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Piraat 10.5%

Piraat 10.5%

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Brouwerij Van Steenberge

Ertvelde, Belgium

bottled
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on tap
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8203.59/5.03.59/5.010.5%75.4 Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Piraat is a wickedly rich and rounded brew that packs a mighty punch. The powerful glow builds up from inside. Deep golden with a subtle haze. Lots of hops and malt. Mild sweetness. Reminiscent of bread dough, spices and tropical fruits.

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 undsioux7 (466), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 25, 2008  
Pours a deep amber with a decent sized of white head. Aroma of banana, alchohol. Taste is the same with some other things in there I can’t quite put my finger on it. Not my style, but nice complexity.


 dwedin (236), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Strong alcohol, apricot aromas. Dull amber with floating debris. Alcohol is hidden pretty well, sweetness upfront, more apricot, a little banana, figs and a slightly bitter finish. It’s a little thick but not too much.


 elihapa (200), Hawaii, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/55/104/513/20
Jul 20, 2008  
From bottle. Pours a dark apricot, with a nice Belgian-style head. Aroma of dark fruit, malt, and sourdough bread. Mouthfeel is full-bodied with prickly carbonation. Flavor was too forward for me: it had nice fruit notes, but what struck me as odd was the mid-palate and finish, which were overwhelmed by a certain sourdough-alcohol-bitter flavor. Perhaps my bottle was bad, but this flavor did not fit my description of a delicious Belgian strong ale. Pound for pound, I prefer Gulden Draak, Duvel or Chimay.


 JamesD (145), Centreville, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 20, 2008  
I think this is a great Belgian ale. The aroma is spicy and a bit honeysuckle/fruit like. It has a lovely burnt orange hue with a frothy white head. The flavor is yeast spice with notes of caraway, nutmeg, and maybe some ginger to start followed by mellow honey and apple. Kind of like a bigger, meaner brother to Orval.


 BoBoChamp (286), Gent, Belgium
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Jul 20, 2008  
33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex brew, cloudy, good head, good brew, but not a topper




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