Struise Pannepot

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

Now this is what I’m talking about. Pours a rusty brown with a head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is all candy. Palate is full bodied and sherry like, due to oxidation, which, in this case is a great thing. Bottle is 2006. I would be very interested to try it fresh. But, not sure that that is very likely being that I live in Kentucky. I didn’t write down my notes when I was tasting, so this is all from memmory. I just know that is was fantastic.

A dark brown colored beer with a beautiful almost brown foamy head. A very nice complex aroma of chocolate, dark fruits, like raisins. The smell is already great. then the taste, again the dark chocolate, coffee, dark fruits, like raisins and prune. All those flavors, they belongs together. How good a beer can be.

(2/28/08) Bottle at Staminee de Garre in Bruges. 2006 Bottle. Dark reddish brown with a big beige head that disappears quite fast. Aroma of malt, caramel, some spices, notes of dark fruits and hints of alcohol. Great sweet flavor with malt, caramel, spices, a bit of fruits and some nice light roastiness. A slight alcohol kick. Medium to full bodied. Great.

Vintage 2006, enjoyed March 2008. It’s brown/black like a porter and the head is nice, huge, creamy and light brown. The aroma is vinous and complex with a light sweetness, notes of prunes, raisin, roasted malt, caramel and hints of licorice. The body is very full and nice, it has a light sweetness, notes of roasted malt, prunes, raisin, figs, caramel, hints of licorice and a very light bitterness. It’s very, very harmonic, complex and nice!

Bottle at Uber-Tavern. This is absolutely the real deal. Bursting with raisin, fig, plum, date and dark caramel flavors. A great flavor effect, like coffee cake or a bread pudding crust. I can’t say more than what thousands already know. This beer will not disappoint.

Richmond Industry Gathering 2007. Dark brown bdoy with a light brown head. Heavy spice and earthy aroma. Heavy spice flavor, with some belgian sugar. Medium light body.

11.2 oz bottle from BottleTrek.com. Two words sum up this beer...smooooth and creamy. Almost exploded out of the bottle, but pours mahogany. Very creamy head and aroma of dark fruit. Flavor is complex, I detected raisins, malt, vanilla, oak, etc. 10% alcohol? No way, never saw that coming. Unbelievable beer, this is one beer that deserves 100.

Coca-cola type appearance. Very nice appearance. I have never seen a beer this dark. I know there are a shitload of malts in this beer. The color is absolutely wonderful. There is no head to speak of. It was there and then faded away, almost too fast. There is a rather weak aroma, but when I do smell the beer it smells of raisins and caramel. I am a little upset with the potency of the aroma, but when i do smell the aroma it smells wonderful. Very malty. This thing is very thick and creamy for a belgian strong. This beer does not have a ton of carbonation like a lot of other Belgian Ales. The raisins, caramel, and malts are so tasty. Very sweet ale. The alcohol has a small bite at the end. This beer’s alcohol is hidden well. This is such a sweet beer, with a little dry taste. The aftertaste just lingers in your mouth. This is an exceptionally tasty Belgian Ale. This beer has a creamy texture, and I can definitely say this is one of my favortie Belgian Ales. The flavors just linger for so long. I have not tasted a beer like this in a while.