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Piraat 10.5%

Piraat 10.5% - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
91
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Ertvelde, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9853.58/5.03.57/5.010.5%78.3Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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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 Derek881 (489), Frederick, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Poured from the bottle into a trappist glass to drink. The beer had a clear orange-copper color with a good-sized, foamy, white head that had decent retention and good cling. A candy and toffee aroma with sweet caramel and a touch of citrus and perhaps pine hops. The taste was sweet and candy like with a bit of citrus with some underlying bitterness. A lighter, fizzy feel with a drying effect that was a little bit rough. Definitely a good beer, but not one of my favorites in this genre.


 michael-pollack (2606), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 30, 2008  
330ml Bottle: Aroma of hops, light alcohol, yeast, slight sour apples, sweet malts, light herbs, light grass, slight pepper, and a hint of funk. Poured golden/amber in color with a medium to large-sized, rocky, white head that lasted throughout. Clear. Sparkling. Excellent lacing. Flavor is light to medium sweet. Tastes of fruit, nectar, yeast, hops, slight resin, light herbs, malts, and light grass. Medium body. Slick, oily texture. Average carbonation. Sweet, fruity, yeasty finish is a tad dry. 10.5%ABV is completely hidden.


 beerlady (443), lucerne, Switzerland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Dec 30, 2008  
golden colored slightly hazy beer with a white layer on it smells yeasty and malty with fruit and corriander-like spicyness and some sweetness tasts malty , yeasty ,spicy and of some fruits and a rhum-like hidden hint aftertaste warm alcohol with bittersweetness and spices


 Travlr (700), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Dec 26, 2008  
Slightly hazy straw with large white head. Aroma of grapefruit and flowers. Nice bitter taste with some citrus in the background.


 JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 26, 2008  
A 0.33L bottle at Brics Inn Jyväskylä. Slightly hazy pale golden yellow colour. Mild slightly sweet nose. Mild slightly alcoholic taste. Some vinelikeness. Grass notes in the nose. White head. Soft and slightly sweet taste when getting warm. At the end some hoppy bitterness and some hints of apple.


craven5000 (55), Westville, Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Cloudy gold color and very very little white froath. Smooth, slick, medium body with piney and slightly citrus flavors. A bit more aggressive, sharp and lasting piney notes finish that is firm but not over powering. The alcohol did not stand out until the bottom of the glass. I enjoyed the balance of this beer. If I try another I hope will be at a slightly warmer temp. This was straight from the fridge.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/102/510/20
Dec 17, 2008  
Crushed with Jakebra. Musty, grassy nose. Very very earthy. Flavor is about the same. Alcohol is very apparent. High alcohol is always cool. None too good. Wouldnt get this again probably.


 rds (224), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 15, 2008  
Clear golden body with tall white head, very hoppy on the nose, super balance of malt, punch fruit notes and spice.



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