Struise Tsjeeses

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle, 33 cl. Hazy dark golden-orange with a creamy white head. Aroma yeast, spice, malts, fruity. Medium bodied. Taste complex bit sweet and sour, malts, hop, spice. Nice !

UPDATED: FEB 25, 2009 Tap at Toronado SD. This is the best Tripel I have ever tasted, and perhaps the best Belgian style. Aroma of grape and Flemish sour. Flavors of light wheat, yeast, sour, oak, grape, apple juice, and sparkle. Just immaculate. I thought Struiselensis was the beer of theirs I would drink any day, but I was wrong. This is a masterpiece. Note two weeks later: the bottle version is not as good.

Clàssic. Només superable per la seva germana gran. Infinits matisos en boca. Cremosa. Carbònic molt integrat i fi, final sec, intensament llarg i com de tabac. Els pinyols de la fruita amb què la maceren li dóna un toc que sembla envellida en bóta. Obra mestra.

bottle ( 33 cl ) at hevig hoekske. drank the 2010 an 2011 version ( 2010 was a little better, but it could be the moment or the aging idk ) definetly, withoud a doubt ma favourite beer to drink ’ often’ ( beeing like weekley ) a christmas beer by the struise, wich ( according to the bottle) is blond, but looks more ambercoloured. it doesnt realy taste amber, it doesnt realy taste blond either. the foam is quite normal for what you would expect. the CO2 is not ( as often is the problem in belgium specials ) to much, to ’agressive’ . its there, to do all its uses, but it doesnt bother you. in the smell , i can scent why they call this a christmas beer. nice warmth coming out ( no my beer wastn boiling , it was actualy even cooled a bit ) when you drink it, you get a realy nice sweatness, complexity ( not as much as ultra comlplex craft beers though ) , spices,...wich is just great. but onley then, the epicness begins. the aftertaste.. this seems to divide people in two groups . some say theres no aftertaste at all, another group ( wich i’m part of) does taste it and taste it for minutes. dont realy know how thats possible, but anyway,.. its just a warmth ( alcohol? it doenst taste like booze but you get a miniature feeling like you drank pure vodka, that warmth... not nearley as much as the vodka though ! )joined with definetley the spices, wich give it ( again) a sort of complex sweetness...this is the beer that changed my life from drinking ’special ’ beers like karmeliet, duvel, westmalle,.. to drinking epic beers, like struise brouwers, de molen, 3 floyds, mikkeller,... and i’ve bought so much that i wouldnt live trough the disaster of falling without it till next year. truely golden! complex but not to complex to enjoy this more often than once in months !

Bottle, 33 cl. Cloudy dark golden to orange color, white head. Good aroma fruits, hops. Sweet flavo. Tatse is yeasty. Perfect in balance. Best christmas beer of belgium this is right.

An exceptional Christmas beer. I’ve been lucky enough to have this on thee occasions, twice in Lawrence (most recently at a Christmas beer tasting in 2012) and once in Bruges with Jess and Dave. Malty, medium bodied, with subtle spicing and a nice, fruity flavor.

Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Cloudy deep golden, firm head. Fruity nose with herbal spices - cinnamon and ginger spring to my mind. Vinous with vital, rounded mouthfeel. Fiery alcohol lies undeneath and some pleasant lactic acidity adds freshness and complexity. Full bodied. So wonderfully complex - every sip brings out a new aspect. There’s orange and butter, berries and, muscat wines and everything else I want. I tried to be a sceptic, but failed hopelessly. Oh, what a beer!

Light brown with nice foam and taste is fantastic. Some dried fruit, that I can’t put my finger on. Taste likes nothing I have tasted before. Fantastic!

In the 330 mL bottle. Thanks to mdi for the beer! Pours a dark gold with a creamy off white head. Has the aroma of freshly baking bisquits in the oven. The first flavor is a mix of Pixie Sticks and 7-Up. This is a very grain-enriched beer. It has the dense fruitiness of pears and apricots. The honey-like nectar is big. There’s a sublime tartness discernable throughout the beer. I’m lovin’ it.

33cl Bottle at KBF Poperinge. Pours a slight hazy golden orange blond beer with creamy big thick white head on top. Aroma is very fruity with lots of malts, bread, some nuts and hints of mint. The taste is again very malty with hints of biscuit, bread nuts and lots of fruitiness. Medium bodied, alcohol well hidden and very well balanced. The more you get to the finish, the more the alcohol bites but not overwhelming. Slight hoppy aftertaste.