Struise Pannepøt - Old Monk’s Ale - Pannepeut

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

This 2007 brew has a very nice creamy beige head. I am personal not impressed by the nose, where rye is very dominant. But the taste of it combines dried fruit with soft malt, and it stay very long in your mouth. Nice beer

11.2 oz. bottle into a chalice. Pours dark brown with ruby edge, almost mahogany. One-finger tan head with good retention and an average amount of lacing. Nose reveals some licorice, dark fruit (plum, raisins, dates, figs), spices (nutmeg, coriander, cinnamon), brown sugar, grapes, yeast and brandy. Taste: At first very sweet then moves to a little tart with tastes of plum, cherry, grapes. Spices follow and a hint of chocolate. Finish is almost dry, almost oaky with some sweetness and alcohol warming. Beer is full bodied, creamy with heavy carbonation. ABV is certainly not obvious so sip carefully. This is an excellent brew with some sophistication and complexity. I will absolutely revisit it.

Bottle. The aroma is very malty, some spices, light alcoholic. The head is small, white and creamy with a normal duration. The body is light brown. A very malty taste with a soft sour note, some wine. The body is very cream and silky, medium strong with a soft carbonation.

small bottle. dark red with a lasting light tan head. rich dried fig, apple, and spiced fruit cake aroma. sweet and full but with a pretty drying finish and some apparent alcohol, though not hot. fig cake and spice with some cooked apples. full with high carbonation, but not thick of chewy. a sipper, but still pretty drinkable. nice stuff; definitely a great beer to sit down with after dinner. i wish i had some regular pannepot to compare it to, but alas, it’s been awhile.

2007 bottle. Pours dark brown with foamy head that dissipates fairly quickly. Caramel, spices, nutmeg, earth. Quite malty with a little bit of spiciness. Very smooth feel to it, almost creamy. Quite an interesting blend of flavors.

04-JUL-2010, 2007 bottle @home, from "Ølbutikken": Oppened in the kitchen, and my glass was in the living room. I should have foreseen the problem:( Bottle in mouth I run for the glass, and pour a small amount just enough to rinse out Southern Tier 2xIPA, and still Pannepøt runs out of the bottle. Trying to sip both the bottle and the glass, I manage to pour a glass of a very fine looking beer without to much of a mess. It is murky brown with off-white lasting head. It does look inviting. Nose is very malty dominated by dried fruit and moscovado sugar. Slightly sour, high carbonation and alcohol can be noticed, but then it is 10% and it is not too present. Very delicious beer. Cannot remember the Pannepot version, but I doubt that it was this fruity, but then again I think I have only had more "fresh" Pannepots. Rebuy, no doubt.

Bottle as Pannepeut, 2010-07-02, Göteborg AR: caramel, roasted malt, coffey AP: dark brown, creamy totaly and quickly deminshing head F: delicate coffey flavor, caramel, medium + bitterness, long suggary finish

Bottle, 2007 @ home. Deep reddish black, red glow, medium dense creamy head. Aroma of liquorice, fruits, spices and a metallic sidenote. Flavour is full sweet fruits and liquorice with a nice coffee and liquorice bitterness. Medium thick palate, lingers on for quite a bit. Very nice.