question about Samiclaus Bier Helles

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  1. fartmaster

    fartmaster Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2011 California

    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/285/55896

    saw this one at a beer store, but another with the same picture and size but a whitish grey color instead of the red.
    couldnt find dates or anything on it
    and the difference in pricing...18 for the red one and 16 for the white one.
    help please????
     
    #1 fartmaster, Mar 27, 2012
  2. kzoobrew

    kzoobrew Initiate (0) May 8, 2006 Michigan

    #2 kzoobrew, Mar 27, 2012
  3. ajfa531

    ajfa531 Zealot (686) Jun 2, 2007 New Jersey
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    If I am thinking of the same bottles, the red-ink bottle is the Helles that was lagered for 18 months and the white-inked bottle is Samichlaus Classic, which is supposed to be the real doppelbock of the two.

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    Probably just a Limited Edition packaging at the time of release for the white ink. However, it would be a two-year-old bottle at this point.

    - Joe
     
    #3 ajfa531, Mar 27, 2012
  4. fartmaster

    fartmaster Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2011 California


    i think i read somewhere the 2010 was the white one and the 2011 is the red one? and at 14 % arent they both ageable? i should just buy them the santa claus is haunting me till i do
     
    #4 fartmaster, Mar 27, 2012
  5. fartmaster

    fartmaster Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2011 California

    and now i notice the dates on the white one :wink:
     
    #5 fartmaster, Mar 27, 2012
  6. fartmaster

    fartmaster Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2011 California

    #6 fartmaster, Mar 27, 2012
  7. steebo777

    steebo777 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2009 Michigan

    #7 steebo777, Mar 27, 2012
  8. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    Beat me to it. The helles is the pale version and the "classic" is dark. Both are arguably the most malt-forward beers you'll encounter with no ale yeasts to complicate things :slight_smile:
     
    #8 Domingo, Mar 27, 2012
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