dark fruits.

T - One thing comes to my mind after the first sip: Raisins! The taste is very much like a cake full of dry fruits -- raisins, plums, apricots, grapes -- all mixed with honey... What a flavor! Then comes a nice warming touch of alcohol and right after a (not so) discrete hoppiness. This makes a really good balance in the mouth!

M - Extremely smooth, gently warming, this beers features a low carbonation which suits perfectly the style. Full-bodied, almost syrupy, it lingers a long time on the palate before the alcohol adds a slightly dry note at the finish.

O - A massive beer with an excellent drinkability! Very complex and close to style, it's definitely a must try for any beer enthusiast!

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2012 00:18:48 | More by duracell

vicsju1991

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

05-18-2013 04:07:23 | More by vicsju1991

RaphaelSC

Brazil

4.21/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A: Pours a beauty dark honey amber with no head, just a thin lace.

S: Sweet with cherry and grape notes, resemble some liqueur wines.

T: Follows the nose with a strong sweetness and liqueur wine feel, the alcohol warm is strong, but the alcohol is not invasive despite its 14% ABV which is quite impressive, the low carbonation help to keep its liqueur feel.

M: A very alcohol warmth accompanies the aftertaste, with its spicy feel. Some malts (toasted probably) can be feeled too, no bitter at all, the body is thick and justify the self fashioned "malt liquor" name in the bottle.

O: A very amazing beer, with a complex flavour all build up in its malts and alcohol. I think that a more hoppy bitter would make this beer better, but it is very unique and special beer, the problem is that beer is a little cloying which makes difficult drink more than one bottle in a session.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 02:06:42 | More by RaphaelSC

beerhunter13

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

05-17-2013 12:03:01 | More by beerhunter13

jkrug5

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

05-14-2013 14:16:05 | More by jkrug5

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

1/5  rDev -74.9%

05-14-2013 01:05:21 | More by cfalovo97

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

05-08-2013 03:52:59 | More by dalepryor

lighthabit

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

pours a clear, deep garnet/ruby red, half inch of head dies very quickly to just a bit around the rim, which quickly goes to essentially nonexistent. i'd like to see just a little more carbonation; not a lot, just a tad. simple, solid taste; not a lot going on, but considering the abv, it's remarkably drinkable, though definitely on the sweet side. a bit sweeter than i care for, but i'm thinking it's intentional to help hide the alcohol. nose seems somewhere between apples, raisins, caramel. taste is, again, a bit fruity, warming up and showing a bit of booze. as it warms the sweet starts getting a bit distracting. feel is smooth, a bit syrupy. very glad to have tried this. not something to have often (it's almost a "six pack in a bottle"), but i have to give it a thumbs up.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 06:51:13 | More by lighthabit

philmen

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

05-04-2013 04:08:39 | More by philmen

Giannis

Greece

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

04-28-2013 16:29:29 | More by Giannis

jooj8

Slovenia

4/5  rDev +0.5%

04-27-2013 18:46:58 | More by jooj8

king_of_spaim

California

4.75/5  rDev +19.3%

04-26-2013 02:36:29 | More by king_of_spaim

zestar

California

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

04-25-2013 09:12:44 | More by zestar

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

04-24-2013 16:01:55 | More by Jason1337

douginromeo

Michigan

4/5  rDev +0.5%

04-12-2013 19:30:22 | More by douginromeo

TerryW

Ontario (Canada)

2.25/5  rDev -43.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

This is an extreme brew that is simply not to my taste.

Pours clear amber brown under a short-lived head that quickly gives way to a thin ring, no lace.

Nose is sweet, dark fruit. And lots of alcohol.

Crazy sweet to drink, to the point of being distracting. Raisins. Heavy mouthfeel. Boozy.

Similar to a barleywine. It is simply not for me. Too one dimensional in character - straight syrup and alcohol.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2013 20:50:45 | More by TerryW

korene84

California

3/5  rDev -24.6%

04-06-2013 05:19:17 | More by korene84

RD1163

California

2/5  rDev -49.7%

04-06-2013 04:13:30 | More by RD1163

TheRevMatt

Wisconsin

1/5  rDev -74.9%

04-05-2013 22:02:33 | More by TheRevMatt

JakerLou

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

04-05-2013 20:21:25 | More by JakerLou

RochefortChris

South Carolina

1.25/5  rDev -68.6%

04-03-2013 14:25:46 | More by RochefortChris

Maxwell

Massachusetts

4.08/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

(2012 Vintage)
The beer pours surprisingly as a deep ruby red color that melds towards brown, but not black. A fizzing soapy head appears with the pour but quickly dissipates, though a constant torrent of carbonation bubbles can be seen rushing to the top of the beer and replenishing the light ring that is left of the head. This beer seems very active in carbonation. The beer’s body is lager clean and clear, and actually reminds me more of a dark carbonated juice or soda more so than a beer. It actually looks thin, if that makes any sense, but it is still very pretty in the glass. The beer also displays a nice light set of legs from the alcohol. On the nose, the beer smells of sweet dark fruits and brown sugar with an ever present backbone of cloying booze, though it is really not too strong. Dates are surprisingly the dominant fruit smell from the malt, followed by slight raisin and sweet plum accents, and there is definite grainy cereal malt smell ghosting behind all of the other scents. This beer doesn’t actually smell as large as it is though, which is weird. It smells clean and drinkable with a noticeable amount of alcohol, but not 14%. On the tongue, the beer tastes thick and cloyingly sweet with a light acidity. The flavor begins as big sweet fruit flavors assault the tongue, moving from apple juice to brown sugar coated raisins, to rum raisins, to a touch of caramel, and even a little bit of muscato sweet grape wine, finishing with a big cloying alcohol. The flavor oddly reminds me of Midas Touch from Dog Fish Head, only there is a lot more alcohol burn on the back of the throat, and it feels a lot heavier in the stomach and more balanced with its fruit flavors. The flavors begin big and stay big, the finish gives hiccups of sweet bread and caramel, in between the cloying sweet fruit of the malts, and a very faint hint of clean yeast flavoring can be detected. The finish is medium to long in length, and definitely leaves a sticky sweet patch on the tongue. The aftertaste is only a faint lingering of sweet fruity malt on the tongue. In the mouth, the beer feels thick and chewy, yet surprisingly thin and clean in body, sitting somewhere just above medium. Carbonation provides a thick scrubbing, which works to keep the cloying nature of the malt in check, though it doesn’t quite succeed. The carbonation is not so much fierce on the tongue as soothing. The mouth is left sticky sweet and wet with saliva after the beer leaves it. Overall, I’m not sure what to think. This is a great huge lager with some nice complexities, but I really can hardly see myself even finishing a 12 oz. bottle. This beer is clearly an after dinner dessert drink, and should be drunk like a scotch. It is thick and heavy on the stomach, but interesting and pleasing. This beer is a sipper for sure, but is properly complex, and is worthy of a taste for the fact that it is the strongest lager in the world, if not because it has some interesting character and flavors. This is an interesting beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 02:09:19 | More by Maxwell

bacasnax

Florida

5/5  rDev +25.6%

04-01-2013 00:17:29 | More by bacasnax

hiphops24

New York

4/5  rDev +0.5%

03-29-2013 02:29:06 | More by hiphops24

vintagetimenow

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

03-28-2013 23:50:04 | More by vintagetimenow