Hurlimann was famous for brewing the extremely potent beer samichlaus santa claus 250ml and 330ml bottles. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as nicholas the wonderworker. Samichlaus classic bier is a german doppelbock style beer brewed by brauerei schloss eggenberg in vorchdorf, austria. It was a hellerbock or dunkelbock that was made every year on december 6 and then sold the following year.
Named after the jolly old elf himself, its brewed just once each year on dec. Saint nicholas of myra, also known as nicholas of bari, was an early christian bishop of the ancient greek maritime city of myra in asia minor during the time of the roman empire. Santa claus arrives only once each year and the same goes for samichlaus beer. Order online, pick up in store, enjoy local delivery or ship items directly to you. Mcgovern shelved 2 times as beer history avg rating 3. It takes almost a year of slow secondary fermentation to develop the full strength of samichlaus. Samichlaus classic bier brauerei schloss eggenberg. Every year, austrias schloss eggenberg brewery prepares a batch of samichlaus on saint. Popular beer history books showing 116 of 16 ancient brews.
Beer project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read ebooks. To be sure, samichlaus is a beer among beers, and with a story to match. It claims to be and probably is the strongest lager in the world at. This arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews. When it was first brewed in 1980 by swiss brewer hurlimann was the strongest beer in the world 14% abv. The samichlaus christmas beer was first brewed in 1979 for sale in 1980. Samichlaus, widely regarded as the worlds strongest lager at 14 percent abv, may very well be the original extreme beer. A history of beer and brewing provides a comprehensive account of the history of beer and is a fascinating read for all enthusiasts. Beer is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drinks in the world, and the third. First, a quick history behind the professionally brewed beer. Nicholas day, has been numbing chilly beer drinkers since 1979. Production continued annually until 1997, when the brewery closed.
The brewers tale is a beerfilled journey into the past. This christmastime brew, named for the swissgerman translation of santa claus and brewed just once a year on december 6. Michael jackson the beer hunter, not the other guy has a good article about samichlaus here. Like santa claus, the brewers of samichlaus beer carry out a very special task on one day each december. Eggenberg castle brewery eggenberg, austria imported by wetten lorton, va. The first historical mention of the use of hops in beer was from 822 ad in monastery rules written by adalhard. Saint nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, prostitutes, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, and students in various cities and countries around europe. I can think of no other beer that has such a long period of cold storage in german, lagering. The book highlights how research carried out during the last quarter of the 20th century has permitted us to rethink the way in which some ancient civilizations went about their beer production, and in doing so covers a timespan of around eight thousand years.
Samichlaus is a whopping 14% alcohol by volume, and for a long time held the title of being the strongest lager in the world. Nor could the location of the cellars be more appropriate. When hurlimann was purchased by feldschlossen, production of samichlaus was stopped until this year, when the brand was acquired by eggenberg castle brewery in austria. The famed beer hunter michael jackson had a great love affair with samichlaus and its everevolving story. A history of the world according to beer and millions of other books are available for instant access.