Beers of Switzerland
SAMICHLAUS
Samichlaus used to be the most famous Swiss beer.
It became famous as the strongest beer in the world, and later as the
strongest lager in the world, with it's 14% alcool content.
Initially produced by Hurlimann Brewery, its production was stopped in 1996
after that Feldschlossen group bought Hurlimann.
In the following years, many people claimed for it and finally, in 2000, it came
back to shops, this time produced by Eggenberg Brewery (Austria); the image at
the top of the page represents the new bottle.
Here you are a list of web articles about Samichlaus:
24-10-2000 http://just-drinks.com/news_detail.asp?art=7655&c=1
05-04-2001 http://www.realbeer.com/spotlight/tastes/samichlaus2000.html
And the ratings on the web:
Hurlimann Samichlaus
Eggenberg
Samichlaus