Struise Pannepøt - Old Monk’s Ale - Pannepeut

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

I drank this from a 11.2 oz bottle from the De Struise web shop...The beer pours medium brown, like a quad should look but a little lighter of a brown than the pannepot. There are tons of yeasy floaties. The head is disappointing, only rising a little then gone right away...The aroma is really dark fruits, raisins, caramel with a slight hop finish...The taste is ok, doesn’t quite live up to a great quad though. A little light in feel and a very alcoholic finish. The taste is in general is just kind of flat.

0.33l bottle shared with ClubGonzo. Pours a deep brown body with a thin almost non existing bubbly off-white head. Nose is strong plums, dried fruits, some really nice strawberry and brown sugar. Medium+ bodied and medium carbonated giving a near creamy mouthfeel. First sip gives off some alcohol at first along with sweet dark fruits, dried figs, yeast and a nice spicyness. Also some licorice and a light woodiness hidden in there. Sweet and sharp aftertaste that kicks in like a bomb in your throat a long time after you have swallowed. Quite complex, well balanced and really tasty.

2007 bottle Pannepeut - pours an opaque red-brown body with a tempting hue. Small but dense head. Soft aroma of sweet/sour fruit, hazelnuts. Taste is very complex, soft, wine-like. Lots of malts, spices, warm alcohol. A very savoury beer.

Bouteille de 2007. Belle couleur brune-rouge, clair si on ne verse pas la levure. Les notes sont fruits secs, prunes, pruneaux, figues. Tres agreable, le sucre de canne est present en arriere fond et rend cette biere ronde, la premiere impression est plutot fruitee et le finish alcoolise mais reste persistant.

Caramel, coffee, nuts, chocolate, brown, cloudy, licorice, one of the best I’ve tried.

Picked up the 2007 bottle when I was in Belgium. Pours hazy brown with an off white head. Aroma of dark fruit, malt, Belgian yeast. Nice sweet, well balanced flavor.

Light and sweet, dark fruit nose. Taste is lightly sweet, some toffee, raisins, candi sugar. Nice.

Bottle from Vinmonopolet, Valkendorfgt, Bergen. 2008 Edition. Pours murky dark brown with a big frothy off-white/tanned head.Aroma : Light roasted, complex fruity with some figs. Taste is medium sweet, nutmeg and even some liquorice, thick mouthfeel, raisins. Long sweet aftertaste, delicious.