Petrus Winterbier

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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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,

Smells a little sour. Looks good. This has a surprising sour flavor to it. A nice sour coat finishes it off as well. Different for a winter ale but pretty good.

Bottle (dated 12/09/05) from the Bier Market. Poured a lovely deep walnut brown with a tan head that was tall and strong. Not much lacing to speak of but who knows how clean the glass was... Wonderful roasty aroma hits the nose like a nice mulled wine. Full round mouth feel and just the right mix of spice and roasted coffee. A bit like drinking molassas but far less sticky. Warms the belly with just the faintest hint of an unpleasant aftertaste. I wouldn’t want to have more than two of these at any one time I’m sure. Otherwise thouroughly enjoyable!

UPDATED: APR 30, 2006 Very good. Dark, and cloudy, a little sweet. NIce in flavour and spicy. NOt too strong in flavour but in alcohol.

This brew poured a medium head of light brown colored fine to medium sized mostly lasting bubbles that left behind a fair lacing and a softyly carbonated hazy brown colored body. The aroma was mild with vinuous notes of malt and caramel. THe mouthfeel was smooth and mild. I really enjoyed the caramel malt flavor of this fine Belgiam Strong. It is indeed a very nice Belgiam that I liked a lot.

Petrus Winterbier – 4.10 The beer pours a translucent deep ruby color with a mastodonic head, creamy in texture and a bright light tan color and the lace forms a tight sealing sheet that smothers the glass. The nose is vanilla sweet, with a thick malt presence, also a bit of over ripe banana noticed, a very pleasing and a bodement of things to come. Front is ambrosial, rich in malt with a middling top, that leads to a strikingly acidic finish, hops are personable in their spicy bite, desert dry aftertaste that lingers long on the palate, a perfect end of the evening beer, and as a beer I salute all “Beer Lovers” where ever you are on this thanksgiving Eve in 2003, hopefully next year at this time we can give thanks for “World Peace”, a dream but it is my wish today.

Ultra-super-good. Aromatic beer, with yeasty/dried apricot aroma. Tasty going down, with a dry finish, indicative of generous amounts of boiling hops, not normal for many Belgians. Great stuff, and very high on my list of good things.

Bottle. Nice lively looking clear amber ale with huge off-white head. Aroma is malty and caramel, with a suggestion of fresh yeast. Nice caramel/malty taste, slightly sour in the finish. Medium mouthfeel. Simple but nice. I don’t know what makes this a winter beer, but treating it as a misnomer helps in rating it.

Bottle: Spewed from my bottle with an airy, foamy head over a bloody red brew. The aroma is vaguely yeasty, but is predominately fruity and sweet. This drinks exquisitely smooth, a very nice evenly made blend of caramel, tart fruit, and a hint of spice. How does this rate so poorly overall? I don’t get it sometimes. This is very, very good. (#3215, 11/21/2007)

Beautiful amber color with a bold white head. Intoxicating aroma, bananas, honey, maybe even pumpkin? Semi-malty and sweet. A little acidic but spicy with flavors of the season. Finishes somewhat mellow and dry. A great xmas choice.