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5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Strong heavy dark fruit aroma and flavor. Unbalanced toward the malt, hard to drink - even aged (I sampled the 1996 bottling in 2001). Malt flavor comparable to Thomas Hardy's Ale. Overwhelming on the palate. Maybe I should just get another '96 bottling and store it for 5-10 years. That might do the trick.
Tried on 25 Mar 2001 at 10:13

2.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 1 Texture 4 Overall 1.5
Terrible. Just awful. Simple revolting. Cloying, and lacking any semblance of balance. 30 IBUs just doesn't cut it for a beer of this gravity. It wouldn't be so bad if the mash was done with the world's best malts, and by brewers who know how to extract those malts with style. But Hurlimann is not Andechs, Ayinger, Sillamae or 't IJ. Hurlimann can't mash their way out of a paper bag. Beer should not taste like soy sauce. Thank god the new Samiclaus is going to be made at Eggenberg, where they know how to make big beer.
Tried from Can on 29 Nov 2000 at 19:10

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 10 Overall 6
Full bodied, sweet, rich, and very smooth dark lager......................
Tried on 25 Nov 2000 at 22:11

5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Very malty example..........................................................
Tried on 22 Nov 2000 at 17:57