Struise Pannepot Reserva

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

Big thanks to puzzl for sharing this one. Dark brown beer, thin tan head. Hazy, rich and very inviting. Incredible nose, rich Belgian malt, plums and sweet toasted oak. Soft vanilla character against the sweet fruitiness of the malts and the yeast. The tropical fruitiness that is so prominent in the regular pannepot is much more subdued here, with that component replaced by rich oaky sweetness. Toast, heavy caramel and a hint of molasses. Light licorice herbal character. Man, this is tasty stuff.

2006 vintage, 750ml bottle
Pours a dark brown and purple with a really attractive pillowy tan head, building tall and then collapsing into crevases and mountains, with clingy, sticky lacing. Nose is a plum port and oak note first, then some moderately strong alcohol, some whiskey and some sweet pipe tobacco. Palate is creamy, flavor up front is smoky, with a bite of sharp plum flavored pipe tobacco. Wonderfully complex, but somehow it’s missing the wow factor that maybe is due to this being highly rated and my expectations being really high. Heavy chocolate and banana are noticed when it warms, as well as some tart cranberry and cherry pits. The sweetness of the Pannepot is surely there - I really like that the oak is mellow and complimentory, not overpowering, but I guess I should expect this from a brewer who seems to do everything right. Fantastic stuff.

Bottle@chris_o. Vanilla, raisin and alcohol aroma mixed with licorice. Dark brown color, beige head, good lace. Sweet, vanilla, raisin, malts, some oak and jasmin. Pretty alcoholic but smooth and very falvorful.

Bottle. Vintage 2006. Pours a dark amber/grown color with a large longlasting off-white head. Has a malty spicy licorice aroma with hints of dark fruit. Smooth malty dark fruit flavor with spicy licorice and vanilla hints. Malty oak finish with hints of dark fruit in the aftertaste. Very nice!

Dark chestnut colour with a light brown head. Rich and complex aroma (hardly surprising) with figs and dates first. Then some malt. Spices. Orange and other citrus notes. The fruity and malty flavour is rather dry, and finishes very dry. Perhaps one nuance less perfect than the regular.

Bottle from PUB’N. Pours turbid ruddy muddy deep brown with 3-fingers of off-tan head. Nose is earthy, peaty, with caramel malt, spicy notes, some cacao, blackberry, oak, and bourbon. The flavor was spirity, oaky, with figgy fruit, brown sugar, cacao, blackberry, and slight rauchy notes. The palate started semi-sweet, but got more cognacy at mid-point, and more oaky bourbony spirity late! Do whatever you need to in procuring this, but keep it legal. it isn’t worth a felony charge, but it’s close.

Bottle. Great thanks to the Struise Guys, and I thank my luck that I happended too be in the right place at the right time. Fantastic beer. Creamy off-white excellent fully lasting head. Amber colour. Heavy malty and heavy hoppy aroma. Fantastic powerfull complex flavor. Great creamy palate.

rbesg07, bottled. rich shade of brown with a steady off-white head. aroma of stewed stonefruit and pawpaw, sweet but in a rich and invigorating way - rum, caramel, cinnamon, prune juice. classy stuff