Petrus Speciale

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

UPDATED: NOV 13, 2007 Draught from Beer Weekend Brussels. Clear pale golden in colour with creamy white head. Orange and vanilla in the nose with hoppy notes. A bitter start leads into a spicy warmth with citrus and hops to compliment. All is well and then disaster - a suprisingly watery finish - equal to that of melted ice at the bottom of your ice tea. Terrible. A result of the cask maybe? A real let down. (6, 3, 5, 2, 14)
Re-rate
Bottle from Nelson Wines. I knew there were a couple Petrus I hadn’t had but managed to pick one I had, D’oh! Oh well, a re-rate’s not always a bad thing. Golden, bordering on amber, with a fluffy but quickly dissapating white head. Nice lace though. Nose is malt, barley, orange, yeast and hops. Orangey hops washed over by a malty, bready flavour. Some subtle, sweet caramel notes in the finish. Well, as I said re-rate’s aren’t always a bad thing but in this case I’m actually taking it down a peg or two...

The body is a light bronze orange with a slight off white head. The aroma is herbal with some medicinal notes. There is also a hint of dried apricots. The taste has some dry notes of hay with some dense herb like oregeno. There is also a little bit of prunes in the finish. An overall dry beer with the interesting herbal notes. Very thick and heavy in the mouthfeel.

From the appearance to the aroma to the flavor, there was nothing remarkable about this beer. Dry and spicy, a little sweetness coming in. A forgettable beer.

Light orange-amber coloureed, wtih a large white head and a lot of carbonation. Sweet malty, herby ( flowers, grain) aroma, very enjoyable, with some clear touches of grasses. Full creamy taste, finish is light bitter and malty, dryer near the end. A distinctive ’palm’ taste, but a little softer and sweeter. Not bad, easy to drink.

Clear golden body with a small creamy white head. Sweet light caramel aroma with some light grass. Sweet grassy flavor, some honey and caramel hints.

Bottled. A copper coloured beer with a decent off-white coloured head. The aroma and taste are marked by a vegetable and compost heap nastiness. A touch of odd sweetness but generally pretty nasty and not at all special.

(Bottle) Pours a clear carbonated amber body with an average-sized frothy off-white head. Aroma of caramel, cereal, florals, dustiness, and light grain. Flavor of caramel malt and light grassy hops.

Clear amber and small, frothy, off white cap. Nose of lightly sweet caramel malt, earthy hops, and subtle peppery yeast. Hops pick it up in the flavor adding a nice bitterness. Finishes dry. Soft, medium palate. Drinkable session brew, unexciting.