Struise Pannepot

I’ve never had a pour quite like this. The yeasty sediment was wonderfully visible in the last cloudy drops that fell from the bottle into my chalice that is reserved for such world-class brew-vadery. The aroma about knocked me over with strong dried prunes and burned brown sugar. The beer is very malty, creamy, and full on the tongue. The yeasty breadiness is evident throughout the experience. The flavor is complex and well-balanced with the warm presence of brown sugar, caramel, cloves, and dried fruits. The finish is clean with a slight alcohol burn and the Belgian "apple-white grape thing" (as one reviewer noted). This is one rich beer and took me a good thirty minutes to drink, but every sip a savor! As I finished the glass, I thought, Jeebus, this is only the fourth best Belgian strong ale they make?

Had a full body with deep tones of chocolate, burnt oats, and rich malty richness. Very creamy and smooth. One of the best beers I have had and would buy again in a heart beat.

Feb. 2007 - Dark brown pour with huge foamy longlasting head, nice lacing. Aroma was weak and mostly alcohol. Reminded me a lot of Rochefort 10 with strong dark fruit raisin/prune flavor, but this one, while super sweet, was nicely balanced with a whole host of other fruits, candied sugar. One of the richest beers I’ve had. Nice thick and creamy mouthfeel. Very nice.

A geyser upon opening with sugar and alcohol hitting me in the face from a foot and a half away. Doesn’t have a nose you could lose yourself in, but quite nice. Raisiny brown sugar upon first taste with a very mild alcohol chaser and some molasses there on the back end as well. Palate is a bit thick for my taste, but if slightly cloying stickness is to your taste, this thing has body to burn. Almost reminds me of some richer American sweet stouts. It’s saving grace is that it has Belgian yeast in spades, so even though it’s a powerful brew, you get the underlying apple-white grape thing and that just adds to the complexity. Very good.

2006 33 Bottle. Pours deep dark brown with a mocha creamy head the fades fast into thin craters. Wonderful aroma of nutty varnish, vinegar, & nutmeg. Dark molasses, nuts, spice, sweet rich malt, brown sugar, burned toffee, dark fruits, and well hidden alcohol. Milk chocolate, sherry, tobacco & raisin finish, ever so slightly bitter. This one’s got everything, its an acid trip of flavors. Very syrupy, nice light fine carbonation, except not enough to match the viscosity of the body, which makes it more of a dessert beer. I kinda want to pour it over pancakes. This stuff is very very good. After a while it starts to take on some Imp Stout characteristics. This is not beer (ale) contrary to what is says on the label, but rather delicious delicious candy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 33 Bottle enjoyed 1/12/09 lot B 7 BB. Noticeably more varnish in the aroma, more on the sour side. Flavors not quite as developed, still very very tasty, definitely more on the flemish brown/sour side of things, a lot more acid than I remember. Not as dark and viscous as the 2006 bottles, light and airy... I almost thought I opened a bottle of the Danish version by mistake...??? Supremely drinkable. 10.5.10.4.18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 33 bottle enjoyed 9/19/09 lot A 2 CC. Been way too long since I opened a Pannepot. Pours a dark dark unclear tootsie-roll color with a huge tall foamy light tan head 4.5. Oooooooo!!! I love the aroma. It brings me right back to the farm. I close my eyes and it’s almost like being there. Ridiculously unique spicy rich aroma, a little milky this time, the roast barley is magnificent, varnish, peanut butter, nutty, hay, vinous, tootsie-roll chocolate, milk duds 9. First sip, mmmm, what?, mmm, thinking thinking, been a while since I’ve had one of these, takes a second to acclimate to the strong unique taste once again, rich dark syrup, grassy chocolate, lots of fruit this go, sweet dark fruits, rum cake, molasses, spices that I’m not even going to begin to guess at, I definitely see the stout influences this time, some light acidity, finishes very rich with bitter tobacco and rum raisin aftertaste. Medium/full bodied, closer to full, somewhat viscous and syrupy but with lots of corse carbonation. Again, I’ve discovered that even 60F is too cold, room temperature is a must for beers of this complexity. I desperately want to get my hands on some more pannepeut now as I’m down to my last bottle. 9.5.9.4.17

Very enjoyable, yet uncharacteristic for what I was expecting. Warmth generates from the nose, with some zesty garden spices, and then some madeirized sweetness. Lots of sweet malt flavor with an ample amount of dark fruits, and spices, with the yeastiness showing through as well. Tobacco and black tea leaves, brown sugar and a small hint of spicy fruitiness. A sweet creamy treat, with a flavor of orange marmalade and chocolate truffles. Very well balanced acidity and mouthfeel. I would drink this again if I had the opportunity.

From enjoyit via trade. Thanks again, Svend. The pour was super dark brown with hints of crimson. The head was a compact, off-white stream of tight, tight bubbles that quickly faded into a galaxy swirl atop my glass. Light lacing. The aroma was chocolate, raisins, yeast, malt, spices and even some port or wine characteristics. At one point I got a hint of orange zest as well. The flavor was chocolate, thin red wine, malt and spice. Tight carbonation provides a silky mouthfeel and the finish is nice. A dynamic aroma.

In a 33cl bottle, served in a tulip glass. Pours with little or no head and the hint of a lace ring around the glass. If you can find a bright enough light it is a deep ruby although perhaps not entirely clear. The nose is very inviting, no hint of alcohol, just a warm caramel and raisin invitation to take the plunge. The initial sip was as the nose indicated, plus a smooth and thick as silk body, very pleasant feel and taste, a sweet caramel coupled with the hint of raisins. The finish goes right along with everything else, very pleasant, but no lingering aftertaste, just a desire to pick up the glass and taste again. A wonderful beer.