Struise Pannepøt - Old Monk’s Ale - Pannepeut

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

2006 Vintage

12/04/2008: Pannepøt looks thick and creamy on the pour. It is dark mahogany in color with a beige-tan head. The aroma is sweet and spicy and contains caramel, a tringe of alcohol, and port-like characteristics. This beer also tastes sweet and malty and has additional flavors included such as chocolate, chickory, earthy and herbal hops (mild), vanilla, and a dry finish. The flavors stays with you long after swallowing. The beer has a medium-full body and feels soft and creamy in the mouth. It is quite delicious and warming.

11.2 fl. oz. bottle (10% alc./vol.). Rating #468 for this beer.

(2006 Vintage) Thin head with light carbonation. I expected more carbonation from this brew. A bit on the flat side. Rich aroma with lots of spices, sweet malts, caramel and some ripe dark plums. Color is a cloudy dark mahagony red. Very soft and velvety palate. Chewy malts, caramel, raisins, more spice and some yeast. Lots and lors of malts. I had the other Pannepot earlier today and a must say that I like that one much better. More complex and less overwealmed by malts. Noticable alcohol presence but does not seem hot at all. Finishes creamy and smooth and malty. A very tasty malt bomb. Pretty good but not as good as the other Pannepot.

33cl bottle at home. 2007 in a white box on the label. dark brown, large smooth creamy thick light brown head. supersmooth. 4+ mild aroma of raisins, sweet malts, dark fruits, candi sugar. flavor is sweet, spicy, raisins, dark fruits, good alc. punch , throat burning, faint sweet malts. you can´t really taste the alc, only feel it. this one you can’t drink quick, it’s a sip by sip experience. very nice belgian.

A faint, chocolaty aroma of belgian yeast and spices. Taste is complex, sweet and vinous, and contains spices, dried fruit and yeast. Palate is fizzy and oily to some extent. The finish is a bit acidic and dry and the alcohol comes through a little bit. A good brew in it’s complexity and well-balanced sourness, but it is a little bit overwhelming in its spiciness. Aging maybe?

Original review date 5/6/2008...2006 vintage for the Danes into Cab glass Beautiful dark chestnut body with ample carbonation. Chewy, maple walnut ice cream-colored head dissipates quickly and exhibits sufficient lacing. Mildly soapy hop presence - brown sugar cinnamon with ginger and sarsparilla - a little tin presence when cold. Creamy - almost like ice cream with strong spice profile of cinnamon, ginger root, sarsparilla in the chewy braised-like malt. Tough to shake the tinniness but after a while warming it starts to dissipate. Slight smoke and wood chips emerge with warmth. Extremely hearty and chewy mouthfeel...like a warm caramel apple sundae. Tight grip, almost tangy. Overall very enjoyable parts of the offering but they aren’t necessarily synced up with each other as well as would be desired; strong effort nonetheless.

33cl Bottle from De Bierkoning, vintage 2007. Deep dark brown colour, initially big light beige head. Aroma is very malty, dark fruits, some marzipan and cherries. Flavour is sweet, malty, raisins, liquorice, a hint of spices. Fullbodied, smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Even better than Pannepot imho, reminded me a lot of St. Bernardus Abt. Good, very good.

UPDATED: JUL 28, 2011 (bottle, 6.12.2009) a beautiful mahogany hue and decent head. The intro is quite spicy, but it tails off pretty quickly. Taste of dried raisins/dark cherry. (330ml bottle, 2007 vintage). Pours a cloudy mahogany color with thin tan head. Some floaties. Aroma has rich caramel, port, raisins. Wow! Just incredible. Smells every bit as good as an aged rochefort 10. Taste is similar to the aroma. Lots of caramel and dried dark fruits. Full bodied with a sticky texture. Smooth finish with warming alcohol, but not in the taste. This beer, or my tastes, have changed quite a bit in the last couple of years because I find this beer to be quite remarkable compared to my first try.

The bottle looks really good, the beer in the glass also. Starts strong-malty, not roasty, notes of liquorice and marzipan. A bit spicy finish, well balanced and warming. Really good beer! Thanks to Bierkoning for the bottle!