Petrus Speciale

Brewed by Bavik-De Brabandere
Style: Belgian Ale
Harelbeke, Belgium

Bottle: Poured a reddish hazy copper amber with a tan color head. The aroma was earthy and spicy. The flavor was tangy citrus and spicy with a sweet finish.

Sampled from an 11.2 oz brown bottle this beer poured a bright golden color with a large yellow-tan head. The aroma was faint tangy, yeasty and had a hint of banana. The flavor was tangy, yeasty and had a hint of citrus. Overall fairly bland. I would never have guessed it as being Belgian if I had had it blind.

Bottle; BB 11/17/07, Nose of caramel, sweetness, light fruitiness, and a little spices; Hazy copper with a medium large yellow beige head; Flavor has some caramel, graininess, and mild spices with a touch of hop bitterness in the finish. Much better than their Tripel I had last night.

This one is herbal, floral, and spicy with light hops and sweet malt. The appearance is amber gold with a nice but average sized head. The flavor is like the aroma with a white wine spritzer feel to it. The palate is a little thin but smooth from carbonation. The finish is dry. This beer is very drinkable but not fantastic.

sweet herbal aroma, melon with fain woodiness. good sized head with some lacing. nice sweet malts with slight hops on the palate there is a slight acidity

Draft. The drying finish stands out as a major drawback to this brew. It’s as though the sweet caramel and malts just wander into a desert and leave you with a thirst. Not sour at all, plenty of caramel and fruit sweetness. Not what Petrus does best. Too light and thin to make a decent impression.

Bottle, 33 cl. Amber color, with a cream-color head. Aroma flower nose, hops, yeast. Light to medium body. Taste hops, little bitterness, caramel malts. Dry finish.

Bu au Vineryards à Ottawa (33cl). Ambrée pale, petit collet. Arome de malte fruité et sucré simple. Goût de malte au fruit sûrette fade, un peu sec avec une finission amère.