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Struise Tsjeeses

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

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 649   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.73   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 300   ABV: 10%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle conditioned.
Ingredients: Barley malt, hops, cane sugar, yeast and spices.
Strong blond winterbeer with fluffy white head which has been lagered for 8 months on different stonefruits. Tsjeeses was born out of a 5 year brew experience regarding x-mas beer without being capable of finding a suitable name up to now. With the name came a face, a caricature actually, that was drawn on the day Urbain, our brew master and master brewer, drank too many Tsjeeses’s. Every time he drinks one, he says "Tsjeeses, what a beer". Therefore the name is more an expression of stupefaction than a curse. We have had already many discussions around the pronounciation of "Tsjeeses". Very close would be that you say "cheeses" or cheese in plural.


most recent ratings

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
zaf (157) - ITALY - MAY 14, 2013
da questo momento in poi (cambio gettoni allo zbf 2013) comincia un vero e proprio delirio/declino..il birrificio struise diventa il mio principale punto di riferimento..e come potrebbe non esserlo??da quello che ricordo posso solo dire che su 4/5 birre assaggiate ognuna era un vero e proprio capolavoro..nel vero senso della parola..aromi impressionanti,complessi all’ennesima potenza..ogni sorso era un tripudio di sapori quasi impossibili da decifrare completamente ma che sicuramente meritano un altro assaggio..per la maggior parte ho assggiato birre scure,questa invece era di un biondo/ambrato molto deciso..micidiale e il tutto servito alla spina insieme al GATTO LOPEZ :D zbf 2013

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
valpoaj (531) - Valparaiso, Indiana, USA - MAY 12, 2013
Pours a hazy burnt orange - thin white head that dissipates quickly leaving slight lacing. Aroma is candied malt, fruity esters, slightly bready, some alcohol. Flavor is interesting - very sweet, boozy, dark fruit notes, dough, and a lot of spice working in and out from the background. Palate is somewhat thick and lingers for a while on the tongue - quite good. Well, no clue when I’ll see this one again, but I’d definitely give it a try if the opportunity presents itself...good, if far from great beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Hoppypocket (107) - Trois-rivieres, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 3, 2013
Pours a hazy dark orange with white head. Aroma is yeasty, doughy, some spices, very fruity. Taste is really sweet, ripe, dried fruits, yeast, peppery, a bit grassy. Full body and medium carbonation. Liked this one.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
kermis (2463) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - APR 20, 2013
Bottle at home. Pours clear orange amber with a small off white head. Aroma of toffee, caramel, spices, malt, ripe fruit. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
czar (2223) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - APR 16, 2013
pours hazy golden orange with a very nice off-white head, good retention and lacing. very fresh cereals, light toastiness, touch of caramel, rye, very spicy, yeasty, dark golden candi, tons of fruitiness - belgian candied malts and other fruits - oranges, dried and sweet apricots, mango and hint of tropical ones, herbs, hint of pine. sweet. average to soft carbonation, medium body - oily, almost sticky, bold grassy-spicy hops with a medium long citrusy and softly warm finish. although i’m not totally blown away, it is sweet, complex and good.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
mathieuc (275) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - APR 14, 2013
Pours cloudy amber with an offwhite head that sticks to the glass. Aromas of alcohol, candi sugar, malt and spices. Taste is medium-high sweetness with a bit of bittering hops. Flavors are spicy but muddled by all the alcohol that sticks out. Mouthfeel is fun, with carbonation maybe a touch too high (or maybe it is the alcohol and spices that sting?). Good beer, on par with most De Struise brews. Now, why is this called a saison? A winter seasonal maybe (kerstbier) but not a saison! This feels more like a fruity/spicy quadrupel to me. Either that or the "catchall" belgian strong ale style...

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Lilja (952) - Malmö, SWEDEN - APR 12, 2013
Smak och doft av humle, malt, belgisk jäst, karamell. En aning söt men med en lagom beska.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
hotstuff (3340) - Indiana, USA - APR 10, 2013
Backlog rating 1-24-2009 (Bottle) When poured, the head is small, smooth and ivory, fair amount of lacing and am amber hue. The Aroma is malty, fruity esters, spicy, and hints of mint. The Taste is fruity, sweet, candy sugar, and caramel. The Palate is smooth and this is a medium bodied beer. Overall, this beer is quaffable, worth trying and a beer I would drink again.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
ShivanDragon (482) - Leeuwarden, NETHERLANDS - MAR 22, 2013
robijn rood, helder, schuimig wit
aroma: vrij beperkt, hop, fruitig, mouten
smaken: stevig gezoet, bruine suiker, medium bitter, donkere en rode fruiten, karamel, rozijnen.
medium body, romig, bitter in de afdronk, beetje overdreven zoet

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
Pyrmir (1152) - Westra Aros, SWEDEN - MAR 18, 2013
Bottle, rated from backlog. Aroma sweet and floral, caramel. Taste with lots of yeast and fruit notes.


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