Piraat 10.5%

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

Hazy dark gold with a small creamy head that lasts throughout. Slightly ripe fruits over yeast with the alcohol just peaking it’s head through. Taste is similar with the alcohol becoming more present but hops coming in to balance it out. Sharpish as it hits the tongue but finishes smooth, kinda creamy and warming. A nice sipper

Bottle, Pretty good sized rocky head that doesn’t last very long. Hazy light amber body. Light hoppy aroma with hints of oranges. Medium bodied with lively carbonation. Average duration and light sweet finish. This beer goes down way to easy for a 10.5% ABV beer. Not bad but paid way too much for it.

Somewhat hazy yellow color, big frothy head. Flavor is yeasty sweet bread, spicy pepper, some ripe sweet fruits, and a bit of alcohol. Medium bodied. Finishes sweet and thick. Reminiscent of bread dough, indeed. Good stuff here.

A strong belgien style ale. Smoke in the taste. It lacks complexity, but nice

~Pours a light golden color with creamy white head. ~Sweet scent with a light smokiness and tart. Coriander and mild orange as well. Even some banana clove like a hefeweizen. Very complex scent. ~Sweet banana and coriander flavor some spice towards the end. Pleasant, but possibly a bit sweet. ~Tart and bitter. Prickles tongue. ~I wasn’t sure what to expect from this one. Aroma blew me away. Flavor is good, but too sweet for me. Excellent job of hiding the alcohol.

The high alcohol % is present but it’s not a bad beer. Reasonable. I’m having a shit day, hopefully this will get me pissed.

Had on tap. A little fruity, even hint of sweet. Good while drinking, but slight alcohol aftertaste.

Quite fruity and hoppy with both ripe and bitter citrus notes. The palate is dense but also shows some dry bitterness in the finish. Last beer of the night so the notes are short!