Petrus Speciale

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Petrus Speciale pours to a golden amber color with a tight white head and a moderate amount of carbonation. The nose on this beer is very inviting. Sweet malt aromas marry with strong aromas of pepper, and earthy yeastiness. Petrus Speciale is spiced with coriander, and it is quite evident in this beer. The palate is firm with more good malt flavors on the palate, with a nice back drop of bready/yeasty flavor, and subtle hints of pepper. This beer finishes with more good malt up front, then is balanced with some nice hop bitterness, and a slightly sour/vinous note. This is a fantastic beer to have with a meal, and would work well with many gourmet dishes. I matched one with a meal of Blanquette de Veau, which is veal tips slowly braised in white wine, mushrooms, and cream. The combinations of flavors in the dish, and the malty/yeasty/peppery flavors of the Petrus worked extremely well. Seek this beer out if you can find it. It can be a bit hard to find in some markets, but well worth looking for.

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.

11.2oz bottle. Foggy amber brown, with a creamy off-white head. An odd beer, very sessionable , perhaps not what you’d expect from a Belgian. Doughy malt aroma, some mild lactic sourness. Mellow, with that creamy Petrus yeast. Some faded amber malt tones, but balanced out by some mellow soapy hops and a very enjoyable lemony tartness. This isn’t the best Belgian beer by a longshot, but it really fills an interesting niche, that of the "Belgian Session Amber". Drinkable, with an interesting complexity.

Pours a clear apricot-amber with a small layer of foam, great lacing, and an aroma of sudsy hops, green grapes, and dry white wine. Flavour is lightly sweet with more green grape and a soft, dry and slightly tart finish. Carbonation is soda-pop-esque, body is creamy but dry to finish. This is a very pleasant beer, much better than their Oud Bruin. Would accompany food very well.

Beutiful color; enjoyed the flavor - initial sharp flavor followed by a flat finish. Very good beer

A rich copper and full of spritziness. A medium foamy head that sits around for quite a while. A fresh, fruity and mouthwatering aroma that led to a first sip that was eagerly anticipated. Tasty, a bit thinner than I had hoped for but a tasty and smooth and fairly dry aftertaste.

Yeast bread and grain aroma to this one. Clear golden body with a big white foamy head. Seeing it’s close to Christmas the carbination bubbles remined me a snow globe. Some lacing left on glabut not till half the glass was gone. Mellow flavor of lemon citrus and very enjyable beer.

Hazy, light amber with a large, frothy off-white head. Decent head retention with a good amount of lace. Bready, doughy nose with lots of vienna-like malt, hints of pear, grapes and honey. The flavor is very lightly sweet, just lightly bitter with floral and herbal hops, light caramel, dough and golden raisins. Medium/light body is round with moderate carbonation. Very quaffable. Could pass as a Belgian style octoberfest. Not a world beater, but I can’t figure out these super low scores for the life of me.