Petrus Speciale

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

head:creamy/bubbly white
colour: amber
smell: flowery, malts, sweet,licqourice, honey ? , caramel
taste: hebry sweet start , followed is bitter, bit hops, pilsner appeal , irony , cookiedough, yeast, texture is dry , end is dry with grassy aftertaste

11.2 oz bottle- Pours dark orange with a thin head that almost immediately recedes to a collar, aroma is fruity berries. The flavor is a standard ale that has a mild fruity flavor, but really just tastes like beer, not bad or cheap beer, but beer. There is really no aftertaste or anything distinctive about it, it is crisp clean refreshing and boring.

330ml bottle (Beer Paridise, Bruges)
6 Big mashy malt aroma. Blackcurrenty fruitiness, but close up there’s a touch of lime
4 murky gold, brief head
6 big mashy malty taste, so full of the mash. Everywhere it’sa starchy malty beer.
3 Full and smooth palate. Quite lively carbonation.
13 Not really a special beer, just a malty one. However, I like malt.

Bottle: Strong aggressive alcohol aroma, taste is mellow. Food Pairing: Grilled Fish.

Pours amber, moderate head, fading to medium lacing. Nose presents with citrus and grassy hops, they smell like they might be from the Noble varieties. Medium bodied, creamy and nicely carbonated, nice balance between caramel and bready malts and some really nice bright citrusy hops. There is a slight soapy and metallic note on the end, which I got on a previous Petrus ale; something with the water or hop varietal? Either way, I enjoyed this one.

2010 - 12 - 31 330ml bottle. dark yellow colour. small fading white head. tastes a bit like oak, low in taste, but it could be because of my cold....

Bottle: Small white foamy head changes quick into a very small lacing. Clear dark orange body. Malts, herbs, sweets, fruit and some grains. Taste is a mix of malts, fruit, sweets, bitter and spices. Watery body tingling on the tongue.

Clear amber coloured beer with large diminishing off- white head and lots of central carbonation. Granny aroma with some malty touches. Medium bit sparkling palate. Finish is soft granny with a dry ending.