Neben dem leicht erhältlichen Samichlaus Classic, gab es eine Zeitlang einen hellen Bruder. Meines fand ich in einer Bockbierbox oder einem Bier-Adventkalendert und damals war mir die Besonderheit des Bieres nicht gewahr. Füch mich war es damals einfach ein weiterer Bock mit ordentlich fruchtigen Aroma. Dabei war es so gut balanciert, dass es mir damals, als mir die meisten Böcke einfach zu alkoholisch waren, tatsächlich geschmeckt hat. Ein durchaus starkes, tiefgründiges Bier mit einem fruchtig-torfigen Kern.

Bottle, 2007 bottling. It’s a rather flat one, just a few beige bubbles gather around the glass. It’s clear and mahogany colored, except if the dredges were poured. The aroma is rather intense and complex. Not as alcoholic as you might think considering the ABV though. Dried fruits, prunes and apricots, port wine, brown sugar, some grass, a touch of caramel and also a faint hint of something soy-like and oxidized. The soy thing was just a faint whiff. It’s very sweet on the palate, rather warming, with very little carbonation. Dried fruits, port wine, caramel and grass and some brown sugar in the flavor. It sort of falls through in the finish though, as it then feels almost cloyingly sweet and warming only, but all the other flavors are there as well, just not as pronounced as in the initial flavor. I must admit I have been storing this one for years just because I didn’t feel like drinking a 14% ABV sweet lager, but I’m glad I did save it for eight years as now it’s quite wonderful. Pity I don’t have more bottles, I’d love to try it with some cheese as well, not only with dried fruits. 151229

Samichlaus Helles 14% A very pretty looking orange amber. The nose is quite a fragrant fruity plum/prunes, malty caramel with some heat. Very rich malt, syrupy brown sugar, some sharp heat, dried prunes in the aftertaste. Super sugary and rich. Some heat burning down your throat. The aftertaste is burnt brown sugar. Very interest wrong but somewhat over the top. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Light brown with no head. Aroma is sweet with sugary dried fruits like dates and raisins. Flavour is similarly sweet. Also with honey and caramel. A bit warming from the alcohol.

On tap at PIB 2015, pours a deep dark brown with a reddish brown and a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted nuts, dark fruits, and toffee. Flavour is quite sweet, with sugary sweet candied sugar, cotton candy and alcohol. Not too boozy for being 14%. Nicely constructed but rather extreme for drinking in more than tiny samples. Good stuff.

Refrigerated brown bottle poured into a glass. Clear golden with very small white head. Aroma is light oak, medium body, low carbonation, and very little lacing. Taste is rich barrel, mineral malt, and booze heat.

Bottle. Clear golden amber color, medium white head. Nice aroma of raisins, dates, cherry. Taste has lots of sweet fruit, vanilla, licorice. Boozy. A sipper.

Pours a copper color with almost no head. Aroma malt, sweet, fruits, alcohol. Taste sweet, fruits, alcohol.

Klares öliges bernsteinfarbenes Bier mit einer geringen beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch intensiv kräfitg malzig, reifes Obst, Vanille, Holzfass, süß alkoholisch. Geschmack sehr süß malzig, holzig, Vanille, reifes Obst, alkoholisch, ok!

Orange color with small head. Intensely sweet, cognac, apricots. Taste is also intensely sweet and boozy. Not exactly my type of beer. I’m afraid to get Diabetes from drinking this ^^