Struise Pannepøt - Old Monk’s Ale - Pannepeut

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

bottle served in a tulip. pours a deep brown color with a thin tan head. nose is full of spices and alcohol. flavor is very sweet with brown sugar and toffee being the base flavors with hints of fig, nuts, and cinnamon. alcohol is well hidden in the taste and only appears as a bit of warmth. quite good and like the rater before me I am now very interested in trying the real deal.

33cl bottle. Poured a deep brown with slight haze, highlights of auburn and orangey-gold, and a thin, light tan head. The aroma was sweet and malty - toffee, caramel, alcohol, and subtle touches of spice and fruit. The flavor follows the nose: lots of toffee and caramel in the malt flavors. The beer was very malty and had a fairly high degree of residual sweetness. The beer was mostly clean, highlighting the malts over all else. There were some esters around mid-palate: soft and dark fruit and very subtle notes of tart fruit and spice. The finish had a low degree of bitterness with a full, caramel malt finish. The mouthfeel was thick, but velvety and decadent - not syrupy and cloying. There was a decent bit of carbonation - which was surprising considering how little head poured up. Overall, this was a very tasty beer and hid its alcohol content extremely well. I definitely had this version ("ø" vs. "o"), but I’m looking forward to trying the other one now (it’s rated higher and is supposedly available in the area...).

Bottle 2006 Vintage: Pours a muddy brown with a wispy beige head and light bits of lacing. Nose is fruity and rich with caramel, dark fruits, spice, and a light hint of chocolate. Flavor is full of dark fruits, chocolate and spices. Cinnamon and cloves stand out, but there is a nice blend and balance of spice. Nice feel and good vibe to this brew.

2006 bottle. Lot D, C, CC. A subtle beer that seems to have been born in an Old World bake shop. On the nose: dried figs, dried apricots and spiced apple cider. Each morsel begins with velvety foam and creaminess and ends with almost no bitterness. The acutal taste is a blend of grape juice, prune juice, dates and toasted almonds...which vanishes all too quickly. Audio Pairing: "In The Meantime" - Spacehog

Honey in there. Hides the alcohol well. Fruity. Dark amber in color. Good beige head. Fruits, dark fruits in the taste. Some caramel. Apricots, pears. Smooth mouthful. Good beer.

12ozer, not sure where this one came from. Shared with bikesandbeer and others. Pours brown brown orange with a off white head. Nose is big and fruity and plum like. Taste is sweet, ruddy, deeply fruity and full of caramel. I’ve been saving this bottle and I have to say I like it, I haven’t done it side by side with the others, I could, but why drink all that good beer at once. Very very nice.

UPDATED: AUG 19, 2011 750 Bottle at home ... Deep red brown ...sweet deep fruity malty nose ... wonderful mouthfeel ... Lors of sweet caramel ... plums and bready... little coconut

bottle at home ...2006 drunk 08-2011 dark brown ... thin lacing ... soft sweet plum and raisin nose... dark roast ... dark sweet roast ... toffee and green raisins ... little bready ... soft yeast ... dark roast ... dark fruits ...

12 oz bottle. dark brown pour with a small brown head. Swee, malty, spicy nose. Taste is sticky, sweet palate, soft carbonation, full body, a bit alcoholic, easy drinking. I liked this better than the Pannepot regular. Reminds me of Westy 8. Very nice beer.