Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the
NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s featured beer is Castle Brewery Eggenberg
Samichlaus Classic Bier Dopplebock - bottled in 2006.
From the Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg website:
“Only once a year on December 6th brewed this stout is internationally the best
known beer from our brewery, with a large following among the growing number of
beer-connoisseurs. The very elaborate and long-lasting manufacturing
process (10 months in the storage cellar), it makes it a real rarity. Santa
Claus may be many years in bottle, older vintages become more complex and
receive their creamy warm aftertaste. The proof: The 2004 vintage was at
the World Beer Cup 2012 Goldmedailliengewinner in the category "aged
beers".
Let’s get started!
Appearance: Pours
reddish brown with a very thin tan head and nice lacing.
Aroma: Dark
fruits, caramel and bready malts, toffee, chocolate and vanilla.
Taste: Sweet
caramel, figs, dates, raisins, vanilla, chocolate, toffee and a certain brandy
or red wine flavor that I can’t quite make out.
Overall: Sweet,
syrupy and delicious, this 2006 version of Castle Brewery Eggenberg Samichlaus
Classic Bier Dopplebock was fantastic. This
14% ABV beer was very drinkable and the alcohol wasn’t very noticeable. Really happy I got to drink this one and I’ll
be on the lookout for future versions for cellaring.
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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