EUROPE: Eggenberg, AUSTRIA: 14% ABV. Brewed once a year on December 6 and is aged for 10 months before bottling. This specialty lager is perhaps the rarest in the world. SAMICHLAUS may be aged in the bottle for many years, older vintages become more complex with a creamy , warm finish. This beer can be served with hardy tobust dishes and desserts, particulaly with chocolates, or as an after dinner drink by itself.