Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva

Formerly brewed at De Struise Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Oostvleteren, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: JAN 6, 2010 33cl bottle from olbutikken, CPH. Ohh bwoy, have I looked forward to this?!. Indeed!. Pours dark brown with a nice stable creamy brown head. Aroma is immediatly everything - vinous, sweet, liquiorice, dark dried fruits, caramel, sugar - ohh so lovely. Palate is creamy & smooth. Big smile on my face right now. Liquorice is a bit dominating as it is in pannepeut. Very sticky lips. Warmth, smooth, complex, lovely. This is up there in the absolute best Belgium category! Im blown away! :-) Rerating Jan. 2010. Aroma is just as amazing and complex. Taste is very oaky and not as great as 2 years ago. Probably better fresh. I had to give it a 0,2 less down from 4,4 - 4,2.

Bottled (thanks ante!). Deep ruby brown colour, small, but creamy head. Aroma is malts, licorice, raisins, alcohol, wooden and some mild spicing. Flavour is mainly caramel malts, licorice, raisins, spices and some wooden notes in a nice balance. Wellbalanced brew, and quite easy to drink.

Bottle Muddy, deep brown body. Lightly brown, creamy head. Very nice appearance. Aroma of sweet malts (caramel), fruits (apple, peach), liquor and wood. Nice complexity in the aroma, but not overwhelming. Moderately bitter, moderately sweet flavour of hops, malts (caramel), cane sugar, ... Nice well balanced flavour with some complexity. Drinks very smoothly (which is the main danger when drinking this beer :) ).

UPDATED: FEB 27, 2008 Small dark-beige head over near-black beer with ruby highlights. Slightly smoked, aroma’s of old books, slightly dried pipe tobacco, lots of liquorice, ivy, and discreet spices with pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, some caramel. Sourish-sweet, with soup vegetables, coriander, more nutmeg, liquorice, oakwood, dark candi sugar. Dried fruits retronasal (apple, apricot, pear and grapes). Very well-bodied, very slick, just not syrupy. Leaves an oily film on the mucosas. Pity about the expressly liquorice part. Just a touch more acidity would do it a world of good - just as a 75cl bottle with some extra aging would do, instead of the 33cl.
Rerate for draught version Pretty similar, except for the nose, which is incomparably more complex, with notes of fine brandy, or better: single malt whisky. Would earn 9/10.

Bottled. Aroma has cognac, malts, dried fruits, some milk. Clear, dark red-brown coloured with a medium, beige head. Taste is sweet, malty with dried fruits, sugar, some subtle hints of oak. Really nice and well balanced.

UPDATED: JUL 30, 2008 a nice and very drinkeble belgian-style ale. You cleraly sense the apple-flavour from the calva-barrels witch gives it a nice fruity feeling. The beer is very ballanced and have a aftertaste that reminds me of certain dessert-wines. The palate is a bit waterish and not very long-lasting

Bottled. Dark color, short off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt and candy sugar like the original Pannepot. This one has a hint of oak and calvados. Taste is malty, some sugary sweetness. Alcohol is well hidden. Nice.

Bottle. Dark brown coloured with a lacing off white head. Vinous and sweet aroma dominated by dried fruits and tobacco with notes of vanilla, fruits, pepper and yeast. Flavour of dried fruits, liquorice, tobacco, pepper, yeast and vanilla with notes of wood and alcohol. Peppery and warming alcoholic finish. Fizzy palate.

33cl bottle, vintage 2005, with mucho thank you’s to the man, miketd! Pours a hazy dark brown with mahoghony highlights and a nice creamy tan head that persists; good lacing. Aroma has oak, spices, dark overripe and dried fruits, and earthy yeast. Subtle, but plenty there to ponder. Flavor is a near perfect blend of the components of the aroma; everything’s there in a wonderful harmony. One amazing flavor profile and mouthfeel, excellent complexity without being overly busy or disjointed; very well done! Thanks again Mike for the chance to try this amazing beer!

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm) Dark brown colour with ruby hints, frothy brown head. Malty, slightly vinous nose with chocolate truffels, cocoa, vanilla, cinamon, liquorice and a hint of green apples. Malty, spicy taste with notes of vanilla, chocolate, coffee, liquorice, gingerbread cake and peculiar hints of green apples and calvados in the finish. Full body, rather sweet. Understated bitterness lurking in the shadows of the massive malt and wood presence. The calvados finish gives it a peculiar but interesting twist. Lovely beer in superb balance.