| Style: | Dopplebock | |
| Brewer: | Castle Brewery Eggenberg Vorrchdorf | |
| Country: | Austria | |
| Container: | Bottle | |
| ABV: | 14% | |
| Description: | Samichlaus means "Santa Claus" and this specialty beer was brewed once a year on December 6, St Nicholas Day. The beer was aged a full year and not released until the following December 6th. This was once the strongest beer in the world at 14% abv and was brewed by the Hurlimann Brewery in Switzerland. A larger German brewery bought Hurlimann and decided not to continue brewing this specialty beer. Schlossbrauerei castle brewery Eggenberg picked up the rights to brew the beer and reintroduced it to the world. This beer is ruby red with an intense malt aroma with notes of toffee, tawny port and nuts. The palate is round, smooth and sweet with perfectly tuned hops that help with a clean finish. | |
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| First Seen: | 1997-03-27 | |
| Last Seen: | 2021-12-11 | |
| Available at: | Not currently available | |
| Style Traits: |
Past Availability
| Columbia: | 2016-03-11 to 2016-05-31 2015-09-16 to 2015-12-06 2015-07-29 to 2015-08-14 2015-04-02 to 2015-06-13 2015-02-13 to 2015-03-31 2014-09-01 to 2015-02-07 |
| Cordova: | 2018-01-05 to 2018-01-09 2017-05-12 to 2018-01-02 2016-09-17 to 2016-12-10 2016-05-27 to 2016-09-01 2016-04-23 to 2016-05-24 2015-03-03 to 2016-04-12 2015-01-13 to 2015-02-22 2014-12-26 to 2015-01-12 2014-11-18 to 2014-12-16 2014-09-01 to 2014-11-15 |
| Houston: | 2020-12-06 to 2021-01-10 |
| Little Rock: | 2015-03-31 to 2018-10-04 2014-09-01 to 2015-03-21 |
| Memphis: | 2015-01-14 to 2016-03-03 2014-10-21 to 2014-12-31 2014-09-01 to 2014-10-18 |
| Nashville: | 2015-06-09 to 2017-01-26 2015-05-01 to 2015-06-05 2015-03-17 to 2015-04-25 2014-10-09 to 2015-03-14 |
| Raleigh: | 2021-12-01 to 2021-12-11 |
| St Louis: | 2017-01-31 to 2018-01-14 |