Samichlaus Classic 11.2oz

Name: Samichlaus Classic 11.2oz | Bine & Vine
Brand: Beer
Price: 7.49 USD
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$7.49

Eggenberg Samichlaus Classic

Only brewed once a year, on December 6th, in an elaborate process, this strong beer is a rarity. It can mature in the bottle for many years and becomes more complex.

Shimmering red-brown, complex aromas of prunes, malt and caramel. Red-brown with an oily consistency, endless prunes and this noble, finely sparkling mouthfeel flanked by notes of chocolate.

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Categories: Beer, Doppelbock, Lager Tags: Austria, Austrian, Doppelbock, Eggenberg

Samichlaus Classic

Brewed only once a year on the 6th of December, the day of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus), this beer is aged for ten months before bottling. As one of the rarest beer specialties in the world with 14% alcohol by volume, it is the strongest bottom-fermented beer in the world.

Samichlaus can mature many years in the bottle as older vintages become more complex. A brilliant deep amber, complex dry toasted malt nose and huge intensely sweet palate. It compliments heavy meals and desserts, particularly chocolate.

The Samichlaus Christmas beer was first brewed in 1979 for sale in 1980. Production continued annually until 1997, when the brewery closed. In 2000, it returned, this time produced by Schloss Eggenberg in collaboration with the original Hürlimann brewers, using the original Hürlimann Samichlaus recipe.