Petrus Speciale

Brewed by Bavik-De Brabandere
Style: Belgian Ale
Harelbeke, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Golden body with a small creamy white head. Sweet and light caramel aroma with some grass. Sweet grassy flavour, some honey and caramel hints.

Bottle. Pours hazy orange/amber with a large beige head. Aroma is promising, with some tart notes, citrus, and a touch of hops. Flavor is sweetly malty, with only a very mild sourness. Mouthfeel is medium carbonation, with a bit of a drying finish. Quite plain actually.

With yeast in it poured an opaque, dull, orangey gold with a big bubbly, whipped cream head that is held in place by some very tight, fine carbonation. The aroma is of gooey caramel lathered in fresh squeezed orange juice. A little oxidation evident in the taste like sapping your own blood - distant, but there. Fizzy tickle on the tongue, it bounces well but becomes creamy in back with the body growing as the beer heats up. Toasted malt mainly, a touch of ’Munich’, with a little breath of fresh citrus making it just a little tangy and maybe a smidgen of shy, dusty hops wander in late into drinking. All malt in the swallow, a little buttery with caramel, again, lingering. Not much to it, quite pleasant overall and easy enough on the palate to be sessionable, but there is nothing here too loud or proud to make a lasting impression on me. (33cL, Int’l Beer Shop, W. Leederville)

LIghtly hazed amber color with a hugh taupe, big bubbled head. Head settles after some time to a mound of bubbles and small islands of lace. Somewhat sweet sour in aroma. Light malt and over-ripe fruit/cider seem to dominate. Thin flavors with a sour dough bread flavors. Some herbal hops seem to come in, but this just does not get a foothold.

The Dan Journal #60. Tasted Nov 2006. 12oz bottle. Hazy amber hue. Clinging white head. Slightly sour tart aroma. Notes of tart cherries. Malty and musty. Underlying chocolate aroma. Medium bodied with a full caramel flavor. Sugary and tart. Sour but pleasant.

very very drinkable beer. total session ale. crisp, and dry. nice hops in the aroma and flavour, i could drink this all night.

Light amber, huge fluffy beige head.Fruity nose, scarce bead.Malt start,somewhat tinny,Fruity, with a dry finish.Would get a much higher rating without the tinniness!!

Bottled. Deep golden colour with mediumsized head. Aroma is slight alcohol, malts, some metal. Flavour is metal, some sweetish herbs, sweet malts and overall very unpleasantly sweet.