Piraat 10.5%

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ertvelde, Belgium

From bottle :Pours a dark hazy yellow from the bottle, with a huge white head. A sweet fruity, carbonated aroma comes from this beer. Flavor is fruity with touch of spice. Feels tangy in your mouth, with a slightly bitter after taste. Not bad

Bottel.33cl. Strong and i fine it just to my liking. Good belgium aroma, lovely alco taste, and it is just fine for this beer. the taste is good and strong.

Unfiltered golden color with a white head, tiny bubles. Highly carbinated, citrus notes. Remember to pur this one slowly, excesive head.. Florvor slightly spiced. Not a bad belgian.

Name: Piraat Ale
Date: July 19, 1996
Mode: Bottle
Source: Chevy Chase, DC
Appearance: cloudy yellow (bottle conditioned), frothy head, lots of carbonation
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with slight skunk essence (not lightstruck) that quickly fades and is replaced by a spicy hop aroma
Flavor: complex flavor with spicy/flowerly hops, sweet and sour malt flavors, lots of belgium character, esters apparant on the aftertaste

Name: Piraat Ale
Date: July 07, 2002
Aroma: burnt orange, sweet essence of apricot in the aroma
Flavor: rich fruity malt flavor, hint of tartness, no aparent alcohol
Overall: not the same as the original review

Name: Piraat Ale
Date: January 16, 2003
Aroma: sweet fruity spicy aroma
Flavor: rich sweet malt flavor with plenty of spice, a bit of fruity essence, and a touch of alcohol

Name: Piraat Ale
Date: April 01, 2005
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
Appearance: hazy yellow, big white head
Aroma: light spicy malt aroma
Flavor: flavor is light, sweet, dry, malty, spicy,all at once, after time the spicy character pleasantly takes over

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4

The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Poured a hazy honey orange color with a thin white head. The nose started with a huge perfume of alcohol Then became spicy and yeasty with a slight maltiness. Peppery notes are present as well, as floral hoppiness shows up in the end. The taste starts with a sticky maltiness, then fruity with honey, pineapple and a strong alcohol burn. Cloves and light caramel come through also. In the end, bitterness becomes more prevalant and balances nicely with a surprisingly dry finish. This high octane brew is very rich and syrupy and will clear your sinuses with no problem. Drink it a little cold. Lest ye be warned. Arrg.

330 ML Bottle-Poured a Beautiful cloudy golden color w/a HUGE foamy, rocky, mountainous head. Took forever to go down & turn into thick lacing which lasted thru the brew. One of the most beautiful looking beers I’ve ever seen, if only the taste matched up to the appearence. Faint, sweet, Belgian aroma. Light Belgian flavor w/traces of sweetness & bread dough, but it was a very week flavored brew overall. Lacked the depth & freshness of a quality Belgian. Had some spice & carbonation, but had a thin & watery mouthfeel, no real decernable finish to speak of. Great dissapoinment based on how it looked out of the bottle, Thought this might end up being something special, but it just didn’t deliver. If they ramped up the flavor on this brew it could be truely great; alas it is just average!

Bottle. Moderate aromas of light bread, cereal and nuttiness for the malts, flowers for the hops, and dough and basement for the yeast with pepper and alcohol in the background. Head is fully diminishing, fizzy, white with fair lacing and the color is a sparkling golden amber. A great combonation of flavors with light sweetness and moderate acidity to start and moderate acidity and bitterness for the long finish. Palate is light to medium, between watery and oily and carbonation is lively. Nice beer that’s both rich and refreshing at the same time.

Bottle. Cloudy golden coloration, with a very nice white head, dense and consistent. Average carbonation. Perceivable alcohol. Citric. Notes of damson plum. Bitter final.