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Struise Pannepot Reserva

Struise Pannepot Reserva - Belgian Strong Ale

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Brewed by De Struise Brouwers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Oostvleteren, Belgium

bottled
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2904.24/5.04.21/5.010%99.8Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
The Pannepot Reserva was an idea from my brew collegue Carlo who wanted to age Pannepot in genuine French oak barrels (barrique 225 liters). We have brewed 90HL at the end of 2005 which has been aging on oak ever since (14 months). 30 Hl was bottled Tuesday 8th May 2007. 60Hl has been transferred now to second hand calvados oak vessels and will be bottled again early autumn 2007, we will name that batch Pannepot Grand Reserva. As quality and results rule at Struise, the Reserva was already brewed again and aging on oak.
Latest bottling: april 08
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 BMan1113VR (2757), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Aug 1, 2009  
2005 Edition shared with the folks at the Bruery and a few friends. Rating number 2300. 750ml bottle thanks to JB175. Pours with a huge, fluffy, khaki head over a hazy brown body. Full retention from the head, and great lace. This is a beautiful beer. Aroma is rich and really opens as the beer warms. Raisins, oxidation and sherry make themselves seen early with some spice, meat, chocolate, special b malt, caramel and mulling spices. Light oak brandy presence too. Taste is brandy, oak, meat/Pannepot "blood", raisin, oak tannins, paper oxidation and apricot. Light acidity towards the finish. Huge duration. Creamy mouthfeel and carbonation. Another solid and special de Struise beer!


 m4rest88 (216), Beverly Hills, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/518/20
Aug 1, 2009  
2005 Bottle thanks to bman1113vr - shared with the folks at the bruery Pours with a murky dark brown hue with a light brown head that is mostly diminishing. Aroma is of dark fruits, raisins, and lots of run - smells like its right out of the Caribbean. Flavor is astringent, salty, sweet, and alcoholic. Syrupy texture with light carbonation


 AgentSteve (1334), SF Bay Area, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 30, 2009  
Deep cloudy reddish brown with no head. Nice dried fruit, oak, alcohol and sweet malt. Same in the complex and evolving flavor with a smooth mouthfeel.


 Gypsy19 (603), California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/517/20
Jul 27, 2009  
2007 vintage from The Cracked Kettle, Amsterdam. Pours an opaque dark brown with a bigger fluffy head that reduces to a certain point and then stays. Aroma has a lot of brown sugar, some chocolate, molasses, maybe a little plum. Nice complex aroma. Flavor repeats the chocolate and molasses, but comes a little more with the dark fruit. I’m also detecting a cognac-like flavor hiding in the background. Very complex. The mouthfeel is simply perfect: Thick and velvety. As soon as I completed the first sip I truly said to myself, "That’s so Struise", in reference to the velvety mouthfeel and finish. There is really something special, I’m convinced, about Struise’s approach to mouthfeel. Or end result thereunto, at least. Overall, world class. Thanks Struise.


 TheBeerGod (3143), Newport News, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 26, 2009  
Bottle courtesy of Immy at Immy’s Backyard Throwdown. 2005 vintage. Murky brown pour with a short tan head. Aroma of dark fruits, caramel, brown sugar, custard and sweet malts. Taste is light cocoa, dark fruits, custard, caramel, light spice, yeast notes, brown sugar, oak and vanilla notes. Very tasty! Body is medium and chewy with dense, tingly carbonation. Ends with more dark fruit notes, soft spice, oak, caramel, custard, brown sugar and chocolate. Yummy!


 dkachur (2318), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jul 19, 2009  
2005 bottle shared by Immy at Immy’s Backyard Throwdown. Pours a brown color with a big frothy head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is toffee, berries, chocolate, cherries and herbal notes. Taste is chocolate, cherries, berries, burned caramel, spice, herbal notes and bread. Full bodied. Damn good beer.


 TBone (6675), Pori, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 19, 2009  
Bottled vintage 2007. Courtesy of bierkoning. Thanks Edo! Dark almost opaque brown color, medium-sized brownish head. Aroma of plums and earthy oak barrel, also some cognac. Sweetish plummy flavor (plums, figs, dates), vinous mouthfeel, some oak and earth. Also apply Calvados notes, although less than in Grand Reserva. Quite sweet stuff, sweetness covers alcohol very well. Still I prefer my Calvados and Pannepot in different classes.


 Beardface (977), Eugene, Oregon, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 18, 2009  
"Mystery" sample at Portland International Brewfest. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw bottles of this sitting at a booth! Poured dark brown with a small white head, light lacing. Aroma was vinous, caramel, brown sugar, oak and fig/plum. Flavor was plum, fig, light chocolate, caramel, quite a bit more sour and vinous than I’d expect from having had regular Pannepot so many times. Nice bit of oak finish. This was the 05 version, and it was very tasty.



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