Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva

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

Bottle, 33cl, vintage 2005. Pours a dark nutbrown beer with a light brown head. The aroma is caramel with notes of esters. The flavor is caramel, plums and notes of acidity. The palate leaves a fresh and acidic aftertaste. Overall a very good beer from De Struise.

Bottle. Pours dark brown/black with very thick and long lasting beige head. Aroma of raspberry, chocolate, soy. Sweet and inviting like a desert. Complex sweet and fruity taste. Lots of raisins, oak, chocolate and raspberry. Reminds me of port. Smooth and well balanced.

2005 vintage sampled at cquiroga’s 3rd Annual Woodshop Tasting on 3/1/08. Thanks Chris for busting this one out! Awesome that we got to try it alongside the Reserva brought by wetherel. Distinguishably two different beers. Pours deep copper with minimal head, and some bubbly lacing boosts the appearance. Looks mellowed and more syrupy. Oak barrel is definitely more prominent in all aspects, the aroma is fruity raisin and plum with a bit of citrus. Tangy fruits and honey in the flavor, with lots of spiced caramel; yeast seems to be more subdued. Finishes with a matured oak wood and leather character. Pretty tasty; I think the extra time in the barrel may have been just a bit over the top. Nevertheless, excellent.

Tasted at 2008 Woodshop hosted by cquiroga. Sweet. Lots of carbonation, which dulls the flavors a little. Amber color. Tried side by side with the Pannepot, Panneput, and Pannepot Reserva. I like this a tiny bit better than the others, because it is a hair sweeter, but the margin is too small to make a rating difference.

2005@Volo, shared with Denver Dave.. Aroma is balsamic vinegar, mixed fruit and brown sugar, inviting murky brown, small tan head. A complexity of flavours, a few being raisins, pitfruits, pomegranates, loads of malt. Medium bodied, sour/tart, dry, yet oh so drinkable, most satisfying. Scrumptious!

Bottled. Dark reddish brown coloured. Light brown dense head. Aroma of prunes, raisins, spice and marcipan. Flavour is quite similar. Very balanced, but also somewhat subdued. Has some sournotes. Medium to full bodied. Alcohol and fruits dominates the end, but a somewhat grapish sourness is there as well. I my book not as elegant and complex as the former versions, but definately still a great beer.

Bottled. Hazy, dark brown with a medium, beige head. Sweet and malty aroma with plums, raisins, prunes, port and some light toffee-notes. Pretty fizzy palate. Some light wood in the flavour along with some licorice ans a lot of sweet, dried fruits.

Poured a murky brown color with a small, light tan head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of brown sugar, nutmeg, vanilla, caramel malts, light apple, raisins, oak, and a bit of alcohol. Taste of rum soaked raisins, apple, cherries, caramel, dark fruits, vanilla, and oak, with light alcohol in the finish. I think the 05 Reserva has aged better than this one. Thanks Steve for sharing this!