 kmweaver (2118), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Aug 6, 2007
750mL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Thanks, Jan! Pours a very dark, blackish-mahogany color; enormous, light tan head with excellent retention and lacing. Dense, dried dark fruits, cherry syrup, and charred oak in the aroma; cola and slightly tannic. Full mouthfeel: intense dried fruits, brown sugar, and toasted oak; syrupy, slightly medicinal malt core (layered and somewhat fruity); has the same excellent viscosity and chewiness as regular Pannepot, with a charred oak / tannic character that adds some astringency. Medium, brown sugar and toasty oak finish, with some alcoholic warmth.
Rciesla (813), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Oct 6, 2008 750ML bottle opened the night before i left for japan. My favorite of the series including GR. Dark brown body with etoh and spices radiating off my tulip. Dark fig fruit, liqorice, Solid beer.
BoBoChamp (720), Gent, Belgium
Sep 12, 2008 75cl, retired exclusive brew Anno 2006, thx to Jerre, very complex brew, balanced, hazy, good head, very good brew, top class!
zathrus13 (1089), Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA
Sep 9, 2008 Pours cloudy dark brown, with a large, tan head. Aroma is fruit, oak, alcohol, and malt. Flavor is fruit, smoke, malt, vanilla, and oak. A nice medium bodied palate. Nothing beats you over the head, as far as the oak, or the fruit. It’s a well balanced, well made, tasty brew. Thanks for this bottle, Brad.
Blom (489), Odense, Denmark
Sep 6, 2008 Black with a low but dense grey head. The aroma strikes me as very spicy, pretty close to oaked rum with further notes of liquorice and dark chocolate. Going into the flavours I’m suprised by a combination of sweet belgian strong ale and sour ale in the distance. Prunes and dades are present along with cherry, and brown sugar. Figs blend in carrying wood and earthy notes along with it. A fine specimen, but not as good as the regular Pannepot.
arjoseph (557), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 30, 2008 Part of our hotel room tasting, GABF 2007. Thanks to whoever brought it (awaisanen? kp? don’t remember). Big, creamy, eggy head. Smell is absolutely decadent in the oakiness and alcohol, swaddled in caramel and brown-sugar malts that occasionally remind of unsweet chocolate. Nice body, has a rich feel like Westy 12. Lots of different flavors packed in this mostly sweet concoction of malts: figs at first, some bright peaches later, some prickly raisin riding the carbonation, definitely some brown sugar around the figs and peaches, and running counter to it the whole time is an oakey oiliness. Very, very tasty. Since this tasting, I’ve had regular Pannepot a couple of times, and like it better, but it’s pretty damn close. Struise, I love you.
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