Struise Pannepøt - Old Monk’s Ale - Pannepeut

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

2009 Dark beer, reddish hue. Off-white head, rather thin but staying well. Aroma sweet, dried dark fruits and liquorice. Flavour quite sweet, malty, rather alcoholic. Liquorice and dried fruits come back. Caramel. Not bad, but could use some more balance.
(From 33cL bottle)

Bottle bought in bottle shop in Wollestraat in Brugge. A deep brown pour with a healthy beige head. Fruity, sweet aroma. Tastes sweet, caramel, mature plums, banana, sweet, sour, fruity. This one had a rather musty thing going on. Clearly a decent ale but not as good as the usual Pannepot IMO.

Ruby red to brown colour. Smells fruity, soapy alcohol and sweet. Tastes like sugar water, too sweet for me. Dull mouthfeel.

Hazy red/brown color, almost no head. Smell fruity, alcohol, sweet and sour. Taste sweet, sugar, alcoholic. Carbo decent, body medium. Bit dull.

Bottle @ home, courtesy of foppa78. Dark brown appearance with a brown head. Candy sugar, dark burnt sugar, belgian yeasty, raisin, caramel in the aroma. Burnt, caramelized, candy sugar, toffee, raisins, caramel, dark chocolate, quite sweet, dark belgian ale flavor. Lingering caramel and candy sugar aftertaste.

2006 vintage. 11.2 oz bottle into a chimay goblet and left on the counter for a half hour. The beer did gush upon opening. A - Nice mocha head that dies down to a solid layer of foam. Deep brown with some red tint. Theres some yeast sediment on the bottom of the glass. S - Candied dark fruits, brown sugar, malt, and light alcohol. This smells really great, very sweet and complex. T - Similar to the nose. Lots of dark brown sugar rich caramel and prune/dates. The alcohol is really well hidden but leaves some tingling. Very rich and moderately chewy mouth feel. O - Complex but not over the top. This is an amazingly well crafted quad. Glad I got a chance to try this.

2007 vintage. Black brown colored beer with small off-white head and medium carbonation. Malty spicy aroma. Full sweet sparkling palate. Finish is malty roasted bitter dry. Nice one.

11.2oz bottle poured into snifter. 07’ vintage. Dark pour with what looks like good carbonation. The aroma still has some booziness in there mixed with burnt brown sugar and malts. Flavor/mouth feel is a little low but still holds some strong qualities such as malt presence and dried fruit. Has worn out a little but still a nice drinking beer.