De Struise Brouwers Reviews

Alengrin	4 Struise Twenty Two Anniversary Ale Imperial stout produced by Struise, pioneers of global or US-style craft brewing in Belgium, for their 22nd birthday last year (brewing since 2001 indeed but reaching an audience only several years later), bottle from Drinks4U in Deinze west of Ghent. It has been quite some years since I had a new Struise beer, so I was looking forward to this one. Thick and dense, creamy, regular, mocha-beige, tiny-bubbled, membrane-lacing head sitting firmly on a pitch black beer with thin copper-red edges. Intense bouquet of toffee, caramel or coffee liqueur, raisin bread, ground hazelnuts, armagnac, cold cappuccino, bayleaf, marmite, onion jam, dried blackberries, mocha ice cream, whisky, vague hints of cinnamon, olive oil, rubber, eraser. Concentrated onset, densely sweet, candied pear, haemoglobin, espresso, blackberry coulis, medlar and candied fig, with a faint sourish undertone enhanced by softly prickling carbonation; utterly full, oily to even somewhat syrupy mouthfeel. The mouth cavity is swiftly filled with layers of toffee-, walnut paste-, bitter chocolate- and marmite-like dark malts, heavy on the tongue and 'spiced' with peppery, whisky-like alcohol as well as peppery, leafy hops, the first element much stronger than the first, burning through his unctuous, almost gum-like, smooth deep caramelliness and chocolateyness - with a prominent coffee-like roasty bitterness coming in soon and filling the rest of the palate, including even a coffee aroma that lingers retronasally. Hints of not just espresso but bayleaf, black pepper, very faint dried eucalyptus leaf, vanilla and rosemary adorn this finish further. Utterly heavy-bodied, demanding and boozy stout, actually coming quite close to what I remember from Black Albert and its pedigree in the days when Struise were actually on top of the world. Cheers to Urbain, Carlo and the rest of the crew, for still continuing this impressive operation after so many years - this beer, though a bit too intensely boozy for me (I feel a - cheap - whisky burn going down my throat with every sip), certainly conveys the audacity and power with which you rocked the Belgian brewing in a time when it could use a boost more than many other brewing countries. Typical Struise 'muscle-flexing', but I have seen birthday beers from breweries pass by with far less force and personality than this one. One to sip slowly, whilst pondering the impact Struise made on craft brewing in Belgium and abroad. Better than present-day Black Albert or Cuvée Delphine, but not as good as those two were in their heydays, which I will remember vividly for as long as I live. Happy birthday, in any case! Wednesday, May 1, 2024
planky84	4 Struise Robert the Great On tap at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Nose is prunes, dark jammy fruits, liquorice toffee, dark chocolate. Taste is prunes, liquorice toffee, black cherry, jammy dark fruits. Rich warming finish. Tuesday, April 30, 2024
alesnake22	3.7 Struise / Hoppy People Clash Of The Titans Reserva Tuesday, April 30, 2024
ResinousTeam67	3.5 Struise / Three Floyds Shark Pants Tuesday, April 30, 2024
ReuvenSmienk	4 Struise St. Amatus - Oostvleteren 12 Helder robijnrood/donkerbruin bier met een lichtbruine 2-vingerdikke schuimkraag die snel verdwijnt. In de geur ruik ik het gebruikte vat, aangevuld met caramel en gedroogd fruit. Ook in de smaak komt dat naar voren en het gaat gepaard met een zijdezachte afdronk. Monday, April 29, 2024
Idiosynkrasie	3.7 Struise / Hoppy People Clash Of The Titans Reserva 330ml bottle. Hazy, brown-ish, dark amber colour with minimally late awakening, small, creamy, fading, off-white to beige head. Very mild, caramel malty, minimally doughy yeasty and fruity aroma, hints of dried fruit, raisin, plum. Taste is sweet-ish, caramel malty, fruity, minimally woody and vinous, hints of dried fruit, plum, raisin, a touch of red wine and oak; minimally warming, alcoholic finish. Gains significantly depth while warming up. Slightly oily, watery texture, smooth and soft palate, fine, soft carbonation. Very mild and homogenous - pretty decent. Sunday, April 28, 2024
MrTipple	3.7 Struise Black Damnation XXVIII - Van Pouck Stout 01Aug2023 Sweet, dark roast malts, subtle oak, cognac, molasses, caramel. Slightly hazy brown, small, creamy, beige head. Medium sweet. Sweet, dark roast malts, molasses, sweet oak, burnt caramel, dark, dried fruits, soft carb, full bod. Very nice, rich, complex. Draft at GBBF22. Sunday, April 28, 2024
ResinousTeam67	3 Struise Black Damnation XIX - Maestro Sunday, April 28, 2024
ResinousTeam67	3 Struise / Hoppy People Clash of the Titans Grand Reserva Sunday, April 28, 2024
ResinousTeam67	3.5 Struise Ignis et Flamma Sunday, April 28, 2024
ResinousTeam67	3.5 Struise Kloeke Blonde Sunday, April 28, 2024
rayaron	3.2 Struise XXXX Quadrupel Reserva - Bourbon Barrel Aged Bottle sample at a tasting. Hazy bronze with white head. The aroma is oxidised, alcohol, acetaldehyde, bourbon, wood, coconut. The flavor is mild sweet, mild sour and bitter, oxidised, acetaldehyde, wood, Belgian yeasts, coconut. Full-bodied. Tuesday, April 23, 2024
huineman	4.5 Struise Black Damnation XVI - Ivan the Terrible 33 cl bottle, as Black Damnation 16, vintage 2020. A glossy jet black pour with a thick, tight, light brown head with good retention. Aroma is mainly dark dry fruits and berries: raisins, prunes, dates. There's also carob, cola jellies and molasses. Onset is sweetish, crisp and mellow. Full-bodied, powerful (even boozy), with a very bitter and very long finish. Aftertaste is espresso, smoke and cocoa shake. It will certainly age for decades (this bottle was 4 y.o. and yet clearly immature.) A fantastic winter warmer or after-dinner ale. Tuesday, April 23, 2024
wyzzywyz22	3.7 Struise Black Damnation XXIV - Octopussy Monday, April 22, 2024
hohops	4.3 Struise Pannepot Special Reserva - Bordeaux BA 2014 vintage, bottled 24/04/2018. Appearance is very dark brown, nearly black, with a foamy beige head. Aroma is lots of red wine, port, tannins, oaky barrel character, blackberries, woody malt, cherry, liqueur chocolate, fruitcake, ripe dark fruits. Hints of nutty malt and sugary malt loaf. Lots going on. Taste- cherry, red wine, bourbon hints, oaky vanilla, earthy woody malt, nuts, fruitcake, port wine, tannins, chocolatey traces, blackcurrant and other dark fruits, sweet spicy malt and the end. So much going on, all of it smooth and well-balanced. Excellent. Sunday, April 21, 2024
Daboch	4.4 Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva - Calvados Ciemnobrunatne piwo z niezłą pianą która dość szybko opada. Bogaty aromat suszonych ciemnych owoców, karmelu, toffi, czekolady, calvadosu i wiele innych. Smak daje to co obiecuje aromat, słodkie z nutą wytrawną Saturday, April 20, 2024
ResinousTeam67	3 Struise Peil IJl Saturday, April 20, 2024
ResinousTeam67	2 Struise Aestatis Reserva - Rum BA Saturday, April 20, 2024
HenrikSoegaard	4 Struise Aestatis Reserva - Rum BA Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy and yeasty aroma. Heavy bitter wonderful flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate. Saturday, April 20, 2024
HenrikSoegaard	3.7 Struise Rio Reserva - St Emilion Wine + Kentucky Bourbon BA Frothy off-white fair mostly diminishing head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy slightly acetic aroma. Light sweet and moderate bitter flavor. Long moderate bitter candis finish. Creamy palate. Wednesday, April 17, 2024
RudiGR	4.4 Struise Holy Beer House Tora Tora Besteld op 18-07-2023 bij Poseidon beers en toegekomen per koerier op 26-07-2023. Thuis op 17-04-2024 mijn nieuwsgierige smaakpapillen ermee in slaap gewiegd op 17-04-2024. Tora Tora wordt gebrouwen door De Struise Brouwers uit Oost-Vleteren in hun eigen brouwerij VDACO. Struise heeft zijn naam te danken aan de plaats waar hun eerste bieren in 2001 ontwikkeld werden, een oud schuurtje op een struisvogelboerderij in Lo-Reninge. Sinds 2012 brouwen ze hun bier in een eigen pand. Deze TORA TORA is een hersenspinsel van David Rogiers van Holy Beer House die een mooi lot Belgische jenevervaten meebracht en die liet vullen met een krachtig bier: de Kill & Destroy natuurlijk, (hetzelfde bier werd gebruikt om de Kamikaze te produceren). ‘Tora Tora’ is Japans en betekent ‘verrassingseffect’. Als je dit bier proeft, begrijp je direct waarom het zo heet. TORA TORA is een helder donker-amber bier dat slechts weinig beige schuim aanmaakt in de vorm van heel wat grove bellen. Het blijft ook maar zwak aan je glaswand kleven en zakt snel in elkaar tot het helemaal weg gaat. In de bodemrand van de fles zie je nog een gistdepot. En er zijn maar weinig fijne CO2 belletjes zichtbaar. Het bier wordt wazig als je de laatste cm mee uitschenkt. HET AROMA: Zoetig, kandij, beetje karamel, alcohol. DE SMAAK: Zeer licht bitterig, zoet, alcohol en veel jenever dringen samen de neus binnen. HET MONDGEVOEL: Volle body met een romige textuur, licht bitterdroog, medium koolzuurprikkeling. DE NASMAAK: Het weinige bittere vloeit lang uit samen met een lichte jenever tint. Veel alcohol die de neus binnendringt, zoetig. HET TOTAALGEVOEL: Een complex bier. HET VERDICT: Dit overtreft de Kamikaze net niet, maar ik hou dan ook meer van Bourbon dan van Jenever. Maar zeker lekker. Veel zoetigheid maar net niet teveel. Mijn eerste bier toch waar ik de alcohol tijdens de smaak en ook in de nasmaak voel binnendringen in de neus. Meer nuttige info vind je samen met mijn befaamde sublieme foto’s bij: http://www.beersfrombelgium.eu/nl/Tora_Tora-b-4652.html Tuesday, April 16, 2024
vandoorenkoen	4.1 Struise Pannepot Special Reserva - Wine & Port BA Monday, April 15, 2024
ResinousTeam67	5 Struise St. Amatus - Oostvleteren 12 Thursday, April 11, 2024
ResinousTeam67	4 Struise Rio Reserva - Kentucky Bourbon BA Thursday, April 11, 2024
ResinousTeam67	4.5 Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva - Calvados Thursday, April 11, 2024
ResinousTeam67	4.5 Struise Blue Monk Special Reserve (Bottled) Wednesday, April 10, 2024
ResinousTeam67	4 Struise Black Albert Tuesday, April 9, 2024
ResinousTeam67	4 Struise / Bridge Road Imperialist Tuesday, April 9, 2024
stevoj	3.5 Struise Pannepot Special Reserve - Cask Strength Port Barrel-Aged 750ml bottle at share. Dark brown pour with small beige foamy head. Fruity aroma, dark pit fruit, oak, wine notes. Taste is sweet, mildly funky, plums, prunes, wine barrel, red grapes.Likely past it's prime, but still good. Tuesday, April 9, 2024
ResinousTeam67	4.5 Struise XXX Rye Quad Reserva - Bourbon Barrel Aged Tuesday, April 9, 2024
ResinousTeam67	4 Struise Tsjeeses Reserva - Bourbon Monday, April 8, 2024
Gerbeer	3.8 Struise Black Damnation XVI - Ivan the Terrible 330 ml bottle. Pours black with short tannish head. Aromas of dark chocolate, soft whiskey barrel, and roasted malts. Flavors of licorice, roasted malts, dark caramel and subtle whiskey barrel. Lots of licorice… Sunday, April 7, 2024
jamestulloch	3.9 Struise Pannepot Bottle from The Beerhive. Dark brown body with a few flecks beneath a thin beige head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of liquorice and toffee. Flavour of prune and caramel. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. A strong, tasty beer. It’s very good but having tried it immediately after Newbarns’ Thirteen Guinea, it was a distant second. Saturday, April 6, 2024
Pmarkon65	3.8 Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva - Cognac BA Bevuta in bottiglia. Birra scura con ottimi profumi. Poca schiuma. Leggera acidità. Buona. Saturday, April 6, 2024
GlenPiWi	4.2 Struise Zombination II (L.E.M.M.Y.) Saturday, April 6, 2024
jybi	3.9 Struise Pannepøt - Old Monk's Ale - Pannepeut Même si les noms se ressemblent, le rendu entre une Pannepeut et une Pannepot est très différent. Et ma préférence est claire et va à la Pannepot. Le coupable : une acidité sur la Pannepeut qui casse les arômes, qui ne permet pas une plénitude et une puissance de la bière. On n'en reste pas moins sur une bière de qualité, De Struise oblige. En verre nous sommes sur un brun (80 d'EBC) quasi sans effervescence et sans mousse. Le nez est sympathique sur le raisin, le chocolat, le caramel, la figue, les fruits confits, la poire, la coriandre et le girofle avec un alcool bien présent. On est alors proche de la Pannepot. En bouche, c'est une tout autre histoire...où une petite acidité surprend. Celle-ci donne de la fraîcheur et ne fait pas du tout ressentir les 10 %, mais on perd en plénitude et en puissance. Une petite aigreur et astringence sont également présentes. Des arômes de vinaigre de framboise font également leur apparition. Mais il n'y a pas photo...je vote Pannepot ! Saturday, April 6, 2024
Fin	4 Struise St. Amatus - Oostvleteren 12 - Woodford Reserve BA Cask Strength On tap at TripelB, Worcester Thursday 4th April 2024 in the company of Mum and Keith. Pours hazy conker brown in colour with a creamy textured conker coloured head. Bourbon on the nose, but not too boozy. Surprised at how easy drinking this is, warming, a little spicy edge, and moderate dryness at the finish. Marvellous, particularly good as it slowly warms and reveals more. Thursday, April 4, 2024
ardeo	4 Struise / Hoppy People Clash of the Titans Grand Reserva Liquide plat de couleur brun clair. Nez très parfumé avec de la prune, du raisin, de l'alcool naturellement. Petite carbo pour des goûts peu agressifs sur le confit, le raisin, la liqueur, un peu de caramel. Finale vineuse un peu amère. Thursday, April 4, 2024
Maris	3.6 Struise Black Albert From a 330ml bottle on 2/4/2024 (vintage 2020). Pours a deepest brown with virtually no head. Has a light chocolate nose with some hints of coffee. Tastes of bitter dark chocolate, caramel, licorice, dark/dry fruit and a good dash of soy. Finishes with a strong, lingering, boozy, slightly chemical tasting bitterness. The body is thinner than expected and the mouthfeel oily, with softish carbonation. With the huge rep, I was expecting something special but it's actually pretty underwhelming. Drinkable but wouldn't have again. Tuesday, April 2, 2024
ResinousTeam67	4 Struise Cuvée Delphine Monday, April 1, 2024
FlightLees22	4 Struise Robert the Great Donker bier met een kleine creme kleurige schuimkraag. Het bier smaakt lekker zoet en naar gebrande mouten. verder vanille, suiker, hout en een flinke zweem ABV. Monday, April 1, 2024
FlightLees22	3 Struise Pannepot Donker bruin bier met een kleine creme kleurige schuimkraag. Het bier is in de smaak licht zoet met hinten van karamel en donkere maar niet gebrande mouten. Het bier heeft verder wat kruiden en toffee. eindigt sterk alcoholig en zoet. Monday, April 1, 2024
FlightLees22	3.5 Struise St. Amatus - Oostvleteren 12 Donker bruin bier met weinig schuim. Smaakt granig zoet en heeft wat van de ABV. in de aroma iets van karamel, pruimen, toffe en peper. Eindigt zoet en karamelig. Monday, April 1, 2024
FlightLees22	3 Struise Tsjeeses Oranje kleurend bier met weinig koolzuur en schuim. Het bier smaakt zeer karamel zoet met hinten van bloemen, citrus, sinaasappel, kruiden en iets van hout. ABV is ook duidelijk te merken. Eindigt zoet en plakkerig. Monday, April 1, 2024
sjorsvdg	3.6 Struise Pannepot Reserva - Bourbon Barrel-Aged Subtiele vatgelagerde strong dark ale. Tonen van mout, kandij, hout en bourbon op de achtergrond. Aroma is licht body ook. Sunday, March 31, 2024
ResinousTeam67	5 Struise Pannepot Sunday, March 31, 2024
Beese	3.3 Struise Tsjeeses Reserva - Port 330ml bottle from Utobeer, Borough. Murky ruby. Nose of red wine, grain, gluey esters and tannins. Nice body. Quite smooth. More red wine flavour than port. Nice. I was really hoping for something more epic for rating 17,000, but hey ho. Friday, March 29, 2024
IPATasty64	3.8 Struise Pannepot Reserva - Bourbon Barrel-Aged Thursday, March 28, 2024
NordicV	4 Struise Twenty Two Anniversary Ale Flaska från Belgian Happiness I stort sett svart öl i stort sett utan skum. Doft och smak av fat, lätta lakritstoner, choklad, fatlagrad alkohol och läder. Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Beerhunter111	5 Struise Kabert Monday, March 25, 2024