Petrus Winterbier

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

nuts, hay, cereal, spruce, citrus, woody, rotten eggs, cooked vegetables, amber, sparkling, brown foam, medium sweetness, lightly bitter, heavily sour, umami, full body, creamy, average carbonation, bitter,

Not sure how to rate this one. I have had it on two occasions and I wouldn’t have thought it was the same beer except for the label. First tasting: Bottle. Poured a dark, amber with an average, white head. Slightly sour aroma with malts, caramel and some hop notes. Flavor was malty but slightly sour with caramel and hop notes. Second tasting: Bottle. Poured a hazy orangish-red with a small, beige head. Sweet aroma with malt, spice (coriander, clove) and orange. Sweet malty flavor with spice and orange notes. Dry finish but with a lot of alcohol flavor. The first tasting was much better

75cl bottle at home. No clue about the aged, but pretty young I guess. Brown-reddish colour. Off white head, fades pretty quick, not sticky. Smell is caramel and malts, bit spicy as well. Taste is sweet at first, and when you swallow you get the caramel and roasted malt flavor, as well as a bit spices. Not my kind of beer, but ok.

Bottle: Medium vast creamy head that disappears slow on top of a dark ruby colored beer. Smell darker fruits, prunes, strawberry, toasted malts, cream cheese, light sour notes and cooky dough. Taste toasted malts, fruits, hint of sweets, hint of barleys, light bitter. Low to medium bitter Fruity barley aftertaste which vanishes quick. Low to medium carbo, tingly mouthfeel, more than a medium body and a watery texture. Maybe a bit of a lower/watery body, but next to that pretty tasty.

750ml bottle. Rating #310. Very murky dark brown pour with a light beige head. Tart apple aroma, a little caramel sweetness and raisins in an underlying layer of aroma. Flavor is a little sweet, caramel apple with a bit of tartness in the background and with a pretty smooth aftertaste. Nice. (2064)

Beautiful color. Very slight funkiness to aroma-pleasantly so. Malty start and finish. Spicy but not overly so. Pours a wonderful light tan head. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Clear reddish brown color. Thin almond head. Nose is nutmeg and yeast. Flavor is raisin and spices with an herbal element in the finish.

enjoyed this more than I expected, not as much spices as I was hoping for, but still enjoyed the mild caramel notes