Petrus Winterbier

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

On tap at In De Wildeman. Clear dark amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of slightly roasted malts, caramel and fruits. Flavour is fruity, caramel, nice at first, but then it becomes dry, bitter with a bitter metallic finish. I love metal, but not in my beer.

What a gusher! Pours a clear copper color with a massive, rocky, fluffy, yellowish head which settles a small layer and leaves minimal lace. Nose is crab apple, tart cherries, faint caramel, and light cobweby yeast; tart and boring. Flavor is not any better; cobweb yeast, dust, tart cherries, faint caramel, maybe vinegar? Palate is drying, not quenching, light to medium, and nearly fizzy. Finishes quickly and drying with tart notes (cherry) and yeast (cobwebs, dust). Wow. Just bad; tart, not complex, finish is repulsive, no malt notes to speak of. My rating may be too high.

Bouteille de 330 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur d’épices avec une pointe de caramel. Apparence: La couleur est blonde ambrée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un énorme col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Légèr goût de caramel fruité et d’épices. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen et la texture est légèrement minérale. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’épices en arrière goût. (Rating #2108)

aroma reminds me of those chocolate covered cherries that have a sticky corn syrup filling and makes my teeth ache just looking at the box. Late autumn color in the glass, dark brown with a bit of orange. Some haze and a lingering pillowy white head like whipped cream. Very yeasty up front, kind of throws the other flavors around chaotically. Some orange peel, some cinnamon, but no foundation and it’s very hard to enjoy. In fact this beer is off in a way that reminds me of how the taste of food is off when I’m sick. I couldn’t finish this and I even split the bottle. Drainpour.

Bottle. Haha i have that glass in the picture and ive never used it, its so cumbersome. Pours a hazy golden orange body with a 3 finger off white head. Lightly spiced, over ripe fruit, light malt. Just didnt come together so well.

Pours a five-finger+ off-white pillowy head that takes forever to fade leaving a good lace. Clear amber color despite a ton of yeast left in bottle. Wicked carbonation and medium bodied. Sour apple nose. Flavor is sour apple, not what I was expecting for a winter ale but not bad. Pricey at $16.00 for a 750ml bottle from a Tully’s Beer & Wine Wells, ME.
Earlier Rating: 12/26/2003 Total Score: 3.7
Pours with a two-fingered white head that fades slowly and leaves a good lace. Medium carbonation. Amber color with a lot of chunky bits . Nose is malty with a hint of raisins Starts with malts; finishes on the sweet side with a hint of raisins. Medium bodied.

good beer, but not for what they are asking. fortunately I got this on a super markdown at bevmo, but before the discount they were asking $18.99 for a sixer!! that’s criminal. decent beer, but the pretty box shouldn’t mean you can charge whatever you want!

Bottled. Pours out in a clear amber colour with a large white foam. Metallic aroma with notes of almondy yeast and acidic red berries. Medium-bodied with notes of almonds, mild yeast, orang-peels and metal. Rather clean mouthfeel. Mild finish of metal, almondy yeast and berries.