Piraat 10.5%

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

The aroma is very sweet and alchoholic with notes of fruit. The color is a clear amber and it has a beutiful head, though it disappears. The flavor is very powerful and fruity. The alchohol content is hidden but gives it a great palate and prickles your tongue. It ends on a dry note instead of bitterness. A really great beer.

(Bottle 33 cl) Have been looking for this for quite some time and found it in "De Hopduvel" in Gent. So far I haven’t been that fond of the beers from Bios/Van Steenberge, but this fares a lot better. Pale golden, somewhat hazy with lots of sweet malt. In spite of the strong alcohol and full body this is pretty easy to drink. A pleasure. 070896

33 cL bottle. Pours golden clear yellow with a huge white head. Fruity. yeasty, slight brett-ish aroma, not sure this is 100% clean, but flavour was quite nice anyway. Flavour is fruity, solid sweet caramel malt base and a nice yeasty mellow note. Ends with a nice lingering fruity and yeasty flavours with a touch of caramel and a little alcohol warmth.

Bottle. Hazy golden color with a decent white head. Very yeasty aroma with some spices. Taste is sweet with some notes off orange peel in the background. You can also taste the alcohol.

Bottle at ÅBF08. Clear golden colour. Small creamy white head. Good vinous flavour, some Belgian yeast. Gets grainy in the finish. The alcohol warms, but is not rough.

Draught. Golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is sweet fruits, malts and some slight bittering hops and glue. Flavour is glueish alcohol, which keeps the drinker warm indeed. The rest of the flavourexperience is sweet caramel malts and fruits.

Draught at Ølbaren. Clear yellow coloured with a lasting and lacing white head. Fruity aroma with acidic and spicy notes. Fruity flavour with spicy notes.

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.