I have enjoyed drinking Samichlaus® Classic beer for years. Castle Brewery Eggenberg of 
Austria brews this very unique beer, once a year on December 6th, then ages it for 10 months. Why December 6th? It is St. Nicholas’ Day, the day to celebrate Santa Claus or the German version, Samichlaus, the bringer of gifts. And what better way to celebrate than to sample one of the world’s strongest and unique beers? It has an ABV of 14%.
Last Saturday, 19 adventurous souls walked 5 miles, stopping at 5 pubs in Columbia, Maryland. The five pubs in order were:
Tuesday night is half-price burger night at our local watering hole, the Second Chance Saloon. My wife and I met our friend and Chicago Cub fan for a Second Chance dinner, drinks and the 6th game of the World Series. The dinner crowd was thinning out, leaving us several choice seating options. We ended up sitting side by side by side at a table, all of us facing the big TV. The preview of the Cubs versus Indians game was on.
I concentrated on picking out a beer among the 100 selections. They have a nice bottle collection and 18 taps. I picked Blue Point Oktoberfest from the 9 ever-changing taps. It is a well-made Oktoberfest. It tastes like Fall! I gave it a 3.25 on UnTappd.