Struise Pannepot

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Pours a dark brown with a decent head. The aroma dark malts, nuts, and a bit of banana. The flavor is rich maltiness and very little bitterness. Slightly chocolatey

Bottle. Deep red. Complex aroma, fruit, esters and other sweet things. Prickly carbonation. End dry. So many flavours, impossible to describe. Top notch stuff.

11.2 oz 2007 bottle courtesy of the Dorkanowsky. Pours a dark brown, almost black colour with a large, frothy beige head. Reddish undertones. Fragrant aroma of dark fruits, cinnamon, cloves, brown sugar, vanilla, caramel nutmeg, and alcohol. Flavour is spicy and fruity with the carbonation of a soda. A nice combo.

11.2 oz bottle, 2007 edition, from bruisin’ ales (thanks, LJ!). pours a beautiful, dark burgandy, with a big, fluffy, light beige head and great lacing. aroma is outstanding with huge tart fruit notes of cherry, blackberry, and plum backed by sweet caramel, spicy clove, and cinnamon. flavor is wonderful as well with tart, vinous red fruits and sour cherries up front backed by sweeter notes of cinnnamon, vanilla, and brown sugar with hints of plum, oak, and brandy. palate is crisp and bubbly with huge carbonation and a lingering, tart fruit finish. overall, one hell of a good belgian brew.

Just opened one of my 2007s’ This beer brings alot to the table, Aroma is dark liquorice, and dark fruits. Flavor is an instant punch to the palate, prunes, and fig, and booze, brown sugar, and a hint of vanilla,lots of carbonation and a great deal of spice. Cinnamon jumps out at me. Medium to thick mouthfeel and not much for a finish. Great beer too bad i only have one more.

UPDATED: AUG 28, 2009 2007 bottle. 1000th rating shared with SpudClampDawg (one of many beers shared with him over the past four years). Big frothy brown head that recedes into pools. Hazy deep brown body with some ruby notes. Heavy malt and yeast aroma of caramel, raisin, plum, dark cherry, brown sugar, mustiness and vanilla. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter with a alcohol (rum-like) bite. Tastes of mustiness and licorice inger. There is an underlying flavor of medecine, but not enough to be offensive. Moderately dry. Medium to full body with a creamy/velvety texture. Lively carbonation. Lots of yeasty complexity. It would be difficult to drink lots of this because of the sweetness, despite that being balanced by the peppery alcohol finish. Still, its depth makes it an interesting and enjoyable Belgian Strong Ale. Here’s to many more, Spud.

Rating 1000 - thanks to jcr (my Dad) for sharing this bottle with me for our millenial rating. It’s been a long, enjoyable ride getting to this point with you. Oh, and I’m sure I owe you a beer or two...:

The cap popped with a some pressure and the head began to slowly climb as soon as it was removed. I was able to pour a glass, but it was 90% head, so we had to wait for it to settle. It did settle, nicely, leaving a ton of webbing on the sides of the tulip. A tannish head rests on top of the deep brown body. The aroma is deep and fruity with a healthy dose of ripe plums, overripe banana, burnt caramel and ethery alcohol. The body continues in the same vein - lots of plummy and sweet malts mixed with a heavy dose of alcohol. Esthery pear and apple prick the tongue. Something a bit tart, almost cherry juice, hits the back of the tongue on the way down. Wow - a real belly warmer as the alcohol sits in the gut for a few seconds. Not the best BSA I’ve had, but a quite enjoyable bottle to share on this occassion. Cheers Dad!

Bottle.Black with a small head,aroma of prunes,coffee and malt,taste of prunes,dates dark malt choc apricot cinnamon aniseed and hops,dry liquorice fennel seed finish