Piraat 10.5%

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ertvelde, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle. Pours cloudy orange with foamy white head. Fruity aroma. Caramel and raisin flavour with alcohol. Malty finish

330 ml bottle a dark yellow colored beer with a white head aroma caramel malts and fruits taste malts caramel fruits spices some alcohol and some hops

330 ml bottle @ Pub Kultainen Apina.
Pours an unclear orange colour with a foamy head. Aroma of fresh fruits and sweet caramel. Flavour of caramel malts, citrus, yeast and sweet fruits. Medium bodied with a slick mouthfeel and a dry fruity finish with some alcohol. Good.

330ml bottle @ Kultainen Apina, Tampere

Pretty generic but still tasty Belgian ale. Alcohol burns through a bit too much.

Bottled, 330ml, aged 8.5yrs. Clear orange amber with white head, floaters remained in bottle. Very smooth from the start, the residual sweetness mopped up by the ageing of the beer, there is a slight cough sweet note though. Yeasty bread dough notes with a strawberry fruitiness and a hint of banana. Long in the finish, very accomplished.

UPDATED: MAR 6, 2011 11.2 oz bottle. Pours a decently clear honey/amber color with hints of gold. The head is foamy, rocky, and white and sticks around for a while before leaving some nice lacing. It doesn’t smell hugely hoppy, this is a fresh bottle. It is very much floral and grassy with a huge yeast kick. The hops are more represented in the flavor. It is thick and sweet but also mildly hoppy. It isn’t bitter at all just a lot of flowery, grassy, spicy hops with a pinch of grapefruit peel and pine. The yeast is big too providing even more spice and a hint of fruitiness. The malts are sweet and slightly cloying with the alcohol which isn’t completely hidden, but not overly so. It gets better as you go. The carbonation seems right on but the flavors don’t pop on the tongue due to the sweetness. The alcohol isn’t hidden but it never become a nuisance. This is a high gravity BIPA, perhaps it is a bit too malty, if you love Belgian strong pale ales this one is for you. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 05-07-2010 23:53:49

One of my favourite beers. Looks great in the glass with an aroma second to none. The trick to this beer is not to drink it too cold as the flavours enhance as it warms. I always wish I had a 750 ml instead of the stubby because I really get engrossed in this beer with every sip and then all of a sudden its gone. Great beer!

Incredibly strong pineapple/tropical fruit aroma and flavor, masks the alcohol very well. Not an easy beer to put down.