Samichlaus
(has 1 batch)
Hürlimann in Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland 🇨🇭
Bock - Doppelbock Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.45
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from 1995. Pours a slightly hazy brown color with a very small off-white head. Has a malty caramel and dark fruit aroma. Sweet malty caramel flavor with lots of chocolate and dark fruit. Sweetish malty finish with hints of chocolate and dark fruit in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2008
at 07:15
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
Had the pleasure of sampling this at the 1/27/2008 Pittsburgh ratebeer.com gathering upstairs, Sharp Edge Creekhouse. It will be a long time, if ever, I see a spread of bottles like I did there - ever again. I am not good enough for the beers that were that we sampled! For example, how about this beer, from yinzer. I am in debt to you Mark! A 1995 Samichlaus? Must have been a counterfeit! Just kidding. Chocolate liquorish aroma. Slightly darker than iced tea. Orange tinge on the eyeball. Smooth coating chocolate hints with no carbonation what so ever. I think I feel (not taste) raisins and other interesting fruits alcohol laced fruits. Drink this a shot glass at a time. I am not qualified to rate this beer. If you like good beers, and are a beer connoisseur, read the next guys rating! As far as doppels go; not as good as troeg’s or weltenburger. But better than st. victorious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2008
at 17:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle RBESG 07 ... Deep red ... deep meaty cherry nose ... meaty malts slightly sour, and quite thin. This was an aged bottle though cant remember the age.. Found it it was an 85 bottle
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2007
at 11:25
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle, 1985 vintage, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Dark brown murky colour. Intensely rhum-raisiny aroma, notes of oak and prunes. Intensely sweet and cloying flavour, quite complex but WAY too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2007
at 17:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled (thanks Bov!). 1996 vintage. Dark amberish brown colour, not much head. Aroma is alcohol, raisins, madeirawine and slightly spicy. Also very ryeish. Flavour is raisins, vanilla, alcohol, spices, rye and some wooden hints. Aged well, and the alcohol is not disturbing, even though it’s noteable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2007
at 02:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled vintage 1996 (BB 09/1999)
This is an interesting one: vintage bottle, aged over 10 years. I just sampled a month ago fresh new version. Beer is dark nutty brown, no head. Cookies, fruits and typical vintage oxidation notes in the nose. Sticky mouthfeel in this full-bodied brew. It is sweet; raisins, rye bread, madeira wine and toasted malts in the flavor. Very complex beer at its best now I suppose. Very different from fresh ones, alcohol does not come up much.
This is an interesting one: vintage bottle, aged over 10 years. I just sampled a month ago fresh new version. Beer is dark nutty brown, no head. Cookies, fruits and typical vintage oxidation notes in the nose. Sticky mouthfeel in this full-bodied brew. It is sweet; raisins, rye bread, madeira wine and toasted malts in the flavor. Very complex beer at its best now I suppose. Very different from fresh ones, alcohol does not come up much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2007
at 02:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled at the Richmond Beer Industry Gathering 2006. 1995 Bottle. This is what Samichlaus always should have been. Dark brown body with a small off-white head. Sweet malty aroma with caramel, raisins, molassas. Strong molassas flavor, rum soaked fruit with a mild caramel background.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2006
at 15:32
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours reddish mahogany with a slight haze and a small, rough off-white head. Vinous, rich and very complex aroma. Very full-bodied, shiploads of roasted malt and accents of dried and overripe fruit. Very sweet and very delicate. Slightly oxidized. Impressive though, that the hops still maintain a degree of bitterness. 090506
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2006
at 16:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
1986 bottle. Woody aroma. Cloudy brown colour, no head. Thick mouthfeel. The flavour is a lot like port. Woody, raisiny flavour. Long, sweet aftertaste. Thanks to Martin from Haandbryggeriet, DK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2006
at 06:57
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Had this at Jimmys on the Lower East Side of Manhatten. 1994 12 oz bottle. Dimmed bar so it is hard to be accurate on the color, dark is best I could do. Poured into small pilsner glass with no head whatsoever. The smell hits your nose hard. Stilll very potent and almost like a new bottle. However, the taste has mellowed. Lots of chocolate and barely like sweetness. Finishes with no bitterness. Even thought this beer was 12 years old I believe it could stand for another 12 years. Definitly not going bad yet. Good luck to anybody who waits 24 years. RERATE: drank again 5/5/06 - same place. A good description of the smell is prune juice and rum. Still a great chocolate character. Have been comparing this to other aged beers (i.e. Hardy’s) recently and these is still so strong with lots more room to grow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2006
at 08:08