Struise Pannepot

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Great bear! Especially the laurer-aftertaste is quite interesting. It’s a rare beer though. I’m still looking for a place to buy more of Struise Pannepot.

2010. dark brown slight milky head.sweet candied toffee scent slightly earthy in scent and taste, but sweet slick and complex.

2010 bottle that just showed up at my beer store. pour has a brown color with a coating of tan head. aroma has dark fermented fruit, spices, brown sugar, and some oxidation. mouth feel is medium and there is plenty of carbonation. flavor has sweet dark fruit, a mixed bag of spices, raisin, and chocolate.

Bottle - app. Vintner - 2010 vintage - pours a blackish brown with a tan head. I poured a little fast so my whole glass filled with head. Aroma is complex with notes of pumpkin pie spices, cardamon, apples, and pears. Taste is a little spicy and sweet with a dry finish. Overall, fabulous! I was surprised this is 10% alcohol!

Tryed a 2010 in a trappist glass. Very dark brown with an Orange amber rim. Completely opaque in my Westmalle glass. Vitualy no head but then I don’t try and make one..The aroma is dominated by fruit esters with Pear coming through the strogest. This is pretty strange for a dark brew of this type. Medium bodied with very little carbonation.Toasted malts in the mouth but the flavour is dominated but an almost overpowering sweetnes. Overall a bit dissapointed as was expecting a more complex ale.

This beer is the 2011 version. The beer is a bit young but its ready to go. The beer was served in a goblet. Ar- The aroma of the beer is very complex. Lots of dark fruits raisins, figs and prunes. A splash of mixed berries. A nicely spicey clove infused caramel maltyness. Ap- The body of the beer is dark brown almost black. Very minimal ruby opaqueness to light. The head is a cinnamon tinged brown. Nice retention noted. The lacing on the side of my glass is a road map. T- The beer delivers a majorly caramel bready maltyness. Lots of fruit tones and notes in the beers flavor. Dark fruit raisins, figs a bit of cider notes. A bit of nutty flavors appear time to time. Floral and leathery notes combine with a nice spiceyness. Alcohol is barely present in the flavor. P- The body of the beer is full. The carbonation is active but low and helps the beer along. No alcohol is present in the mouth. O- Just wow! This beer is pure beer drinking satisfaction.

Served on-tap at TJ’s Restaurant & Drinkery. A - Pours murky dark brown with a one finger tall khaki colored head leaving fragmented rings of lace down the glass. S - Smells of dark fruits; raisins, dates, and figs mostly; candied sugar sweetness, slightly funky yeast, and some light alcohol burn at the end of each sniff. T - Starts off with lots of dark fruits, similar to the nose, that quickly give way to a mix of toffee, candied sugar, funky yeast, and even more sweetness. The booze begins to creep in after each sip, leaving the pallet dry. The finish is a mix of sweetness and dulled booze, lingering on the pallet for some time. M - Heavy body and flavor with moderate carbonation. Big, syrupy, feel with a good amount of booze toward the end of each sip. As big as it feels it remains easy to drink. O - It’s a sipper for sure but there is no doubt that this is one of the best quad’s out there. I would never drink this one every day but I would have no problem drinking this one every so often.

UPDATED: NOV 26, 2011 2011 batch. Overrated? Hell yes. Guess I’m not huge on these big malty beers (unless it’s dark roasty chocolate malts). I always get surprised by how sweet these big Belgians are, I always expect something else. Tastes like a standard quad with some vinous qualities and maybe chocolate (which I’ve gotten on Chimay Blue). Not worth 6 bucks. All that said, it’s not a bad beer. Hype is a killer. I wonder how it would age.