Struise Pannepot

Brewed by De Struise Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Oostvleteren, Belgium

2006 bottle. Pours dark brown with tan head. Sweet dark fruit, candy sugar and yeasty aromas. Flavors of plums, raisins, candy sugar, licorice, caramel, cherries and yeast. Very complex. Medium body with tingly carbonation that dances on the tongue. Excellent beer.

Bottle from my cellar. Pours dark brown and thick as oil with a small brown head. Kandi sugar nose makes me anticipate a first sip eagerly. Aroma’s are woods, earthy, oily, dark fruits, sweet and roasted licorice. Very complex but very good. Alcohol warming lingers for a while. To be drunk slowly.

Poured into a chalice a dark mahongy color, nice carbonation, awesome two-finger plus creamy tannish head, lots and lots of sticky lacing. The nose is malty, tangy, yeasty, some dark fruits (figs, raisins, plums), toffee, licorice, and caramel. The taste is awesome, slightly sweet, malty, yeasty, slight tangyness, lots of dark fruit tones, getting some licorice in there as well. Full body, a well rounded/complex brew. The alcohol is hidden very well, nice warming effect going down. Very drinkable, this brew is a delight to drink, very very tasty, highly recommended.

Tried the bottle I purchased from Beer Paradise (Holstebro) in the Sommer. And still have a Grand reserva 2005 in my Beer Cellar. And what a fantastic beer it is. Brown - Red color with huge foamy brown head. Vinous aroma with caramel and dried plums aroma. Complex tastes of roasted caramel, brown sugar,dried fruit and raisins. Alcohol content is very well hidden, making this very very drinkable. I wish I could have it on a regular basis ! An exceptional brew !

Smells and looks pretty good. Big head but it disappears quickly. A little fizzy, but pretty smooth. A crisp bite comes out at the end and lingers. This is great. Doesn’t seem strong at all.

Blasphemy, I realize, but I thought the Old Monk’s Ale was better than this beer. Nonetheless, this is a very good beer offering some very pleasant sour notes in addition to some fruitiness that is quite distinct from the Old Monk’s Ale. Poured a dark red-brown. Didn’t leap out of the bottle the way the Old Monk’s Ale did. Sturdy tan head fades to a scummy coating atop the beer. Aroma is sour, vinegar, and somehow chalky...like Deus. The aroma was also sour enough to me to be reminiscent of a Berlinerweisse. Flavor is preceded by that rough, chalky mouthfeel. Cherry-ish and very sour. Some roastiness and a ton of sour. I love sour, and believe it to be the flavor atop the beer hierarchy of flavors (if there is such a thing), but I’m not sure that the sour is presented here in the most attractive way...I love sour beers, and this is a very good beer with some sour elements, yet I didn’t love this beer. Nonetheless, I would recommend it. I obtained this bottle at Beer Mania in Brussels.

This is arguably the best beer that I have ever had. It blends the depth of a Rochfort 10 with the sweetness of a Stille Nacht and the malty goodness of a World Wide Stout, while barely scratching the surface. It pours a deep dark brown with a slight head. Aroma is dark fruit, cinnamon, lots of malt, candy sugar, alcohol, raisins, and other flavors yet to be experienced by the uninitiated. It finishes incredibly smoothly and a finish that leaves the drinker remarkably enticed. Harder to find than a Golden Flea biting an immortal two-headed goat in Florida right now.

My favourite strong belgian. So soft and velvet like, is makes my think of..... Dark brown colour, hazy look and nice foam. Watch out when opening, it sometimes "boils" over. Flavour is rich with dired fruit, sweet malt and nice light sourness makes this brew outstanding. Vintage 2006.