Piraat 10.5%

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

golden pour with a slight offwhite head. Aroma is sweet caramel, yeasty with some belgian spice. Flavor reflects this, yeasty and sweet with some spice. a bit of alcohol warmth on the finish.

Brown bottle, 75 cl, best before 19/4/09, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on September 5 2009; eye: golden, clear, no effervescence, voluminous white head that turns into a ring, good lacing; nose: liqueur-like, lots of caramel, malt, yeast, pepper, coriander, fruity; mouth: liqueur-like, lots of caramel, alcohol, pepper, a bit of yeast, malt, light coriander, fruity, finale in alcohol with presence of malt, medium body, not much carbonation, rather sweet, sticky texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 75 cl, meilleure avant 19/4/09, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 5 septembre 2009; œil : dorée, claire, pas d’effervescence moyenne, abondante mousse blanc cassé qui se transforme en un anneau, bonne dentelle; nez : liquoreux, beaucoup de caramel, malt, levure, poivre, coriandre, fruité; bouche : liquoreux, beaucoup de caramel, alcool, poivre, un peu de levure, malt, léger coriandre, fruité, finale en alcool avec présence de malt, corps moyen, peu carbonatée, plutôt sucrée, texture collante; en résumé : bien

Sampled at an outdoor beer tasting sponsored by Doti Liquors, Elmhurst, IL. Poured to my fest/wine glass a golden hue with good, white foam and web-like lacing. The aroma was fruit sweetness as apples and pears, with some light citrus and spice. The flavor followed these nicely and added smooth malt, appropriate hop bitterness, some nice alcohol warmth, and a dry finish. Very nice!

Verry richfull taste malty and sweet fruit hints, i drink it at my terras on a summer evening wen the sun come’s down and shine true my "piraat" tulp .... tis must be heaven :)

A reall nice strong Belgian. Lots of fruits, citrus notes. Sweet and carmel finish. Warming me up nicely.

In the bottle: a great trippel, with clear citrus notes and relatively strong bitterness for the style; it is pale, with a white head, crisp yet warming. Excellent. On tap: surprisingly different from the bottled version; hops are less pronounced, and aromas of apples replace the citrus notes. A sweet and refreshing trippel, with warming notes of alchohol. Also excellent.

Pours a light golden color with a good amount of head. The aroma is of spices and perhaps a hint of citrus. I had no idea that this was as high of an alcohol content as is did, it was very well masked. There is a slightly sweet undertone to the flavor. There wad maybe just a bit too much carbonation, but still a ok brew.

Julio’s Belgian Beer Festival. Sample. Surprised by this one as I liked it way more than expected. This is a great example of a belgian strong. I’m surprised it doesn’t get rated higher.