Pannepot Reserva - De Struise Brouwers

MasterSki

Illinois

4.28/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

2005 vintage thanks to ygtbsm94. Served in a Great Northern Brewers Club tulip.

A - Pours with voluminous tan foam that settles to a thin cap, and splotchy lace. Body is a hazed glowing brown ruby-red.

S - Oak, vanilla, roasted grains, spices, caramel, nutty, nuts and berries, cake and bread.

T - Taste is more smooth out at this stage, but doesn't display obvious oxidation. Finish is slightly musty. Alcohol is well-hidden. Otherwise mostly bread, fruity esters, honey cake.

M - Medium carbonation, medium-full body, very chewy with lots of residual stickiness mixed with barrel tannins. No obvious heat.

D - Split the bottle three ways and it was easy to finish this bad boy. I like this better than the recent vintages, but I'm not sure it's a big improvement over the other Pannepot variants. Still, well worth trying!

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2011 20:21:57 | More by MasterSki

SpdKilz

Illinois

4/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2008 Vintage.

Appearance – Pours a hazy brown into a tulip. Less than a finger of slight tan head is achieved with a moderate pour.

Smell – Lots of dark fruits, toffee, malts, slight oxidation. Honestly not much else.

Taste – As with the aroma, dark fruits up front. Plums, raisins, and prunes. Alcohol, spices, yeast. Slight rum and a hint of dark sweet cherries. More booze as the beer warms.

Mouthfeel – Medium bodied, lower carbonation.

Overall – A good quad, but there is a heavy metallic taste I just can’t get past. I have a couple other vintages I will re-rate when I try them.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2011 02:28:12 | More by SpdKilz

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

4.33/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

A-Pretty brown hue. Smaller head. The color is quite attractive however. Light lacing.

S-Dried fruits, yeast, brown sugar. A bit of alcohol as well. Incredibly complex. Smells very, very smooth. Excited to try this.

T-The components are there from the nose but they melt into one delicious concoction. All the flavors mesh very well. The alcohol is detectable but adds depth. Very complex and begs to be sipped quickly.

M-Awesome feel here. Lighter carbonation. Fuller body. Perfectly smooth. A 'fuzzy' feel. Leaves the tongue feeling strange in a positive way.

O/D-Quite a delicious brew. Very impressed. Complexity is astonishing. Smooth as smooth can be.

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2011 20:10:30 | More by VelvetExtract

nataku00

California

3.58/5  rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A 2007 bottle poured into a tulip glass. Beer poured a murky brown, hazy and cloudy. Half a finger of tan colored soapy head leaves a little lacing as it dissipates to a decent small bubble collar and a film of head. Looking right at the surface of the glass, good amount of carbonation, small bubbles streaming up from the bottom.

Nose is boozy sweet and sticky dark fruits, rum soaked raisins and prunes, clove, and molasses.

Taste is dark fruit, molasses, dark fruit, and dark bread malt. There was some clove and cinnamon as well. Flavors were a bit muted though. Some lingering sweetness on the tongue with a bit of alcohol.

Thin and light body with some decent soft carbonation, but a little too thin for me.

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2011 03:08:10 | More by nataku00

samie85

Illinois

4.43/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Pannepeut 2007

A-Pours an opaque, dark brown color with two fingers of light brown head.

S-Smells of rich figs, dark caramel, chocolate, butterscotch and some vanilla.

T-Dark chocolate and figs with brown sugar and a tiny bit of herbal bitterness.

M-Rich yet medium bodied with light carbonation and a crisp feel on the finish.

D-Very well balanced yet rich, flavorful, anda complex beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-04-2011 18:05:00 | More by samie85

r0nyn

New York

4.38/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a bottle into my DFH snifter. 2008 vintage shared with BAs infi, brun, NYManc and several others.

Deep hazelnut brown color fills the glass, coalescing into a translucent hue that lets light filter in very hesitantly. Smallish off-white head leaves a decent coating of sticky lacing as the liquid is swirled around to agitate the aromas. These aromas are of dark fruits, along with a fairly potent alcoholic twinge. Concentrated whiffs reveal vanilla and oak, tempered by the years in the bottle. Quite sweet and quite enticing.

I haven't had this beer fresh, but I can sort of imagine what it'd be like, just from what it tastes like now. The alcohol has definitely mellowed out, but is still prevalent and gives the taste a good bite. There's a complex mixture of flavors that only age can impart, including dried dark fruit, burnt caramel and an earthy oaked quality. It all comes together as a sweetish taste on the tongue, but not overly so. Mild yeasty notes show up on the backend, lending a pleasant breadiness to an already tasty brew. Mouthfeel is very smooth and silky, with just a hint of dryness. Not too much carbonation coupled with a medium body make for an easy drinking experience.

An exquisitely crafted quadrupel. I've thought the few that I've had in the past had a bit too much heat, but this beer strikes a good, age-evened balance and drinks very, very well. Extremely happy to have tried this.

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2011 03:46:43 | More by r0nyn

rvdoorn

Netherlands

4.65/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Look: pours hazy dark caramel brown color with a small light brown head.
Smell: Plums, yeast, candy sugar, cloves, pepper, oak and alcohol
Taste: Full of dark fruits, candy sugar, but also spicy (pepper, clove), vanilla and a bit alcohol hop bitterness in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: Medium carbonation and medium creamy body
Overall: Great beer, one of the best in the style

Serving type: on-tap

07-26-2011 18:43:21 | More by rvdoorn

harrymel

Washington

3.68/5  rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Vintage 2008

A: pours a dark brown ale with very limited clarity. Two fingers of graham head falls to a sheet of the same. Spotty lacing.

S: Graham, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter. Some yeast, sweet malts. Not incredibly complex.

T: wow, aromatic in the oral cavity! Super duper herbal. Alcohol, buttery malts, nutmeg, cinnamon, grain. Woody flavors are really raw.

M: Heavy body with moderately high carbonation. Resinating finish is semi dry and viscous.

O: Really complex beer here. The nose doesn't impress, but the flavor and mouthfeel are nice.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2011 07:02:54 | More by harrymel

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.58/5  rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Reserva - 2008 vintage

Poured into duck rabbit snifter.

Pours 1/2 finger of khaki tan head. Color is a dark brown with a copper hue.Decent retention with some lace rings.

Aroma: Sweet and malty. Lots of raisins and licorice. Some plum notes. Toffee malts. A bit of spice shows with the slightest oak.

Taste: It really just tastes like a regular quad. Not a lot of oak at all. It has toffee malts, raisins, dried fruits, and licorice. Not a ton going on here, but it is good.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, creamy. Medium bodied with a good amount of carbonation. Not boozy which I like. Ends fairly clean.

Overall, a decent quad but nothing what I was expecting. Didn't taste too much oak in this one. It was good, but a little overrated imo.

Serving type: bottle

Reviewed on: 10-09-2010 20:08:24

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2011 01:37:45 | More by mothman

AgentZero

Illinois

3.9/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had this side by side with Pannepot, both 2006 vintages.

A - Basically looked the same, a brown colored beer with a little red on the edges. There wasn't much of a head, and it disappeared quickly.

S - Didn't like the nose on this one qas much. Dark fruits, toffee, brown sugar, and a little bit of vanilla, but not quite as sweet or smooth smelling as Pannepot, and with a noticable bit more alcohol.

T - I did like the taste more. Sweeter, and with more of a caramel quality. Dark fruits, particularly figs, a little bit of raisin, a little spice, brown sugar, and a slight alcohol burn. Felt like it was more smoothed out.

M - Not quite full bodied, with a moderate amount of carbonation.

O - Good beer, just like Pannepot was. I'd actually prefer to drink this one more, as it was smoother, but they were both winners.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2011 16:10:31 | More by AgentZero

cosmicevan

New York

4.75/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Was pumped to score 3 of the 2008's on a recent trip to IL.

a - opened the 33cl bottle and filled my La Trappe chalice. poured the classic deep brown almost plum color with some thickness and a thin creamy head. the entire bottle perfectly filled the glass.

s - YUM. strong candy with grapejuice. dark fruit but perfect sweetness. get out your notebooks my friends... this, is what a quad should smell like. top of the mountain.

t - exceptional. fantastic sweetness and deep strong grape flavoring. perhaps a touch too sweet, but damn if this isn't a finely crafted brew.

m - even before i could rip into that amazing flavor, my mouth told me that this was far and away the creamiest richest most wonderful quad to pass through my lips. on the money...really feels like something you'd drink in a monestary.

o - every now and again you drink a beer that is in a space of it's own for the style. a beer that you feel ultimately exemplifies everything that you love and look for in a beer of that style. and for a style that i adore, this beer stands at the top of the mountain with few others even in the same ballpark. extremely glad to have 2 more bottles of this exact vintage. my hats off to you, de struise...my hats off to you.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2011 04:15:29 | More by cosmicevan

notchucknorris

California

4.08/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: Pours a dark brown color that reminded me a bit of Westvleteren 12. This one had more of a head though.

S: I got a pretty big oak aroma along with some wet earth and a touch of champagne yeast.

T: I'm not a huge fan of beers that pick up too much oak flavor from the barrel and luckily for me, this one doesn't. The oak is there, but restrained along with some brown sugar, dark fruit, yeast and a nice spiciness.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2011 00:58:15 | More by notchucknorris

rhoadsrage

Illinois

4.03/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

(Served in a tulip glass)
2008 vintage
A- This beer pours a dense opaque brown body with a light sticky tan cream head that leaves register marks after each sip. There is some jetsam of trub swirling around in the body.

S- The aroma of dark candi sugar is soft with a tartness of fruit and red wine tannins to follow. There is a oaky vanilla note that comes through in the finish as the beer warms.

T- The sweet candi sugar is dark and raw with a jam sweetness to it and a cream flavor to follow. The finish is pretty clean from the fizz.

M- This beer has a medium-light mouthfeel with a tight fizz that is full in the finish. There is a creamy texture and a very soft alcohol warmth that hangs on the tongue after each sip.

O- This beer has some nice flavor with a subtle complexity and a soft woody note. There is a nice full sweetness but a little more alcohol to cut it would be nice. There are very faint notes of brett and yeast character that would be nice to taste more of but they just didn't come through.

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2011 21:17:31 | More by rhoadsrage

infi

New York

4.3/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

2008 vintage – poured into brandy snifter. A long time want!

Dark ruby red body with edges of light orange. No head emerging regardless of pour. But rather, a ring of thin, white and tiny bubbles lining the glass right above the alcoholic legs. Every swirl leaves a nice, thin film of legs on the glass. The smell carries a nice bready maltiness and dark fruitiness that is characteristic of many quadrupels. But the 3+ year aging on this has really shown with the mellowing of certain layers and emerging of further ones. The oak aging really shines through, as well as some caramel sweetness. There is also a sort of flat Dr. Pepper kind of essence in the glass. Very engaging.

The flavors begin with the oakiness and vanilla-esque tannins imparted on the beer. Incredibly good. Lots of nice yeasty breadiness still present on the palate, which then goes into the dark fig and prune-like sweetness. Great amount of earthy and musty qualities to the quad too, like going into an old basement or attic. Just all around old wooden characteristics. 10% alcohol has been tempered after the years of aging and leaves no presence of heat. This is really drinking brilliantly.

Mouthfeel is very smooth! As much carbonation is found visually, there is none to be found on the palate. It's like drinking a light syrup. Such a silky smooth feel. Really glad to have finally found and tried this beer after so long! One of the best drinking aged beers I've tried. Thoroughly delicious!

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2011 02:15:58 | More by infi

dbossman

Nebraska

4.47/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Murky cola colored with a thin head and decent lacing

S: Lots of oak, booze, and spices: cinnamon and nutmeg; there is a vanilla and raisin quality as well; so boozy and complex with a great bready maltiness tying the aromas together

T: Not quite as strong and complex as the aromas indicated; really bready though with raisins, prunes, and other dark fruits; it gets more complex as it warms: breads, dark fruits, spices, a touch of butter perhaps---mmm

F: Fairly good, medium body with a nice texture that clings to the roof of the mouth

O: This is such a good, complex and delicious quad--such nice spice and bready toasty malts make this another damn good beer from De Struise

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2011 16:42:12 | More by dbossman

czfreeman

Michigan

4.7/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

After the superb Pannepot, very excited to see this brew.
2005 vintage
Opening results in a nice hiss, but unlike the fresh version, not a gusher.
Pours a deep black coffee tone, head dissapates very quickly, leaving a well carbonated body.
Aromatically extremely inviting. Prune, raisin, oak, tobacco, ginger, smoke, fig, pepper, cherry, leather, a light warming on the finish from a touch of alcohol.. A nice boost of yeast adds a spicy creamy note. Rye bread, cocoa, tart, sour molasses, whisky, really musky as it warms.Imagine a cool damp barn. Wow, really complex aromatically, it slowly opens up. Allow this one to "breathe".
Flavor is..smooth. Carbonation is quite low, but fig, raisin, pepper, ginger, clove, anise, and a light peppery finish are upfront in the taste.Sourish molasses, wild field honey, sour apple, the sourness is outstanding, granny smith juice, lemon, citric, cabernet vinegar come into the mix. The sourness was quite unexpected, but very welcome, and immensley different than fresh Pannepot. A light peppery/oaky/smokiness rounds out the final notes.
..Beautiful, truly a display in what aging a great ale can do. A slightly sweet cocoa--raisin(impeccable) Quad is now a sourish-vinegar accented smoky dark "creation". Yeast has performed it's magic.
Mouthfeel is light, sour, tingling and smooth. Is there 10% in this brew? Amazing.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2011 20:32:49 | More by czfreeman

udubdawg

Kansas

4.35/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

750mL green bottle, 2005 vintage. Corked and then capped...WTH?
really need to start drinking this stuff.

First glass pours a relatively clear though not bright or vibrant deep brown, while the second increases somewhat in murkiness.
From the pop of the cork to the pour it is immediately evident that there is plenty of carb here. Perhaps not quite so effervescent as the regular version, but still lively. The head is a light tan and slowly fades to an uneven cap and finally a thin ring before sticking around to the bottom.

The aroma lacks the depth of regular Pannepot, but being not-quite-the-equal of one of my personal Top 10 is hardly a fault. Age barely shows after several years in the cellar. There is little sherry character, but I've had 18-month old quads with significantly more. No hops, very mild alcohol, no "off" aromas, but plenty of caramel that borders on toffee. the fruitiness is still there, and in significant amounts, but has lightened up - in place of raisin and prune there are more orchard fruit and especially cherry. There is a spicy, fruity, slightly tart character here that I think is the fruits melding with the wood, and perhaps whatever was living in that wood. I can't pick out any spices individually though it certainly has a background spiciness. In short, it is full and interesting but not as rich as the original.

Wish there was a 4.25 score as both the flavor and aroma deserve it. It is just short of greatness, a nice blend of sweet, spicy, alcohol, and a mild tartness in the finish. Caramel again shows, with ample cherry and darker fruit. It is clearly wood-aged without the wood being obtrusive. The restrained alcohol, vague spiciness, and slightly tart cherry finish somewhat balance the sweetness, so while the flavor is not as rich as the original, it might be even easier to drink. The spices don't announce themselves but seem to emphasize what hop bitterness is there and otherwise manage to stay in the background.

If I have a fault with the base beer, it is that it is too sticky. This comes across in this version as well. Though moderately carbonated, it is not as lively or digestable as many other top belgian quads. Very little alcohol warmth for the strength, and almost dangerous drinkability. No harshness, astringency, and everything seems well melded together...as I said, just a bit sticky.

I've had the 2008, and prefer this. Occasionally I am TOO successful in my cellaring efforts, and manage to hide my stash of something from myself until I forget about it. This is one such beer. However, as I am on a "just fucking drink it!" kick, I plan to be out within a week. :o)

cheers--
--Michael

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2011 23:59:56 | More by udubdawg

alpinebryant

Connecticut

4.4/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

2010 Vintage

Poured into tulip glass a very hazy mud brown with a heavy dirty tan head of miniscule bubbles.

Aroma of brown sugar, fresh purple plums - not quite ripened.

Taste of prune, brown sugar, dates, light oak barrel, and caramel none of the flavors more prevalent than the others. This is a very subtle beer, high in abv, low in shock factor, high in quality. Definitely one of the best quads I have had, it starts off hitting you with unripened plum flavors, followed closely by brown sugar and caramel then back to light fig and date flavors. The great thing about this quad is none of the flavors are overpowering, they all stand out only very slightly to a slow sipping quad that is very complex. I have no idea on the process of making this beer , but would love to hear more. There are not many beers like this that give the impression that it was not quickly brewed, thrown into a fermenter, removed and bottled. This one seems to have a good age under its belt and shows it with the mild flavors.

Thick body and perfect carbonation. Not a whole lot missing here for a quad if anything.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2011 01:05:20 | More by alpinebryant

Trilogy31

California

2.33/5  rDev -46.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

2008 riserva pours an oddly quick carbonated head that disappearsquicker than it came. The color is a cola brown, the color along with the head was very reminiscient of pouring a can of soda in a glass - a fleeting foamy head that leaves no trace. Nose brings fishermans friend cough drops, smoky caramel, and i am beginning to be concerned i have an off bottle very disappointing so far. A slight prune taste with simple caramel, oak and a hint of vanilla. There is literally no carbonation and everything is muted and muddled. I really hope this bottle is just off and will rereview when i open a new one.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2011 04:03:53 | More by Trilogy31

UCLABrewN84

California

4.33/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2007 vintage.

Pours a murky dark brown with a 2 inch tan head that fades to a small cap. Super thin rings of lacing line the glass on the drink down. Smells of caramel, malts, with muted whiffs of dark fruits (especially raisins) at first. However, as the beer warms there is a very nice smell of raisin puree. Taste is of raisins and prunes, brown sugar, caramel, and malt. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a good level of carbonation. Very smooth and easy to drink. Overall, this is a very good quad from Struise. If this was brewed in 2007 that potentially makes it 4 years old at this point. Time has treated this beer very good.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2011 01:10:05 | More by UCLABrewN84

spointon

Illinois

4.63/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

I poured this from a skinny 11.2oz brown bottle into a stemmed globe shaped glass.

A= Poured a slightly murky brown color with some reddish highlights and a 3/4" cream colored head. The head dropped to a skim and did not leave any real lacing behind.

S= Sweet and complex aroma. I noticed dark/dried fruits like raisin, plum, fig, etc. I also got a good bit of candi sugar and molasses in the nose as well as some Belgian yeasty character. Very very nice.

T= Taste followed the nose with the sugars and the dark fruits again dominating, and the yeast adding its own character secondarily. If I had to compare this to another beer, I would say it reminds me of what a blend of Rochefort 8 and Gulden Draak might taste like.

MF= Medium bodied and showed a medium carbonation level for the style. Lacked effervescence.

D= Very good beer here, and one I will certainly seek out again. Its been a while since I had the regular Pannepot so I believe a side by side is in order!

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2011 05:00:20 | More by spointon

ChrisPro

Illinois

4.45/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

2007 Tasted blind as part of top 10 quad tasting with callmemickey and sideshowe.

A - Dark brown with hint of ruby. Nice khaki head with a little lace.

S - Lots of molasses and caramel on the nose along with a subtle coffee or chocolate roastiness. A hint of raisin as it warms.

T - Deep sweet caramel with a slight roasted nuttiness leading to a light bitterness. This is very well balanced though it seems sweeter the more you drink it.

M - Great carbonation, full bodied and smooth. A little yeasty finish.

O - Incredibly drinkable and there are hints of brandy as it warms. Finished #5 of 10.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2011 14:27:50 | More by ChrisPro

Mandark

Illinois

4/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2008 vintage
Pours a lovely light brown, somewhat hazy with reddish hints. Minimal head, very little lacing.
First whiff is boozy! Then raisins, caramel, oak, grape, a little toast.
Right off the bat the booze is there again in the taste, but it is quickly replaced by a cascade of different malts, the varietals of which I can't identify by name but each seeming to surge and then fade, each overlapping the other. The result is all the flavors contained in the aroma, with the caramel supreme. Very sweet, but not cloying, balanced by an earthiness. If the label didn't mention that it was aged on oak, one could miss it: the wood is there in the taste but it melds with the other flavors and does not overwhelm. There's a spiciness to the finish as well, a little burn. A whole lot of things I cannot adequately identify are going on in this beer, and that is a good thing.

Now that I've had a three year old version, I'd like to try this fresh---this is still a sipper, a lot of heat in the nose and the taste, even now, and I'd like to know exactly what time has done to this. It made me think of how much I still have to learn about beer, and how pleasurable that process will be.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2011 00:44:03 | More by Mandark

roadhouse

Florida

4.58/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into snifter

Appearance is dark brown with a reddish hue in the light. I get about a 1 inch off-white head that falls to a skim and stays.

Aroma is off the charts good with notes of raisins, dark brown sugar and molasses, figs, plums, dates, and dark cherry. VERY reminiscent of Rochefort 10, it even has the note that I would describe in smell as creamy (vanilla?) that I only found in Rochefort 10. Side by side, at least based on memory, I think they'd be hard to tell apart.

Taste is right up there with Rochefort too again with sweet sugar notes up front, raisins, figs, dates, but the difference here is in the finish that it leaves behind which is more spicy and woody and there's even a bit of an herbal hop presence.

Mouthfeel is not as effervescent as many Belgian beers but it still comes off as soft, medium bodied.

Really nice, certainly better than my other experience with the regular Pannepot, maybe that was a lame bottle.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2011 20:48:04 | More by roadhouse

mmmbeer

Massachusetts

4.33/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

330 mL bottle, unfiltered, unpasteurized and bottle-conditioned. This is Pannepot aged in French oak barrels; 2008 vintage. Pours deep crimson with some expected floaties, light carbonation and a thin cap of light tan head that retains throughout and leaves some lacing. Smells malty with fermented dark sugars (raisins, plums, cherries, blue/blackberries), spicy/phenolic yeast and some fruity alcohol. Tastes of spice, sweet citrus, raisins and prunes, dates?, and chalky yeast. A little sweet, with some bitterness underneath, and a light winey character that wants to contribute oak, but can't quite push it through. It is very thick and viscous, with low carbonation and a mild tannic dryness. As it warms it lightens and the carbonation increases, which is odd. Not terribly complex, but very tasty, with a pleasant, but restrained oak flavor. Quite an enjoyable brew that is very easy to drink. Well-worth picking up two of these - one for drinking and one for aging.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2011 17:32:58 | More by mmmbeer