Struise Pannepot

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

33cl bottle vintage 2007. Gusher. Deep black color with a creamy brown head that leaves some lacing. Aroma is full of dried fruits with malts and some touches of pepercake and bread. Taste is sweet and malty with chocolate, coffee and touches of dried fruits and hops. The aftertaste is light bitter with some sweet pepercake and coffee. Mouthfeel is smooth and sticky with decent carbonization. The flavors are perfectly balanced. The mother of one of the greatest beer series in the world! Magnificent!

This is the 2008 vintage. Pours dark brown, almost black with one inch tan head that fades at a decent pace. Nose is amazing, complex dark malt with deep, vinous, dried fruits, some chocolate and coffee, bready malt, and some spices, light rum notes and a light oak character with mild soy sauce and light alcohol. In the mouth, deep fruits, caramel sweetness with some bitter chocolate on the swallow and a light, lingering sweetness and a mild tingling burn on the tongue. This is an incredible beer, though I prefer the Grand Reserva.

Egészen sötétvörös színe van, még a lámpa elé tartva is alig lehet átlátni rajta.Közepesen nagy,világosbarna hab gerjed rajta kitöltés közben,ami nem tart ki sokáig,de azért egy kis csipke terítőt hagy a sör tetején.Illata édeskés,gyógyfüves,gyümölcsös és egy picit tejcsokis.Igen összetett és különleges íze van.Ott van az alkohol édessége a komló kesernyéssége,házi szilvalekvár,karamellás étcsokoládé és egy csipet kávé.Ezek kergetőznek egymást váltva a szájban,miközben kellemesen csipkednek az apró buborékok.Közepesen testes és az alkohol tartalom finoman melegít és zsibbaszt.Utóíze medvecukros,kesernyés és kiszárítja a szájpadlásunkat.Egy igazi klasszis,remek választás egy fárasztó nap után relaxáláshoz vagy egy jó könyvhöz. / Én éppen a "Maláta" antológiát olvasgatom mellette. /

The color is very brown almost black. The head is creamy and rather modest. The sweet aroma offers hard roasted malt and plums. In the taste there are notes of hard roasted malt, plums, sourish berries, banana, liquorice and a little touch of forest floor. The alcohol gives a rounded warmth like with a good sherry. The mouthfeel is soft and very full-bodied. This is nothing but worldclass. Pannepot is fully up to the hights of westvleteren 12.

Dark amber in color with a beige head that leaves a nice lacing around the glass. Smell is of brown sugar, green apple, dark fruit and caramel. Caramel and toffee first greet the tongue, followed by spicy phenols and dark fruit. Medium bodied with medium carbonation and a nice, dry finish. Definitely have to say the regular Pannepot is my favorite vs. the other various aged versions.

Well if this isn’t a World Classic, I don’t know what is. Maybe now that it has 1000 ratings on RateBeer, its rightful place in The Pantheon cannot be denied. Beautifully dense, velvety brown syrup appearance with a formidable tan head. Rich and inviting aroma with an incredible assortment of malt characteristics, including toffee and toasted gingerbread/fruitcake elements, nicely kept in check by a zesty, zippy sparkle from the high carbonation. Delicious, dessert-like brown sugar flavors with figs, dates, a spiced-and-spicy undercurrent (cinnamon, artisan bread, ginger crisp cookies, a touch of anise seed, peppery alcohol), and just enough yeasty tanginess to balance the dizzying malt array. Even touches of rauchmalt smoke and tobacco. Lots of delightful sugary accents (toasted treacle, molasses) without being cloying-- the carbonation does wonders. Long and lovely finish with beautiful, relatively high carbonation for the boldness and gravity. Perfect structure. The yeast shot adds a bit of a dirty punch to the pepper, and displays a still-new, bolder layer (and the real culprit?) to this complex medley. Sublime.

Dark brown with a thick frothy head. Apricot, candi sugar. Taste-apricot, peaches, malty, slight sourness in the finish. Very complex. Full bodied and a great texture. Pretty much perfect.

Appearance:Big brown head, deep brown/red colour. Aroma: Sweet, spices, esthers, licorice sweet candies. Flavour: Sugar, lots of it, alcohol, roasted malts, dried fruits, honey, sweetness a bit overpowering. Mouthfeel: Smooth and full bodied. Total: Not a bad beer, but considering the hype a disappointment, too much sugar in this one.