Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva

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

Bottle at home ... Deep Deep brown ... dried fruit and malts ... rich deep fruit tones ... touch of brandy or is it rum ... some coconut some apple ... touch sharp sourness but just a touch ... little alcohol ... little chocolate little drying ... Im so looking forward to head to heading this with a normal Pannepot...
Take 2 ...Ok along side the Pannepot theres not much in it. But the Mouth Feel is just that bit better and just a bit smoother

Bottle @ Chris o Shindig Aug 08. Cola and vanilla; soft and tasty with fruit squeezed through. Easy drinking and laid back. Pleasant.

Bottle. High creamy and long lasting brown head. Very dark almost black red brown body. Coffee aroma with a good deal of hops. The 10% alcohol cannot be spotten in the flavor which is more like a sweet and smooth port wine with low carboration and a short aftertaste. A bit of liquorice can be spotted.

Poured an almost clear deep ruby-brown color with a large long lasting tan head. Semi-sweet malty aroma with notes of dark fruits, brown sugar, wood, cola and a yeasty spice. The flavor was semi-dry with some mild dark fruits and a woody drier finish. The end starts to thin a little. Medium bodied. For 10% it just slides right down with not alcohol taste and just some light warmth.

A 330 ml bottle, 2005 vintage, shared by OLSO and Guerde. Pours a hazy dark reddish amber brew with a thin tan head that has some nice retention. Aroma is quite complex with scents of figs, raisins, mincemeat pie filling, dark pitted fruits and some caramel malt. Taste is slightly metallic from high alcohol, light carbonation, full bodied with flavors of brown sugar, raisins, a touch of black licorice, soy sauce and maple syrup. Finish is semi-sweet, some alcohol presence, with a light raisin and fig aftertaste. This is quite an experience for a collectible beer.

Very special thanks to sk8viking for sending me this 2005 bottle! Rating #2500!

Poured a lovely shade of deep garnety-copper with a short, unbelievably long-lasting creamy beige head... some intricate lacing stuck to the glass as it descended. The aroma was an exercise in complexity and balance with deeply-rooted plum, toffee, and brandy notes laced with sour green apples, splinters of old oak, and a soft, dusty, peppery yeast that’s up there with my favorite things.. some banana comes through right at the end. The flavor was close, but didn’t quite hold up to the nose (we’re talking high standards here).. honey, brown sugar, and raisins roll gracefully onto the palate with a little bit sharper oak and Calvados riding out the warm back-end with peppery notes and funk from the yeast.. very nice balance. Warm on the palate with layer upon layer of goodness.. sweet overall, and quite strong on the back-end.. overall a fantastic brew!

Case from Roland and Russell. Pours dark colour with dark red highlights and lots of lace, off-white head. Aroma: sherry, ok, manipulated yeast, rich. Mouthfeelis on creamy side, it tastes creamy and a bit sour and oaked, and finsihes magnificantly satisfied. Deep and soulful.

Bottle (330ml). Poured muddy red-brown with an average foamy beige head - not much the laces (harumph). Lovely, lovely aroma - complex spice and tart fruity malt, mild astringent oak resin and yeast - alcohol not all that noticeable; very, very promising (8+). The taste - initially I am a bit put off, the dry astringent woodiness is almost too forward, and there’s an odd lactic sourness too, but still the spice/raisin/yeast maltiness is complex and rewarding, so great marks from me! Thick, somewhat squeaky mouthfeel, a tad still (after all that time in-barrel I understand), with a dry tart malty finish. Overall, very smooth, and while the oak is quite mild in the taste, I expect it to mellow further with another year or so of cellaring - very very good, and worth a revisit down the road.